This article relates to the discussion we were having today- particularly towards the end of the text.
Links to Ranu Mukherjee’s hybrid films on vimeo
Sister Corita Kent- Rules for Teachers and Students
RULE ONE: Find a place you trust, and then try trusting it for a while.
RULE TWO: General duties of a student: Pull everything out of your teacher; pull everything out of your fellow students.
RULE THREE: General duties of a teacher: Pull everything out of your students.
RULE FOUR: Consider everything an experiment.
RULE FIVE: Be self-disciplined: this means finding someone wise or smart and choosing to follow them. To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self-disciplined is to follow in a better way.
RULE SIX: Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail, there’s only make.
RULE SEVEN: The only rule is work. If you work it will lead to something. It’s the people who do all of the work all of the time who eventually catch on to things.
RULE EIGHT: Don’t try to create and analyze at the same time. They’re different processes.
RULE NINE: Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It’s lighter than you think.
RULE TEN: We’re breaking all the rules. Even our own rules. And how do we do that? By leaving plenty of room for X quantities.
HINTS: Always be around. Come or go to everything. Always go to classes. Read anything you can get your hands on. Look at movies carefully, often. Save everything. It might come in handy later.
Course Description
Intermediate and advanced students from all fine arts disciplines will use this class to develop a rigorous and supportive critique process as they continue to evolve a body of their own work in the medium/s of their choice. This class will promote the development of presentational and critical skills and include interdisciplinarity, research, collaboration and written communication. Each student will explore a critical analysis of his/her work and develop a dialogue with artists who work in diverse media. There may be field trips, studio visits and gallery visits.