Ms Luci Saunders�BA, MA, PGCE��Art teacher
GCSE Art and Design��Guidance for
Unit 1: Portfolio and Unit 2: Externally Set Assignment.
Phase 1: Initial project ideas
Phase 3: Try out informed art work ideas
Make a range of development pieces
Phase 4: Refine and plan
Practise anything that didn’t go so well in your developments.
Make any adaptations, try other options for things,
try a different version- bigger/smaller, different layout?
Take new photos if you need to? Try photoshopping changes?
Make a board/sketchbook pages on these experiments/adaptations.
Phase 2: Specific research
Final outcome
Video 1: Getting Started; theme selection and project planning.
�Video 2: Contextual references and artist studies.
�Video 3: Photography and observational artwork.��Video 4: Development to Final Piece.��
Video 1: Getting Started; theme selection and project planning.
�Video 2: Contextual references and artist studies.
�Video 3: Photography and observational artwork.��Video 4: Development to Final Piece.��
Outcomes:��> What is a contextual reference? �> How to include artists into your art project�
What skills do you want to demonstrate? What are you good at?
What is your project going to be about?
What articles/poems/interviews/statistics/documentaries have you looked at?
What will you take photos of? Where can you go to look at inspiring things?
How will you show that you have looked carefully at your subject?
Who can you learn from?
How do you make your work the best it can be?
AO1:
�Develop ideas that are informed by investigative, contextual and cultural studies of historical and contemporary art, craft and design and other sources relevant to their selected areas of study in their own and other societies. ��Explore a wide variety of work produced by artists, craftspeople and designers and the differences in their methods, approaches, purposes and intentions. ��Provide evidence of analytical skills and critical and contextual understanding by appraising, comparing and contrasting the work of relevant artists, craftspeople and designers and other historical and contextual sources, using this evidence to inform their own work.
�Increase awareness of the wide variety of art, craft and design processes and outcomes and the differences between them, including the more utilitarian applications of art, craft and design forms.
Contextual References
This could be…�
a historical event, a religious reference, a cultural reference, an interview, a book or poem or piece of literature, statistics or facts, studies..��
Artist Research: ��- Copy of artist’s work or section of artist’s work�- Artwork analysis�- Relevant images of the artist’s work �- Relevant information �- Your own opinion, how it relates to your project and what you will take forward into your own work�- Artist response
Who can you learn from?
www.meinirmathias.com
First: research the artist! �
Make sure you are really clear on what you will learn from them. Is it technique? Theme? Both? Composition? Scale? Colour?
www.meinirmathias.com
Artist Board: What are you learning from this artist? Technique? Subject matter? Composition?
1. Mature looking title
2. Examples of their work.
(approx. 5 or 6
cut out on guillotine, blu- tack.)
3. Analysis of 1 piece of work
3. A really high quality copy of at least a piece of the artists’ work. You want to try and learn the technique from the artist
Artist Board: What are you learning from this artist? Technique? Subject matter? Composition?
1. Mature looking title
2. Examples of their work.
(approx. 5 or 6
cut out on guillotine, blu- tack.)
3. Analysis of 1 piece of work
3. A really high quality copy of at least a piece of the artists’ work. You want to try and learn the technique from the artist
What are artist boards/pages for? �
You are showing the examiner that you can:��-Understand or ‘read’ artwork�-Use art specific vocabulary�-Learn from techniques of others�-Take inspiration from what already exists�
IF the artist is not teaching you anything or informing your project – there is no point!
2. What do I need to know about a piece of work before I can write about it?��3. How do I find this out?��4. What do I not need to know to understand the piece?
Size
Where the artist is from
Media
What impact do these choices have?
1. Why do we look at other artists?
Esra Roise
Esra Roise often creates images of young women, animals and plants. This piece shows a girl from the side, with long silky hair flowing over her shoulder and 3 jellyfish surrounding her. Roise has created this pencil piece by building up layers of tone and depicting the light and dark areas of the girl’s hair as well as including a few splashes of blue in watercolour paint. There are no other background details.
She has left a section of the hair and the shoulder area deliberately unfinished with a few pencil faint lines. The shoulder and body show much more coarse and scratchy pencil lines. �The overall impact of these decisions by the artist create a minimalistic and aesthetically pleasing image. There is a whimsical mood to the piece and a disconnect to reality- perhaps the girl is underwater or the jellyfish are floating in the air. I would like to use this in my work by…
What do I need to know about a piece of work before I can write about it?��How do I find this out?��What do I not need to know to understand the piece?
Size
Where the artist is from
Media
What impact do these choices have?
Why do we look at other artists?
Riley’s drawing shows a close up cropped view �of a woman’s face. The artist uses tonal�pencil to create a hyper realistic portrait,�using the smooth build up of light and dark to emphasise the creases and lines of the skin and contrast this with the soft doughy texture of her cheeks. This creates the effect that the viewer is very close to the subject. The piece measures 20cm x 13 cm meaning it is larger than a face would be in real life. The impact of these decisions by the artist is a feeling of discomfort. It as though the woman is under a magnifying glass, under scrutiny of the viewer. Her gaze looks just past you, not quite meeting your eyes. This is unsettling. Portrayals of women are rarely so exposing. She has a bare, make up less face and is not smiling. This too is exposing and confronting simultaneously, as there is something unusual about a female in the public eye who is not ‘presented/prepared/packaged’ for the consumption of her viewer.
Riley’s drawing shows a close up cropped view of a woman’s face. The artist uses tonal pencil to create a hyper realistic portrait, using the smooth build up of light and dark to emphasise the creases and lines of the skin and contrast this with the soft doughy texture of her cheeks. This creates the effect that the viewer is very close to the subject. The piece measures 20cm x 13 cm meaning it is larger than a face would be in real life. The impact of these decisions by the artist is a feeling of discomfort. It as though the woman is under a magnifying glass, under scrutiny of the viewer. Her gaze looks just past you, not quite meeting your eyes. This is unsettling. Portrayals of women are rarely so exposing. She has a bare, make up less face and is not smiling. This too is exposing and confronting simultaneously, as there is something unusual about a female in the public eye who is not ‘presented/prepared/packaged’ for the consumption of her viewer.
The subject of the artists work is………………………………………
He/She/They have created this painting/drawing/photograph/print because…………………………………….
I think it shows……………………………
Because……………………………………
Others may interpret the work in a different way which may be……………………………………….
Key words/ideas
�Figures- man, woman, child, groups of people, royalty, religious figures, families, people at war�Places- Landscape, seascape, cityscape, underwater, in the air, space, fantast�Scenes – everyday life, worship, war, working, sleeping, posing, storytelling�Animals- moving, static domestic pets, groups�Objects- the still life, everyday objects, food and drink, plants, the landscape, personal belongings, religious artefacts, symbols and signs�Abstract – colours, shapes, geometric, patterns, dark, light, powerful, subtle
What is the subject of the artwork?�What is it based on?
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Pattern�-a repeating�image��Texture�-How something �feels��Shape�-the outline of �something��
�Form- �a solid 3 dimensional�object.
Harmony- When multiple �elements work well together�
Balance- when all the�aspects of a picture balance�out �
�Line�- a long single mark made by a�drawing implement
Tone- different degrees�of light and dark
Colour- there are 3 primary �colours (red, blue ,yellow) �these combine to make the colour �spectrum.�
What materials have been used in the creation of the artwork you are looking at?
Methods�painting, printing, etching, silkscreen, sculpture, conceptual, site-specific, installation, performance, video, photography,��
Materials- paints (oil, acrylic, watercolours) ink, tempura, gold leaf, canvas, cloth, vellum, glass, photos, cardboard, postcards, stitch, plastic, wood, metal,
The materials the artist has chosen are……………………
I think they have used these materials to explain/convey/describe/…………
Some people may also think that the materials suggest………………………………
Example art work analysis…
Art work analysis prompts
What has the artist attempted with their artwork?�What was the reason behind it?
The materials the artist has chosen are……………………
I think they have used these materials to explain/convey/describe/…………
Some people may also think that the materials suggest………………………………
Key words…�landscape, portrait, sculpture, conceptual, site specific, installation, performance, video, photography, Chiaroscuro (light and dark), impasto (thick paint) �
Reason-�to shock, to be funny, a form of personal expression, to be abstract, to provoke, to find the truth, to celebrate, to influence, add drama, cultural, religious, to challenge, to enforce, propaganda
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How will you use the artist’s ideas in your own work?�How will you appropriate it?
I will use the artists style in order to replicate……………………………………�I want to use the materials………………………………….
Because……………………………………….
How would you describe the components that make up a particular piece of artwork?
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The subject of the artists work is………………………………………
He/She/They have created this painting/drawing/photograph/print because…………………………………….
I think it shows……………………………
Because……………………………………
Others may interpret the work in a different way which may be……………………………………….
�Figures- man, woman, child, groups of people, royalty, religious figures, families, people at war�Places- Landscape, seascape, cityscape, underwater, in the air, space, fantast�Scenes – everyday life, worship, war, working, sleeping, posing, storytelling�Animals- moving, static domestic pets, groups�Objects- the still life, everyday objects, food and drink, plants, the landscape, personal belongings, religious artefacts, symbols and signs�Abstract – colours, shapes, geometric, patterns, dark, light, powerful, subtle
What is the subject of the artwork?�What is it based on?
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Pattern�-a repeating�image��Texture�-How something �feels��Shape�-the outline of �something��
How would you describe the components that make up a particular piece of artwork?
�Form- �a solid 3 dimensional�object.
Harmony- When multiple �elements work well together�
Balance- when all the�aspects of a picture balance�out �
�Line�- a long single mark made by a�drawing implement
Tone- different degrees�of light and dark
Colour- there are 3 primary �colours (red, blue ,yellow) �these combine to make the colour �spectrum.�
What materials have been used in the creation of the artwork you are looking at?
Methods�painting, printing, etching, silkscreen, sculpture, conceptual, site-specific, installation, performance, video, photography,��
Materials- paints (oil, acrylic, watercolours) ink, tempura, gold leaf, canvas, cloth, vellum, glass, photos, cardboard, postcards, stitch, plastic, wood, metal,�
The materials the artist has chosen are……………………
I think they have used these materials to explain/convey/describe/…………
Some people may also think that the materials suggest………………………………
What has the artist attempted with their artwork?�What was the reason behind it?
The materials the artist has chosen are……………………
I think they have used these materials to explain/convey/describe/…………
Some people may also think that the materials suggest………………………………
Purpose-�landscape, portrait, sculpture, conceptual, site specific, installation, performance, video, photography�
Reason-�to shock, to be funny, a form of personal expression, to be abstract, to provoke, to find the truth, to celebrate, to influence, cultural, religious, to challenge, to enforce, propaganda
How will you use the artist’s ideas in your own work?�How will you appropriate it?
I will use the artists style in order to replicate……………………………………�I want to use the materials………………………………….
Because……………………………………….
What part of the artists work are you going to borrow to create your own?
Materials- do you want to use their style of drawing, painting, print making, photography?
Ideas/Concepts- Do you want to use their ideas and create your own work from this?