Cassette Tape Art The Art of Erica Isis Simmons AKA- IRI5
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How To Make Cassette Tape Art
About Erica Isis Simmons and her art More of Erica Isis Simmons -Works of Art on FlickR The History of Recorded Music AKA Iri5 is an artist who specializes in using non traditional media such as old books, audio cassettes, playing cards, magazines, credit cards, basically whatever she can find. She says: "It feels great to work with strange, older materials. Things that have a mind of their own. Most everything I use has been thrown away or donated at some point. Past its prime, like some of the finest things in the world." BIG IDEA: Students will create a piece of work while re-purposing a cassette tape ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
LINKS - RECYCLED ART & ARTISTS: Jason Mecier Innovative Artists that up-cycle trash into art Recycleart.com Nick Gentry - Floppy disc art KEY KNOWLEDGE:
MAGNET THEME CONNECTIONS: As cassettes were once the newest rage, they now hold connections to our past and have helped pioneer the way for the compact disc and MP3's. We pay tribute to our past as it benefits our technological future while recognizing we can re-purpose, reuse and recycle. |
Above artwork is Iri5 * Erica Isis Simmons
Above student examples are from: Dream. Pray. Create
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