Mission Statement

As Clemson composition students, we strive to uphold the values of Clemson University, maintain a high quality standard of writing, and successfully implement rhetorical strategies in our work.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Art Becoming a Social Practice

Though art is sessile, it has a way of moving people.  Artwork such as drawings, paintings, and sculptures communicate and author to people by evoking certain feelings.  The way a piece of art makes someone feel could be similar to the way it makes another individual feel.  These feelings may open a door to past experiences, which can unfold into an unspoken story, ready to be shared with others.  Art has the power to connect people.

For the upcoming project, our class will bring life to a simple, everyday object.  Each person will place a piece of themselves onto the surface of a small ceramic mug, in hopes that whoever falls upon the mug receives the message or story the creator wanted to share.  Our mugs will connect people socially as stories continue to be passed from one hand to another.  This project will have the power to send a message to others through art.  The mugs will become a reservoir of authoring.  

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