12VA Sourcebook Deadline

Dear Grade 12s, I hope exams are going well!
Just a reminder that your practical work needs to be delivered on the morning of the 27th November 2014. Please get any outstanding stuff into your source books before then."

9VA November Art Exam:

 During Term 4 you worked on a Doodle4Google activity. In the other three terms you perfected your ability to create illusions of form and texture using both pencils and pencil crayons.

In your exam you will be asked to showcase your ability by creating a new doodle based on the following Rubric.

Illusion of form, textures & patterns	5
Tonal &/or colour range (shading & blending)	5
Innovation and creativity	5
Effectiveness and effort	5
Total	20

11VA Expressionism:

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

Date:

Paris, June-July 1907

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

8' x 7' 8" (243.9 x 233.7 cm)

Credit Line:

Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest

MoMA Number:

333.1939

Copyright:

© 2014 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

 http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=79766

Use the following questions to guide your analysis of the image above:

• Describe Picasso's illusion of space.
• What viewpoint(s) has Picasso used?
• How has Picasso created illusions of form?
• What cultures has Picasso being influenced by?
• Discuss Picasso's use of the elements and principles of art.
• How has Picasso portrayed women?

11VA: Exam Preparation

Your exams are coming up and Mrs Moore has posted all the information you need to prepare....
Please click on the links to view:

Practical Exam Post (This is on the the 3rd of November...Your prep work is due on the 3oth  of October)

Please use the links below to prepare for your Theory exam!
Mrs Moore's Theory exam post (This includes your exam layout)

Link to a Digital 'Textbook' with all your seen examples and blog and PPT links

Here is a post on essay writing that will help you organise your information concisely... Essay Writing Post

8VA: Chris De Beer and The Izimbadadas

Click here to read the Chris De Beer Story

In groups, read the story about Chris De Beer and the Izimbadadas...

Discuss the questions and record your answers on your worksheet.

Click on the link to watch a short clip about Chris De Beer: http://vimeo.com/56688262

11VA: Our Land Project

Jess Forster's example of blending landscapes and faces...

Dear Gr11s,
Your sourcebook needs the following content:

Photos:

1) Photo Album of Landscapes (at least 5)
2) Photo Album of Faces (at least 5)

Drawing Experiments:

3) Time magazine drawing
4) Michelangelo drawing

Digital Experiments:

5) Photoshop screen shots of:
-  layers
- opacity
-blending modes
-composition
- filters
(You can use the following programs for your experiments: Pixlr, Photoshop elements, Photoshop touch, Photoshop express or Adobe Photoshop)


Please note that each version is different but here are some screenshots to remind you:

 Link to screenshots of blending mode on Photoshop on Mrs Sturgess's computer
Photoshop cut-out tutorial
Screenshots of Gaussian blur on Photoshop
link to using Adobe bridge to prove your photos originality

Pixlr Screenshots:

Using blending modes on pixlr

By Thursday the 30 of October you must have printed an A4 image of your final composition for your teacher to check.

After exams and during Term 1 in 2015 we will add:

6) Mindmap of ideas
7) Thumbnails, final intention etc...

12VA: New Media Revision

New Media: Link to Revision PPT


“He got game”, Robin Rhode, 2000 
Image from: http://rebelart.net/watchlist-16-robin-rhode/00154/

Dear Grade 12's your textbook PPt has been updated... Good Luck For Monday!!

Link to Theory Textbook 2014

Remember you are answering Questions 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7 in the final exam. Also study 3 artists for each theme in case on of the unseen examples is an artist  we have studied this year!