Samples of Final Presentation (A+ assignment)

Zoom link: https://lbcc-edu.zoom.us/s/6379390381#success

For your reference:

Presentation by Carter Johnson:

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Presentation by Evelyn Roman:

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List of final presenters in alphabetical order (2-3 minutes for each presentation):

Final Presentation Assignment

 Final presentation is scheduled on December 14 

Turn in:
1/ An appropriation image 
2/ A short essay about your appropriation image (PDF, Powerpoint, or MS Word Document)

Assignment for final presentation
Select an image by a master of photography from textbook "Photography The Whole Story," create a similar photograph (called 'appropriation art' or 'homage to the artist'), find a good title for your work, then write a short essay about the image that you appropriated.  Your essay should reflect upon your knowledge of history of photography throughout the course, your influence by this master of photography, and your philosophy/concept on your appropriation art.  

Research for Master of Photography 

• Biography (early life, training, influence, achievement)
• Role in history of photography (subject matter, style, work philosophy, contribution)
• Personal point of view and evaluation of the artwork that you select

Your Appropriation Art

• Reflects personal interpretation of the original work
• Transforms the original work into the modern time
• Applies your aesthetic taste and your knowledge of history of photography 
• Be creative, conceptual, surprise with your appropriation  

Grading points (100 points)

• presentation contains all the required items/information 
• evaluation is thoughtful and detailed
• information in the presentation is well organized
• spelling and grammar of text is accurate
• appropriate piece shows understanding of concepts or topics being represented
• speak loudly and clearly during your presentation
• quality of the image
• your image should have title and date
• your appropriation image should be in JPEG format
• includes the original image and page number from the textbook (if you don't have the textbook, you can select one of historical images from posted lectures with approval from your instructor) 

Example

I picked the image "South Vietnam National Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executes a Suspected Vietcong Member" (1968) on page 390, then appropriated this image with a new work entitled "BNNL, 2013", accompanied with a short essay about my influence and perspective on this historical image.

By Eddie Adam, 1968

By Brian Doan, 2013

Essay:

During the end of the Vietnam War, when I was growing up, I was lost in a divided society and a flood of propaganda. I became mute and mistrustful.  When the war ended and my family was forced to leave, I began the endless search for a place to call home. Now, years later, memories are triggered by similar conflicts. I am still trapped in the dogma of my youth.  Occasionally, my art is condemned because of its ambiguity, but I share the same history as my people, and I understand their pain and anger. However, I cannot let ideology control my thoughts. My art is a space to investigate self-identity.  In much of my work, reality and the dream state exist simultaneously. I choose elements of history, appropriate and manipulate them, and re-contextualize images of iconic individuals with a sense of humor and forgiveness.

My story is not about the life of a Vietnamese person; it is about any citizen in this world who has witnessed conflict. My art is not just about the Vietnamese diaspora; it is about the journey of anyone looking for home.

I have visited the past with a gentle heart, still searching for home.

—Brian Doan