Artist Website of the week No.8

Odd Nerdrum

Blimey, he's a bit good...

Think post modern, post apocalyptic Rembrandt and you're nearly there!

IB Syllabus

Dazzle Camouflage

scroll down for info on dazzle clothing in early 1900s

Workbook Suggestions

JC

Artistic reference to stage, performance and theatre in a number of cultures. How does the social and cultural context of the performance influence its visual representation in another art form? Degas, Lautrec, Schiele, Hogarth, Japanese artists such as Hiroshige, Hokusai and Kunisada, Traditional African /art itself interwoven with the performance). Japan

PS

How has the image of women (as a subject) in painting changed through the 20th century? Liberation? Emancipation? Political change including the vast increase in the number of women artists. Feminism. Look at Picasso, Klimt, Modigliani, Giacometti, Warhol, Gwen John, Frida Khalo, Dali, Freud, Jenny Saville, Paula Modersohn-Becker (amongst others!) Read Germaine Greer on the subject for a feminist perspective "The Obstacle Race: The fortunes of women painters and their work", (book in the library)

AG

The changing roles of the human figure in Art in the 19th & 20th centuries – from portraiture to symbolic presence. Cezanne (figure as motif rather than specific portrait) through Expressionism/Cubism’s distortions and simplifications, then body art and performance of 60s & 70s. Move on into the recent work of artists like Gormley in which the body is represented as a volume in space, a symbol or a vessel.

AD

The changing impact of Art when removed from its intended location. Comparing the potentially diminished impact of religious art when transplanted from church/temple to gallery/museum and graffiti when taken from walls, trains, subways to the ‘safe’ middleclass gallery environment. Giotto, Michelangelo, Haring, Basquiat, Kenny Scharf etc.

SMF

The influence of Fine Art on Fashion in the 20th Century and vice versa. Rely in part on your research for your Extended Essay. Modernist abstraction in fabric prints. Pop Art and space age art in the 60’s. Psychedelic art and its influence on ‘Hippy couture’. Destruction and despair in 70s underground and conceptual Art influencing Punk clothing aesthetics. Pop Art Fashion

S MdL

The continuing presence of the painted portrait in the age of photography. What can painted portraiture offer to the artist/viewer that photography can not? How has photography freed the painter from the need to reproduce only the ‘straight forward’ likeness of the sitter? How has photography fed the painters’ imaginations and furthered the development of painting? Bacon, Nash, Hockney, Degas, Sickert, Jenny Saville, Richard Billingham etc. Read some Susan Sontag on this subject Review of her book ‘On Photography’ with a few quotes: http://www.photo.net/books/on-photography or this Sontag

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Artist Website of the week No.7

Joe Schneider is a friend of the other Mr. Morgan

His stuff makes me want to go home and do some painting.

Joe Schneider

Artist Website of the week No.6

Grayson Perry

Transvestite Ceramicist

He's a Turner Prize Nominee

Do you think that he'll win?

Ooh let's have a look....

Art Department News:

Stefanie Ziesler wins first prize in the senior category of the F.A.O. World Food Day Poster Competition.

Phoebe Stannard & Amy Griffin are off to the Colle Sabine for an International Sculpture Symposium next week (29th October - 2nd November)

Year 10 GCSE Artists to visit Rome on Wednesday to sketch various fountains and the Cappucin Crypt.

Sophia Marinho De Lemos appears to have grown taller by 1 centimetre

Artist Website of the week No.5

One of my favourites - go and visit his studio at Dean Clough when you are next in Halifax

Tom Wood

Artist Website of the week No.4

Ana Mario Pacheco

Could be very useful for several Y13s

Pacheco

Artist Website of the Week No.3

Anthony Gormley

A really nice website (and I like his work too - I once knocked a sausage of his plate in the Lake District)

Gormley

eShopAfrica.com design competition.

Some of you will have seen Cordelia Salter-Nour from this organisation displaying a range of wonderful crafts and objects from Africa at Moda Mania last year.

Enter their competition and win fantastic prizes:

Competition

for Sophie M-F's Extended Essay - but could be interesting to others:

Women's fashions in early 20th C.

Artist Website of the Week No. 2:

Sophie Ryder

She's ace !

Newspaper - a big thank you to Stannard minor for her effort over newspaper. Please could any other readers of this site bring their old newspapers up to F floor as well?

Classic Quotes from 2002-03

'I like it up here!' (The one and only Pootee)

'I prefer the term 'MAN' (Detroit Dave)

'I've got one that's not Porky' (Who else but Phoebe?)

'I LIKE SCRABBLE!!!' (CAT)

Some interesting stuff on Paula Rego. She's really interesting - strong personal narrative have a look!

Paula Rego Stuff

Y13 'Homework' Exhibition to review:

www.tamatete.it/

Quote of the day No.5

' I AM NOT A FISH' (Sophie Munro Faure)

Quote of the day No.4

'Stefanie Ziesler ate ALL of my Bacon this weekend - I was so annoyed!!!' (Jenny Chalmers)

Artist website of the week:

Check this one out. He's very versatile - even writes operas. He can do 'proper' painting and drawing as well as playing with a host of curious new ways of recording his experiences of the world...

http://www.tomphillips.co.uk/

Quote of the day No.3

'I seriously look like a monkey' (Phoebe Stannard)

Quote of the day No. 2:

'I love trees - I went hugging them on the weekend' (Stef Ziesler)

Y10 GCSE ART SUMMER HOLIDAY WORK

By the first lesson of next year you MUST have completed the following:

 Complete any unfinished work from this year. This means all of your preparatory pages for project one, Your Leonardo Anatomy painting plus all of the bandage, plastering and painting etc. on your sculpture. All of the work journal studies for project two that have been started this year (all Rome and Anguillara) There is absolutely no acceptable excuse for not being up to date with this work.

Next : Research for Project Two:

 Produce a minimum of FIVE A3 sheets in which you illustrate and write notes about 6 or more pieces of work by a variety of artists who have worked from architecture and/or your other chosen theme: (machinery, portrait/human figure or landscape). As always – describe your own response to the work rather than only writing when biographical details (when they died, if they liked cheese etc.)

Examples:

 “Futurist” artists (machinery, speed, energy) Balla, Severini, Boccioni, Carra,
 Human figure into abstracted forms : Matisse, Kandinsky, Picasso, Dufy, Bacon, Kiff, Cooper, Hardie,
 Canaletto, Guardi, Turner (views of Venetian buildings and landscapes )
 Pannini, Bellotto, Piranesi (Roman buildings and landscapes)
 Eduardo Paolozzi (machines, technology)
 Pop Art - Roy Lichtenstein, Jim Dine, Claes Oldenburg, Richard Hamilton (cars, jets etc)
 Jean Tinguely, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst. (sculptures from scrap machinery)
 Stuart Davis, Charles Sheeler (American buildings)
 LS Lowry (English factories, human figures and industrial lanscapes)
 Fernand Leger (machinery, buildings and people– semi cubist style)
 Giorgio DeChirico (Surreal metaphysical industrial and urban landscapes)
 Rembrandt, Gentileschi, Michelangelo, Titian, Goya, Velazquez, Raphael, Da Vinci, Kossoff, Jenny Saville, Lucien Freud, Auerbach, Rustin, Tom Wood, Degas, Lautrec, Gwen John etc etc. (portraits and people)

Don’t just rely on this list. Find others out for yourself. Do make sure that the work you copy and write about is primarily of buildings and/or your other chosen theme.

Here are some web sites that may help with your research:

http://www.artchive.com/

http://www.art-design.umich.edu/mother/

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/index.html

http://www.moma.org/

http://www.tate.org.uk/

http://www.paris.org/Musees/Louvre/Treasures/treasures.html

 The final part of your research task is to produce FIVE (minimum) A3 sheets researching architecture from outside of Europe. These drawn, painted and written sheets should compare different built structures from a number of cultures and time periods. For example:

Pyramids in Egypt Aztec pyramids
Hindu Temples in India Japanese Buddhist temples
Moslem minarets in Turkey Native American tents and totem poles.

You must illustrate them in detail and then write about their features, uses, status and importance within their specific societies. Compare and contrast buildings with similar functions from diverse cultures. Why do buildings made at different times by different societies often look so different?

These TEN (minimum) sheets are all going to be pages for your project 2 Work Journal. Make them wonderful. Don’t just use pencil. They must all be in glorious shading/colour. The written notes are crucial to your grade should be well presented and thoughtfully integrated with the imagery. Start Year 11 the right way!

See me for paper (or help if you are confused!) MR MORGAN

Y12 IB ART HOLIDAY WORK

The Research Workbook tasks:

Part One : (5 sides) During the summer you are to visit at least one gallery or exhibition (it doesn’t have to be in Rome). Write and illustrate a review of your visit. It is often better to write about work that you have seen which you like - but it isn’t essential. Whether your critical writing is positive or negative, it must be thoughtful - not just “I don’t like this, it’s boring” or “ I like this because it’s realistic”. You’ve all done critical writing in your G.C.S.E. Art course - remember?!!! Consider issues such as:

 Scale - how does a work of art’s size affect the viewer (and how is seeing an actual work of art different from seeing a reproduction in a book ?)
 Materials - what is it created from ?- why? - what effect does the material give?
 Content - what does the work represent ? does it tell a story ? give your personal interpretation.
 The Artist - Who ? When ?
 Even basic descriptions of colour, shapes etc. are useful - how is the mood or atmosphere of a piece affected by the artists use of colour, texture, line, pattern etc. ?
 Value judgement - is the piece successful ? Why ?

Part Two : (5 sides) Record a visit to a specific building, built environment or monument. Examples: Piazza Navona, The Pantheon or Trajan’s Column etc. etc. They don’t have to be “old”, but it’s probably best to avoid writing about “the porchetta stall near my house” !

In your written and illustrated report, record your observations whilst considering issues such as:

 Scale - how does the building, monument or built environment relate on a “human scale” - does it “dwarf” people - why? (to impress, to accommodate a specific use, to inspire fear, devotion etc.)
 Inspiration/style - can you see any connections with art or design movements (Art Nouveau, Neo Classical, Art Deco, Modernism? Etc.)
 Decoration - is it decorated ? Why? - Why would you decorate a building? In what style ? Describe - organic (plant forms etc.), geometrical simplicity etc .
 How well does the space, monument or building fulfil its intended role ?
 How does it relate to the location in which it is placed (natural environment, other buildings etc.?)

Part Three : Preparing for Year 13 Coursework Projects

At least 10 sides relating to images, artefacts, techniques, experimentation observations and artists’ work connected with your chosen theme for you first personally directed project. Good preparation is essential for a successful project. Take loads of photographs, make loads of drawings – even stuff which is too large to fit in your book. Go nuts – develop an obsession!

Remember lots of nice drawings, clear legible notes, a few photographs - this is the start of your second Research Workbook - make it look attractive and interesting. Total 20 sides upwards, split between both tasks.

AND FINALLY:

At least one major piece of NEW studio work relating to your chosen theme. This could be a large drawing, painting, sculpture etc. It could be a project in its own right or a high quality ‘study’ leading up to an even more ambitious piece of work. It should be at least equivalent to your Tuscany canvas in terms of quality and time spent on it.

Work to the best of your ability. You will be amazed how fast those 2 remaining terms of IB Art will go. Don’t forget – there’s no final exam in this course. It’s just you and your Research Workbook and the studio work that get the final grade…



ANY STUDENT FAILING TO COMPLETE THESE TASKS BY SEPTEMBER WILL BE CONSIDERED AS UNSUITABLE TO CONTINUE ON THE I.B. ART COURSE.

Y11 IB ART STUDENTS HOLIDAY WORK

Your summer holiday task forms the beginning of your I.B. Art practical work and research studies coursework upon which your entire final grade is based. It should therefore be completed to a very high standard of presentation and content.

The first part of the task is to produce written and illustrated research in your Research Workbook. The Research Workbook records your personal investigations, practical experimentation, historical and contextual studies and developing studio work in the form of essays, illustrations, notes, photographs etc. It accounts for 30 % of your final grade. From September onwards you will be expected to complete around 4 sides in this book each week.

 First get yourself a Research Workbook ! They Must be A4 size (30cm x 20cm approx.) hard bound (usually in black ) with 140 pages (280 sides). They normally cost around €15. I know it seems a bit mean expecting you to buy your own, but if I bought everyone a book then we’d have less money for paint, paper, clay etc. etc…. Also I feel students are less likely to leave their book on the bus, or drop it in the river if is their own.

The Research tasks:

Part One : During the summer you are to visit at least one gallery or exhibition (it doesn’t have to be in Rome). Write and illustrate a review of your visit. It is often better to write about work that you have seen which you like - but it isn’t essential. Whether your critical writing is positive or negative, it must be thoughtful - not just “I don’t like this, it’s boring” or “ I like this because it’s realistic”. You’ve all done critical writing in your G.C.S.E. Art course - remember?!!! Consider issues such as:

 Scale - how does a work of art’s size affect the viewer (and how is seeing an actual work of art different from seeing a reproduction in a book ?)
 Materials - what is it created from ?- why? - what effect does the material give?
 Content - what does the work represent ? does it tell a story ? Does the time and place in which the piece was made affect the style and intended meaning of the work? give your personal interpretation.
 The Artist - Who ? When ?
 Even basic descriptions of colour, shapes etc. are useful - how is the mood or atmosphere of a piece affected by the artists use of colour, texture, line, pattern etc. ?
 Value judgement - is the piece successful ? Why ?

Part Two : Record a visit to a specific building, built environment or monument. Examples: Piazza Navona, The Pantheon or Trajan’s Column etc. etc. They don’t have to be “old”, but it’s probably best to avoid writing about “the porchetta stall near my house” !

In your written and illustrated report, record your observations whilst considering issues such as:

 Scale - how does the building, monument or built environment relate on a “human scale” - does it “dwarf” people - why? (to impress, to accommodate a specific use, to inspire fear, devotion etc.)
 Inspiration/style - can you see any connections with art or design movements (Art Nouveau, Neo Classical, Art Deco, Modernism? Etc.)
 Decoration - is it decorated ? Why? - Why would you decorate a building? In what style ? Describe - organic (plant forms etc.), geometrical simplicity etc .
 How well does the space, monument or building fulfil its intended role ?
 How does it relate to the location in which it is placed (natural environment, other buildings etc.?)

Part Three: Design and create a poster for World Food Day.
The theme of the poster is ‘INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST HUNGER’. Your poster can be between 30 x 40 cm and 50 x 70 cm (see me for paper). Aim to illustrate the idea of self help rather than hand outs to the poor. Have a look at www.feedingminds.org for more ideas. Do a couple of pages of research and studies in your book before making the final poster. Be bold – which posters do you remember most clearly ? which were most effective in communicating their message to you?

Remember lots of nice drawings, clear legible notes, a few photographs - this is the start of your Research Workbook - make it look attractive and interesting. Total 12 sides upwards, split between the three tasks.

NO PART OF THIS WORK IS ‘OPTIONAL’ !!! HAVE A GREAT SUMMER

G. MORGAN 2003

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