Pick out a headline story from the newspaper that has the
power to elicit a strong emotional and visual response. Consider how you are
personally affected by the story. Ask yourself: Is the political personal? What
images does the story conjure up in your mind’s eye?
You should select your story from the front page of a
national paper like the New York Times or the Chicago Tribune. Local newspapers
might also serve, but not the fabricated headlines of a tabloid like the
National Enquirer.
Although some stories may be accompanied by a photograph,
you are expected to build a visual interpretation all your own. Remember that
you are not doing a narration or illustration of the article; rather, you
should consider the source as the core from which to draw an emotional and
aesthetic response.
In doing this, you are limited to using a monochromatic
palette (white, black, grays, and a chosen hue). This restricted palette forces
you to be creative and stretch your interpretative powers. Some works by
well-known artists that may help to better understand the project are Francisco
de Goya’s The Sleep of Reason Produces
Monsters, Sue Coe’s How To Commit
Suicide in South Africa, and George Tooker’s Government Bureau.
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