SCC Research Guides: ASL 102: De'VIA Art Project: 2. Explore Your Topic

2. Explore Your Topic

Select an artist from your course textbook (Lentz, Ella Mae, et al. Signing Naturally, Units 7-12, DawnSign Press, 2014) and choose a work they have done.

You can also do some background research on artists using library databases and other websites.

Gale in Context: Biography
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Look up information on specific people. Find biographical essays, magazine/newspaper/journal articles, images and websites for people.

DeafArt.org
This website provides samples of De'VIA art, biographical information about De'VIA artists (under Directory), articles and other information about De'VIA. The site's chief purpose was the provision of information about the National Touring Exhibit of Deaf Culture Art that visited seven American cities between 1999 and 2001.

Analyze Your Topic

You will need to include the following information in your PowerPoint Presentation:

Author's name and art work.
Author Biography, including family background, education, and art education.
Art work: How does the piece fit into resistance or affirmation art?
- Describe how this work shows the Deaf experience.
- Explain the centralized focus on the face or hands.
- Identify how the color choices help define the art.
Universal themes
- Explain how this art connects to the broad experience of the Deaf community, based on research related to themes.
- Describe how this work fits into "artivism" or social justice within the De'VIA community.