Cindy Rehm Teaching

This site documents student work from the courses I taught at Rio Hondo College and Middle Tennessee State University. While at MTSU, I taught Advanced Art Problems, Body + Process, Drawing I, Drawing II, Drawing III, Performing Gender, and 2-D Design. I have also held appointments at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Towson University. The courses are listed in alphabetical order and can also be accessed through the labels on the right.

Advanced Art Problems

In this course, the student works one-on-one with the instructor to develop a unique and self-directed body of work. I have instructed students from the disciplines of Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture.

a series of silk-screens by Danny Greene

a video project by Jonathan Wallraven

a series of public performances by Emily May Ragland

Body + Process - Accumulation Project

Accumulation Ball Assignment:

Choose a single material. Over the course of the semester, spend a minimum of twelve hours wrapping this material into a ball form.

Objectives:

Understanding the limitations and benefits of given materials

Learning materials through continued engagement

Production through extended labor and accumulation

Focus on process over skill

accumulation with string licorice

accumulation with foil

accumulation with fabric

accumulation with field grass

Body + Process - Mapping Exercises

Body + Process - Documentation of Existence

Documentation of Existence Assignment:
For a period of seven days, document your existence. You may document your existence through sound recording, photography, video, or the collection of daily remnants. You must establish a formal structure to present your documentation to the class.

Objectives:
Use of daily life as content
Focus on collection and archive structure
Development of a consistent system for documentation

Carissa collected tickets from all the tables she served during her part-time job as a waitress and put the focus on an isolated part of her daily life.

Danny engaged with the project as both performance and documentation. He spent the night in the classroom for the seven-day span. Each morning he made a drawing of his sleeping quarters as evidence of his recent slumber.

Jacqueline used digital photography to capture an image of her discarded clothing at the end of each day. The works are reminiscent of Sophie Calle’s photographs of hotel rooms, where clothing and objects offer a voyeuristic glimpse of their absent owners.

Body + Process - Body/Object Ritual

Body/Object Ritual Assignment:
Interact with an object or substance in an unexpected way.

Objectives:
Exploration of the body in live art
Significance and possible symbolic content of chosen material or substance
Generation of performance from ritual

For her performance, Sarah opened a glass cookie jar filled with dirt and preceded to darken her skin by rubbing dirt into her skin. The work was inspired by her childhood fantasy to possess the dark skin of her Indian friend.

Jeremy chose lipstick as his substance. He put on lipstick, kissed a sheet of paper, dunked the paper into a basin of soapy water and then hung the paper to dry on a small wash-line. He then repeated the task. The work evoked issues of gender, intimacy and domestic life.

Drawing I - Still-life

Still-life Assignment:
Render the still-life objects using charcoal on an 18” x 24” sheet of drawing paper.

Objectives:
Establish a balanced composition
Use a full value range
Demonstrate accuracy of elliptical forms
Exhibit ability to articulate various surfaces including metal, glass and fabric