Grade 9: Artist focus: Kentridge

Grade 9's

William Kentridge is considered to be one of the leading artists in South Africa, and his work has brought him recognition around the world.

In an animated film dating from 1989, Kentridge paints Soho Ackstein, a man withinwhose power it lies to feed, or to starve, the poor of Johannesburg standing at his door .

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"Kentridge has called his films "drawings for projection." For unlike most traditional animators, he does not make a separate image for each frame, but draws, erases and redraws in charcoal and pastel on the same sheet, shooting as he goes, to make whole sequences. Camera work and editing are minimal and elemental"
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Article on Kentridge's studio

link to class powerpoint


Link to Kentridge's movie Stereoscope

Grade 10 revision elements and principles of art

Grade 10's
here are some notes on the elements and principles of art...

link to powerpoint on elements and principles of art

also you may do your acrylic egg in monochrome... click on link to Mrs Moore's blog for tips.

link to monochrome underpainting

link to wood tutorial

Grade 8 Beadwork Revision

Click on the LINK to view a powerpoint on types of beads and Monkeybiz

Grade 11 Art Spirituality Revision

link to powerpoint on Mbatha, and other cruxifixion artworks

Gr 11: Art and Politics

See Mrs Moore's blog for comments on
Brett Murray: The Spear

link to artthrob articticle about Brett Murray

David: The Oath of Horatii

Kirchner: Self Portrait as a Soldier



link to politics and neoclassical powerpoint

link to the powerpoint about Kirchner's self-portait as a soldier

Grade 8 work due and break down of exams

Your exam is based on term 1 and 2 work

• Beadwork history
• Types of Beads
• How does Monkeybiz benefit the commmunity?
• How to create your own beadwork patterns/ projects
• perspective (how to draw using the principles of perspective as well as the definitions)
• viewpoints (low, high, eye-level)
• how do viewpoints affect the viewer/our perception

Your practical work due is:

• your pen and ink spheres
• your bottle drawings
• your classwork exercises (including your spot tests)
• your positive and negative drawings
• your upside down man drawing
• extra marks will be awarded for any extra work done such as the shoe drawing

your work must be handed in in a flipfile or with a paper clip.

8M your due date for drawings is Tuesday the 5th of June.

8M Your drawing of a room (this drawing must include shading/ colour/ pen and ink techniques) is due on the 14 of June.