What Is it?
David Byrne is a Scottish-American musician and artist perhaps best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released his own solo projects on record, and worked in a variety of media, including film, photography, opera, and Internet-based projects.
Byrne’s What is It? - A series of images of mysterious objects with 3 multiple possibilities for identifying the object. Originally done to replace the advertising on a Tokyo subway train (J&R Line). In Japanese and English.
Byrne’s What is It? - A series of images of mysterious objects with 3 multiple possibilities for identifying the object. Originally done to replace the advertising on a Tokyo subway train (J&R Line). In Japanese and English.
Steps to Follow
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STEP FIVE:
REFLECT by answering the following questions on your finished work:
- BRAINSTORM in your Photography Journal possible ideas for your 3 What is It photos.
- Themes to consider: Recycled materials, the environment, food, clothing, any man-made object.
STEP TWO:
- DRAW at least 3 different CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES displaying 3 different possible ideas first in paper, each should depict 3 separate What Is It text possibilities/concepts.
STEP THREE:
- GET APPROVAL and photograph your imagery based on your conceptual sketches.
STEP FOUR:
- ADD TEXT CHOICES to your images in Adobe Photoshop after taking your photos.
STEP FIVE:
REFLECT by answering the following questions on your finished work:
- What aspect of your finished work do you find most successful?
- What aspect of your finished work do you find least successful and why?
- If you had to complete this assignment again, what aspect would you change/improve on and why?
