Collage: Unit1
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Images: by John Stezaker https://theapproach.co.uk/artists/john-stezaker/
Welcome to the beginning of an intense, demanding and exciting adventure! There are three components for this course, and whilst you will put on an exam exhibition at the end of year 2 all of the work is done prior to this - think of it as being entirely coursework based.
We will get to know the criteria and requirements in great detail throughout the course. but for now here is a brief outline of the work you will do in year 1.
Year 1 of the Visual Art course 2017/18 in Brief
Teacher: Mr. Keys
August –October
3 mini-units focusing on concepts, techniques and artists to reinforce the connection with TOK, to ensure our Process Portfolio is ‘fueled’ by our journal practice, to ensure we have at least three art making forms from at least two of the art making forms table columns (not as complicated as it sounds!).
Assessed using descriptors relevant to experiment and development
NB: Journal can be in sketchbook or electronic form and all students keep a website as online portfolio.
Understanding what we are studying and why. Doing a bit of gentle thinking........
Plus - meeting an artist who specialises in collage. First hand sources are ESSENTIAL and you will meet several artists throughout this year.
November
Visiting artist – workshops and project. Visit to Art Abu Dhabi.
Exhibition of Work to Date
Curatorial practice – in school event, student directed Art Show of all work so far
December
Compare and Contrast – preparation for Comparative Study, understanding the criteria
January – March
Comparative Study - planning and writing component worth 20% of final grade.
Jan-Feb: research and writing CS, Feb-March making artwork in response to the CS.
Comparative Studies displayed during the Gr 12 exam exhibition.
Using IB2 Exam Exhibition as learning tool – marking against criteria
April – June
Process Portfolio – goal of having 10 slides completed.
Beginning the individual art practice that will lead to the exam exhibition in year 2 – establishing broad artistic concerns/themes.
Preparing for summer work.
Assessed against Process Portfolio descriptors.
Welcome to the beginning of an intense, demanding and exciting adventure! There are three components for this course, and whilst you will put on an exam exhibition at the end of year 2 all of the work is done prior to this - think of it as being entirely coursework based.
We will get to know the criteria and requirements in great detail throughout the course. but for now here is a brief outline of the work you will do in year 1.
Year 1 of the Visual Art course 2017/18 in Brief
Teacher: Mr. Keys
August –October
3 mini-units focusing on concepts, techniques and artists to reinforce the connection with TOK, to ensure our Process Portfolio is ‘fueled’ by our journal practice, to ensure we have at least three art making forms from at least two of the art making forms table columns (not as complicated as it sounds!).
Assessed using descriptors relevant to experiment and development
NB: Journal can be in sketchbook or electronic form and all students keep a website as online portfolio.
Understanding what we are studying and why. Doing a bit of gentle thinking........
Plus - meeting an artist who specialises in collage. First hand sources are ESSENTIAL and you will meet several artists throughout this year.
November
Visiting artist – workshops and project. Visit to Art Abu Dhabi.
Exhibition of Work to Date
Curatorial practice – in school event, student directed Art Show of all work so far
December
Compare and Contrast – preparation for Comparative Study, understanding the criteria
January – March
Comparative Study - planning and writing component worth 20% of final grade.
Jan-Feb: research and writing CS, Feb-March making artwork in response to the CS.
Comparative Studies displayed during the Gr 12 exam exhibition.
Using IB2 Exam Exhibition as learning tool – marking against criteria
April – June
Process Portfolio – goal of having 10 slides completed.
Beginning the individual art practice that will lead to the exam exhibition in year 2 – establishing broad artistic concerns/themes.
Preparing for summer work.
Assessed against Process Portfolio descriptors.
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SUMMER TASKS
Don't worry! I am not going to set you masses and masses of jobs to do..... We will be starting next year by thinking about how Theory of Knowledge underpins everything you will do in the IBDP - so a little investigation into what TOK is and how it asks us to ;think about thinking' would be useful.
in terms of practical work you will begin with a unit that involves using collage ( the Tate link above will give you a good start to your understanding of this technique/process). The reason that collage is a good place to start is that it often results in art that is 'poetic' - by that I mean it creates images that evoke feelings/ideas that are hard to define. Rather like a poet putting two words together to create a third idea/meaning so putting images together creates strange/surprising juxtapositions.
The reason for starting with an art form that is often ambiguous is it will provide us with lots of material to think about our role as visual artists, and whether we owe clarity of purpose to our audience, or indeed whether we ourselves need to fully understand what our work communicates........
You will also be meeting and working with a young artist from the UK - see the links above - who works in collage, is in the last year of a Fine Art degree in England and is the guitarist and singer in a punk band......
So over the summer your job is simple - collect as much interesting collage material as possible. Particularly good materials are:
If you travel, collect things from your new environment. If you are at home, investigate any boxes of old family photos. You can make collages if you wish, and if you want to get a head start then you could begin a webpage of investigation into collage artists. If there are markets look for old books or magazines, things with history, images that are surprising, Be alive to your environment, be a visual explorer, collect as you go, be prepared to pick up from the floor, root around second hand book shops, talk to people, visit exhibitions and galleries ( often good places to pick up collage material). If you see any art firsthand make sure you document it - it is a huge advantage to show you have seen art rather than only relying on the internet.
At the very least EVERYONE MUST arrive at school next year with a collection of potential collage materials.
in terms of practical work you will begin with a unit that involves using collage ( the Tate link above will give you a good start to your understanding of this technique/process). The reason that collage is a good place to start is that it often results in art that is 'poetic' - by that I mean it creates images that evoke feelings/ideas that are hard to define. Rather like a poet putting two words together to create a third idea/meaning so putting images together creates strange/surprising juxtapositions.
The reason for starting with an art form that is often ambiguous is it will provide us with lots of material to think about our role as visual artists, and whether we owe clarity of purpose to our audience, or indeed whether we ourselves need to fully understand what our work communicates........
You will also be meeting and working with a young artist from the UK - see the links above - who works in collage, is in the last year of a Fine Art degree in England and is the guitarist and singer in a punk band......
So over the summer your job is simple - collect as much interesting collage material as possible. Particularly good materials are:
- old photographs
- old books
- weathered or distressed paper
- interesting fabrics
- packaging
- you can include objects in your collection
- boxes
- tickets
If you travel, collect things from your new environment. If you are at home, investigate any boxes of old family photos. You can make collages if you wish, and if you want to get a head start then you could begin a webpage of investigation into collage artists. If there are markets look for old books or magazines, things with history, images that are surprising, Be alive to your environment, be a visual explorer, collect as you go, be prepared to pick up from the floor, root around second hand book shops, talk to people, visit exhibitions and galleries ( often good places to pick up collage material). If you see any art firsthand make sure you document it - it is a huge advantage to show you have seen art rather than only relying on the internet.
At the very least EVERYONE MUST arrive at school next year with a collection of potential collage materials.