Public Persona/Public Spaces

Open to the Art School only. This course may be
open to students at other year levels, and in
other Schools, by Permission of Instructor.
Public Persona/Public Spaces will require
students to utilize existing public spaces in Los
Angeles, San Fernando Valley, and Santa Clarita
Valley, to create various narrative and
non-linear photo medium-based works that will
accentuate the visual presence of the artist
across various digital and analog platforms in
order to develop an integrated media audience.
Aspects pertaining to the generation of a public
persona will be discussed and examined in
relation to contemporary and historical
scholarly/popular references with attention
directed at establishing an understanding of how
to attract media attention. Public spaces will
incorporate established infrastructure, parking
lots, streets, and unexpected sites. The course
will require some off-campus meetings for
photographic purposes. The course will also
include lectures and readings pertaining to the
concept of public as well as to the variable
definition of persona.