Hi Resolution Images for the Gallery Dreaming Project

I have now collected a disk of hi res images for use with the Gallery Dreaming MAXXI project. I have uploaded thumbnails to most of them here

Choose the image(s) that you would like to work with from this gallery of photographs supplied to us as part of our partnership with MAXXI and then I will email you the high quality hi-res versions. Let me know the exact image file name: for example: IMG_3991 (hover your cursor over the image and the file name should pop up)

It isn't essential to use any of these images. However, you will need a good quality image of a space within the MAXXI that does not have any other artwork in it (apart from your own proposal)

Gallery Dreamers: Planning site specific artworks for the MAXXI. 

Here are some images and architectural designs from the planning and completion of the MAXXI. I hope that they are useful in helping to strip back the MAXXI to its purest forms and spaces - which is what we are going to be working with. There's a nice quote from Hadid: 'the museum is ‘not a object-container', but rather a campus for art’ - I like the sound of that!

http://www.archdaily.com/43822/maxxi-museum-zaha-hadid-architects/

http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/maxxi/# 

http://www.monumentmagazine.com.au/96-new-work-zaha-hadidmaxxi/new-work-zaha-hadidmaxxi/4899046

http://housevariety.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/maxxinational-museum-of-xxi-century.html#.T8oU4sWT6So

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/11/12/arts/design/1112-zaha_index.html

And here is an interesting article about the curatorial difficulties of actually showing artworks in the MAXXI:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/architecture/7760043/Zaha-Hadids-Maxxi-art-gallery-in-Rome-stunning-building-terrible-gallery.html

 

Khan Academy and Art

If you have not already used the Khan Academy, it contains a huge range of video tutorials and resources across a wide range of subjects - including Art History.

Hearing diverse speakers and critics discuss artworks form a range of perspectives will help you to develop your own critical and contextual writing and thinking

Get started now: HERE

http://www.tedxtransmedia.com/ TEDxTransmedia is an inspirational global conference focused on finding ways transmedia thinking can help shape socially responsible media.

At TEDxTransmedia 2012 we invite thinkers, doers and ultimately dreamers to join us in a discussion about shaping meaningful media through the opportunities provided by various transmedia techniques.


On September 28th 2012, TEDxTransmedia meets at the MAXXI Museum in Rome for the third conference of its kind. This year's theme is WEkids: Dreamers, Geeks and Mindshifters.  watch this spaceget ready to get involved!

Paddy Hartley's 'Face Corsets'

Some artists record the human face, others such as Hartley seek to transform it:

http://paddyhartley.squarespace.com/face-corset/face-corset/

Brendan Kelly

Here is a video of him talking about one of his traditional portraits.

He has some interesting approaches to drawing, both traditionally and on his iPad:

There is a lot more iPad work on the travel section of his website

Here is his website:

http://www.brendankellyartist.co.uk/

Year 12 Students

26/03/11. IWB Research Task.

Developing Madrid Project Number 3 (and beyond)

Download HERE

needs more shading and he didn't acknowledge his sources on every page

New Blog Hub for Y12 students HERE

Some of Mr Morgan's own recent work

Above:

'Quinoa' - an illustration that I made for Bioversity International. It has been selected for The Association of Illustrators' exhibition and book 'Images 36' and will feature in an exhibition in London later this year.

Below:

'L'Uomo Uccello' - A low resolution clip from an animated film that I have made for Rachael Mossom's new dance project that will premiere at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

Best of koikoikoi 2011

stuck for ideas? have a look at koikoikoi!

William Golding's Lord of the Flies has sold millions of copies and is read by students all over the world. We’re calling on young artists, aged 13 to 16, to create a brand new look for one of the world’s most famous novels.

Find out more

Not sure what happened to the blog this week - hopefully normal service is now resumed!

We do seem to have lost a lot of links though.

Y12 New IWB task

TIME, TEXTURE, PATTERN

(In COLOUR with all hyperlinks to media etc)

Due in January 10th (Day 4)

DOWNLOAD HERE

(be patient - don't sign up for the paid version, just wait 20 seconds to download for free)

Interesting exhibitions in Rome:

MACRO

Cecily Brown at The Gagosian (see above)

Joe Sorren at Dorothy Circus

Drawing & Painting in Photoshop by Stuntkid

Printmaking: Several Y13 and all Y12 students are exploring a range of printmaking techniques Here are some links to the work of famous and less well known artists who have used printmaking.

printmakers council

www.worldprintmakers.com

www.artsconnect.com

www.squidoo.com/blogosprint

www.artoftheprint.com

German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: Portraits and Self-Portraits

rembrandt.parkwestgallery.com/

ukiyo-e

To be a teacher is my greatest work of art.

Joseph Beuys (1969)

For more great quotes from great artists (including sources)

use this site:

http://www.quotes-famous-artists.org

Y13 Artists pondering the use of uncommon, unusual or intriguing media might enjoy this blog article on Yarn Bombing from

Street Art Utopia