Transitioning to a level at sprowston academy
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This document provides guidance for students completing an art and photography project with the themes of "Freedom" or "Restriction". Students can create a journal or portfolio responding to one of the themes. They are encouraged to use a range of materials, techniques, and processes, combining ideas, research, thoughts and analysis with experiments, observations, drawings and creativity. Examples of artist sketchbooks are provided for inspiration, covering a variety of styles and approaches from photographers, mixed media artists, performers, and well-known artists like Frida Kahlo. Various starting points, themes and techniques are suggested to help students begin their projects, such as collage, working with found materials, responding to music or locations.
Transitioning to a level at sprowston academy
- 1. Y12 Transition Project Art & Photography WHAT? Create a Journal or Portfolio of artwork in response to ONE of two themes …. FREEDOM Or RESTRICTION? Share first work with us in July and the rest in September How should I do this? 1. You can stick with ONE Visual Arts Genre (such as Photography, Drawing, Painting or 3D) OR you can use SEVERAL, maybe try new things out. 2. Use a range of materials, techniques and processes. Complete work from observation but also from your imagination 3. You must COMBINE ideas, research, thoughts and analysis with experiments, observations, drawings and creativity and present in a way that you enjoy. Why should I do this? 1. To develop and refine your existing visual arts skills 2. To show that you can think, notice, observe and express in a creative way 3. It is the start point of your A level in Art, 3D-Design or Photography – so take the lead and show us what your interests and strengths are
- 2. Wondering how to start? Sometimes it is best not to overthink – just begin at the beginning… by making a start…… Choose the start point that best describes you and follow the instructions. Start point 1: I AM STUCK (maybe panicking a little); where should I start • Start with some idea generation. Think about the words RESTRICTION & FREEDOM. Talk them over with other people and record some ideas on paper. • Read pages 5 & 6 to decide if you want to buy or make a sketchbook OR use a portfolio (and if it will be digital or traditional). Then get it made OR ready . . • Looking at the artists sketchbook pages on page 12-20 might also give you some ideas for your own work • It often helps to just start to make marks on the page OR to just photograph something. So read the tips on pages 3 & 4, make a mind map of your own. You are now ready for START POINT 2 Start point 3: If you have chosen from the two titles and you are looking forward to this project. If you have been waiting 2 years to do the Artwork that YOU want to do. If you already know what you want to explore and try and you can visualise your sketchbook. If you feel confident then just make a start, give it a go. If you later need more help or have a wobble no problem:… just ask Start point 2: I have chosen my title and feel confident and inspired by it BUT the next step is hard: what do I actually make, create, or photograph? • Read pages 7-10 to give you some ideas for how you could present / what to include, maybe make a list of what you want to try • Read the list on PAGE 11– there are 38 different page/art themes that you can respond to in an arty way. • Begin by selecting 10 that most interest you and dedicate one page/sheet or photoshoot to each starting point • Find a way to represent these starting points and link them to your title of FREEDOM or RESTRICTION? Please remember to • Share work with us often. Keep the teacher student communication live so share work and your thoughts at least twice a week with Ms Harris, Ms Humpleby and Mr Wesley • Use our new website to help you – https://visualartsatsca.wixsite.c om/mysite/links-research
- 3. See more at: http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/how-to-make-a-mindmap-creative-ideas?utm_source=Student+Art+Guide+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0c0050ec5b- Newsletter_21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_23af712e7d-0c0050ec5b-28594137#sthash.6WEod78k.dpuf When starting an Art project, remember that: It is often helpful to brainstorm possible ways of beginning or approaching the theme. Single words are unlikely to express an idea adequately and you need to do it in a way that feels right for you. So as you think though possibilities, it might be more useful to combine words, drawings and examples, recording what you are thinking so you can revisit it at a later stage.
- 5. SKETCHBOOK, JOURNAL or PORTFOLIO DECISIONS chose one of these 3 ways to present work Collect together all sorts of different papers – fold them in half then tie them into an outside cover that you make. You could tie in little mini books or add pages if you fill your book If you use a pre-made book make sure that you make in unique and personal to you – something no- one else has Concertina books are easy to make, you can work on both sides as well as stick more pages onto the end. Then your work can be across several pages or on one – you could even cut holes through some of them. Draw directly into it or paste things in 1. Purchase a ready made A5 or A4 sketchbook, OR use whatever you have at home to make your own free and original sketchbook: Online videos and https://www.accessart.org.uk/sketchbooks-making-your-sketchbook-your-own/is a good place to help you start 2. Create a portfolio of loose pages is an organised way of keeping large work – this link shows a example for university applications and is good for ideas on how to do it https://www.studentartguide.com/articles/how-to-make-an-art-portfolio-for-college-or-university 3. Present your work online as a free website or digital portfolio. This is a cheap modern way to show photography (without a need to print), or progress evidence of 3D or Textiles work: do an online search ‘how-to’ tutorials. I use Wix.com or Google sites/Google photos
- 6. Traditional vs digital portfolios? Traditionally they were made of card but you could use recycled cardboard, fabric, plastic – even wood. Positives – easy to make, any size (see examples) adaptable, personal, easy to carry (add handles), physical, keep work safe and we can touch them. Negatives - they are heavy / they can get wet Digital is increasingly how you submit work for the first round of an interview or university application. Positives – light, adaptable, easy to add to, great for larger or 3D work, video, animation and photographs, Negatives – you might have to pay a weekly fee and you might need to upskill with digital things. There is no touchability factor Learn how to make one here https://artful- kids.com/2012/05/07/art-portfolio-tutorial/
- 7. What do I include in my journal/portfolio? You can include a wide variety of evidence including • Photographs and edits • Drawings • Collage • Paintings • Artist research • Lettering • Graphic designs • Experiments with fabric • Models and 3d work • Photographs of your work process • Mind –maps/idea logs/plans • Thoughts You could explore what the theme means to you OR you could use the actual letters as a start point You could include photographs or drawings of where and how you are working – this is a corner of Ms Humpleby’s studio You could experiment with repetitions of colour or shape, through photographs or art, or try different ways of presenting you work, such as hanging, folding, layering, in public or a window You could examine and represent the same one thing every day/for every task. For example, your own image, a room, a view. what do you notice that is new about it? Decide how you want to include words – you should record/include the following • your thoughts and feelings, • the facts (such as the day, time and location you were working in, the materials used) • the title of the page/piece (do you make this part of the artwork?) • Your opinions and feelings (about the work, your sources and inspirations, the process) Each page/outcome could relate or be something totally new, not related in any obvious way
- 8. What else could I try at home: I want to do something different Try working with just colour, letters, numbers & symbols. The words could be from a scientific formula, a song, the tv, a paper or even given to you by someone else Try working with the same image overlapped and layered using paint, pen and sweet wrappers Try creating lots of designs by experimenting with drawing into found paper – I cut pottery shapes from old photographs and adverts Try responding to music and using things you find lying around at home – this is using tape, paper, string pencil and heavy metal music Learn how to make zines and use them to express your opinions for an audience, try publishing them and get people’s opinions on your message Or artwork Work outside – making art on location – it changes how you see things AND how fast you work This work is created using paint, a sponge, poppies, stencils and old book pages – It has 7 layers What is most important is having a sense of discovery – be prepared to explore, experiment and just try things out
- 9. What if am a photographer or want to use digital arts? The same approach applies – just use a camera or a digital art-pad to create with. You can create a journal but you are more likely to go the web-site or digital portfolio route – so make sure that you investigate ways of doing this as part of your project. Overall the aim is to be creative, to make art and to practice, refine and develop as an artist, finding ways to share your creativity Some of Ms Humpleby’s work this lockdown, • Looking up from the ground • Freezing flowers in ice then photographing them. A selfie a day • Cats • Finally exercise at the beach – only when allowed • Cyanotypes mania Find your inspiration: • Top left loo roll viewfinders • Artists and photographers photo above is a one hour exposure by – Ken Ohara long exposure • Around me • My garden • My home • Lighting • How does my camera work? • Look for new things
- 10. In these pages Jo Walton uses different found paper to make a surface which she then paints into to show her experience of being there before then adding painted words or a tiny photographic record of the location Collage is a fun way to create background pages but also a process you can use to create original art or photography Trying something new: COLLAGE You can use collage to add things into your book to make original art outcomes OR to make a surface to work on; giving you a new and interesting starting point You could use layers and transparency and an editing programme to create a digital Photo-collage or a Photo-montage. Or create new work from found photographs You could consider using fabrics, recycling and found bits to hold pages together OR to keep ideas in Using a found book instead of a new sketchbook full of blank pages is interesting. The paper texture, existing words and pictures all influences your work. This is in Ms H’s sketchbook: a page drawn in a hospital carpark. Old and found photographs can be great starting points for new art Things I could collage • Receipts • Photographs • Bags • Envelopes • Fabric • Flyers • Adverts • Newspaper • Magazines • Postcards • Letters • Tickets • Wrappers • Dried leaves and flowers • String • Postcards….
- 11. THEMES TO START YOU OFF: You must use number 1 and number 2 From all the others you may choose all or only a few. Use one for each piece of work you create. Find a way to fit them to the project title you have chosen: Restriction OR Freedom Have fun: these are prompts to encourage you to Explore, Develop and create 1. FAVOURITE ARTIST 2. NEW ARTIST 3. SELF PORTRAIT 4. MUSIC 5. CLOSED 6. CONFLICT 7. THE NEWS 8. SQUASHED 9. CHOICE 10.FROZEN 11.STORYTELLER 12.WORDS 13.FILMS 14.SHOES 15.CONTAINED 16.FEARS 17.TRAVEL 18.DREAMS 19.HOPES 20.HABITS 21.EMOTIONS & FEELINGS 22.LOOKING THROUGH 23.INSIDE 24.FAMILY 25.LIQUID 26.OUTSIDE 27.SHOPPING 28.COLOUR 29.WEATHER 30.STRUCTURE 31.DOORS / WINDOWS 32.EATING 33.BOX 34.TEXTURE 35.REMEMBERING 36.LIMITED 37.REFLECTIONS 38.EXTENSION
- 13. Photographers sketchbooks Nigel shafran https://www.nowness.com/story/photographer- nigel-shafrans-work-books Photographer sketchbooks are a collection of images, notes, technical plans, process notes and ideas. Mixed in with that are often sketches of shoots, contact sheets and proofs of final edits. We are more than happy for those of you who are photographers to do that – you do not have to paint, sculpt, collage if you do not want to
- 14. Evaly Jerome Evaly is a mixed media artist who builds her work from the quirky oddities she collects from photographs to dolls, she paints, weaves, prints and uses collage. Her sketchbooks are a wonderful glimpse into to the creativity of her mind – she has a sketchbook for each year and one for each major event plus a keen eye for collecting interesting things
- 15. Grayson Perry http://mskaysartworld.weebly.com/identity---grayson-perry.html https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/31/sketchbooks-by-grayson- perrie-review-daft-ideas-that-later-become-art He is the artist who is the host for Grayson Perry's Art Club on channel 4 on Mondays but he has been around a long time – his sketchbooks are personal and creative. He says that they are important because ‘he is free to doodle and play as freely’ as he want. They are a collection of drawings, ideas, words and random things he writes down. Some pages are scruffy and some colourful, some are planning pages and some record what he sees or is feeling. He writes down prompts or questions to himself to guide later work. Most of his work is 3dimensional, brightly painted clay sculpture and pots but he also produced painting, textile work and installations. He is a good source to remind yourself that great art is not necessarily neat, planned and organised
- 16. Julianna Cole Julianna Coles works small and in an intense way. About her practice she says Visual Journals are an experiment in self portraiture and personal mythology that capture a moment in time where freedom of expression is utmost and all considerations to color theory, composition, and technique are unimportant. These layered and timeless books are rich, hauntingly beautiful, and exquisite; the stuff of something deeper, darker, meatier, with the gouges, scrapes, and scars of life in our own words and our own images. https://www.meandpete.com/index.html All your expression can be explored within the pages of a sketchbook; this artist is a great example of one way to do it
- 17. Jim Moir https://vicreeves.tv/ Noel Fielding Jean Michel Basquiat https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NoelsArtCl ub&src=hashtag_click Jim Moir (aka Jim Reeves) and Noel Fielding are known as both Artists and Performers. They live very much in the public eye. Both say they are influenced by Jean Michel Basquiat. Their artwork is expressive, and personal showing influences from Surrealism, Dada and Neo-Expressionism (look them up). Their work is colourful, eye-catching and energetic, an individual viewpoint on the world expressed with energy and fun. They are good examples of artists who have found a way to make art their way without worrying what other people think.
- 19. Chandler O’Leary
- 20. Frida Kahlo's life was expressed through her work. A chronological look at her artwork provides an understanding of the events that changed her life: her passions, motivations, disappointments, and desires. Painting was cathartic for her, however, writing and keeping a diary also helped her to establish a relationship with herself, and to find a way of expressing her afflictions during the final 10 years of her life. Kahlo found that writing, as well as painting, was useful not just for communicating with her family and friends—and also as a way of connecting with her own feelings, conveying her ideas on her artistic practice, and expressing her worries and pains, both physical and emotional. “I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.” Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo