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THE PINK ELEPHANT

THE PINK ELEPHANT. Conservative Versus Controversial. Lindsay Bailor & David Grego A Ed 323 - Fall 2007. Our Space. Our Materials. Materials… 60 balloons Packing tape Double-stick tape Fishing line Poster board. There’s always time for fun….

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THE PINK ELEPHANT

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  1. THE PINK ELEPHANT Conservative Versus Controversial Lindsay Bailor & David Grego A Ed 323 - Fall 2007

  2. Our Space Our Materials

  3. Materials… 60 balloons Packing tape Double-stick tape Fishing line Poster board

  4. There’s always time for fun… …or maybe we were just light-headed.

  5. Assembling the body Suspending the body…

  6. Easier said than done.

  7. Viewer Responses… (from the peanut gallery) Mike: “is there symbolism behind the color?” “What’s a pink elephant?” Jon: “Is there symbolism behind it?” (we can’t really discuss that.) Donna: “aww he’s cute… he’s like an awkward turtle but bigger.” Kush: “I feel like I’m hallucinating.” “Ahhhh I see… let me think about that for a while.”

  8. Appropriate Grade Level: grades 8 - 12 (due to societal pressures and issues of censorship Procedure: Install Elephant before class - in same way presented today Start lesson with open discussion, talking about societal norms, boundaries of conversation, & defining “controversy” Relate to big ideas and themes through artwork Asking students to think of one idea (or sketch a few) that they connect to personally Introducing artmaking: creating artwork integrating imagery and text, exploring such topics discussed in class Exhibition: Class critique Deciding where these artworks would best influence passersby Practical Classroom Use

  9. The obvious truths that everyone ignores… …or do they?

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