1. Assume McCloud’s theory of a path of six steps is true. Reading this as broadly as you are able, what step do you think you have spent most of your time on this semester (in your classes in general)?
What does this step provide to you?
How does it hold you back?
2. McCloud writes that we all live in a state of profound isolation. How do you best communicate the really big stuff (love, death, the sublime etc) with others? Do you think you are capable of communicating this stuff visually? Is there any artwork/design that you can think of that communicates this stuff for you particularly well?
3. McCloud contends that even the best artists can only communicate 30% of the vision they see in their heads. Does this statement give you hope or do you find it discouraging? Why?
Part 2. Allan Kaprow, Art that cannot be art
1. In a 24-hour period: What are all the activities/actions that you do that you do not really think much about (for example, brushing your teeth)? This can be bullet pointed if that is easier for you.
Part 3. Write 2 narratives.
Narrative 1: Choose one of the activities/actions from part 2 and write it as a narrative/process of no more than 250 words.
Narrative 2: Choose an important life event and write it as a narrative/process of no more than 250 words.