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!

9VA: Detecting Visual Clues

Click on the link below for some clues to interpreting this artwork....
Link to Victor Presentation

You will be creating an infographic report on your findings and this research activity will be tested in your November exams ;-)

Grade 8 Exam

Dear Grade 8's,

Your exams are fast approaching...Here is what you need to study for the Creative Arts Exam.

Section 1 : Chris De Beer and the izimbadadas ( We will work on this research activity next week): 20 Marks

Section 2: Create a Sourceook page: 15 marks

Section 3 : Word Doodle on what is is to be South African: 20 marks

Good luck and happy studying!

12VA understanding Theme 6 And Wim Botha PPT

 Theme 6 - Post-democratic Identity in South Africa (including issues of language, ethnicity, globalization, urbanization in the new South Africa)

Link to PPT explaining concepts and terminology for Theme 6


Wim Botha, ‘Mieliepap Pieta’, 2004

A life-sized mirrored replica of Michaelangelo’s original modelled in maize meal and epoxy resin.

Image from: http://spierartcollection.com/img/content/articles/artists/4/Mieliepap-Pieta-(2004)-by-Wim-Botha.jpg 

Link to PPT on Wim Botha





The Levin Institute (The State University of New York), points out that "although there is no consensus on the consequences of globalization on national cultures, many people believe that a people’s exposure to foreign culture can undermine their own cultural identity."

Link to ijusi exhibition KZNSA blogpost

11VA Our Land T4 Theme

Link to plan for Matric Art Exams

11VA: Manet- The Father of Impressionism

Dejeuner sur l’herbe (The Picnic) 1863

Bar at the Folies Bergiere

1882

Manet was the father of impressionism...

Identify the visual clues in the images above that illustrate the following characteristics of Impressionism:

• Disintegration of the form in light and atmosphere
• Loose brushstrokes to disintegrate the form and create optical blending
• The invention of the camera in 1840 and the shift from religious and royal subject to documentation of everyday life.

Link to Realism Presentation

“Manet’s figures are dissolved in light” - explain this statement in paragraph, using the visual clues and characteristics that you have identified in Manet's artworks. 

Link to Essay writing document example

11VA Gender Issues T3: Self-evaluation

Imagine you are explaining your artwork to a visitor....
Would they be able to understand your message?
Would they see how much work went into it?
Would the artistic skills used in creating it be evident?



Image from: http://livingstoncontent.com/2012/11/14/the-lost-art-of-getting-back/

Now use your responses to the above questions to fill in the following evaluation form.  Your project is due on Friday so this is an important opportunity to identify areas that you feel need tweaking before your work is marked.

Link to 11VA Self-evaluation Form

DOODLE 4 GOOGLE Competition for GR8 & 9

Doodle 4 Google 2014 - Malaysia Winner

Sep 16, 2014

Some information from: http://google-africa.blogspot.com/2014/07/doodle-4-google-2014-doodle-your-dreams.html 

"We’re inviting school students between the ages of 6 and 17 to create a Google Doodle depicting the “South Africa of My Dreams”. From today, you can register to take part and have a chance to win fantastic prizes for you and your school, as well as the chance to see your doodle displayed on the home page of Google.

We have gathered a panel of local guest judges who are passionate about children’s art to help select our winner, including DJ Fresh, Springbok great Pat Lambie; Survivor champ Graham Jenneker, author John van de Ruit, media and tech entrepreneur Seth Rotherham, music diva Yvonne Chaka Chaka, and Spud star Sven Ruygrok.

They will select the best Doodles in four age groups: Ages 6-8; Ages 9-11; Ages 12-14; and Ages 15-17. We’ll then ask the public to vote for their favourite Doodles from each age group and the winners will receive prizes, including tablets, Google Play vouchers and R100,000 worth of technology for the national winner’s school. A Google doodler will select the overall winner, whose doodle will be shown on the Google homepage for a day for millions of South Africans to enjoy. "

Link to Competition site

Link to Animation with examples

doodle gallery

Links to Inspiration Image PPT
- you can build your own using Google PPT and the Research Tool

Link to Google Lesson Plan Pdf


Step 1: Brainstorm your ideas based on South Africa of my Dreams- See lesson plan for inspiration clips.

Step 2: Start drawing- much sure the Google Logo is clear and that you fit the format requirements.

8VA Jewellery SourcebooK

Image from: http://www.thecarrotbox.com/news/0911.asp 

You are currently binding and decorating your Art Sourcebook.  

This is a journal of ideas and 'recipes'on  how to make various art objects.

Link to a perfect sourcebook example

Your Sourcebook pages may not be smaller than A5 and may not be bigger than A4. 

Page 1: Title page with your name, surname and register class

Page 2: Inspiration page with drawings from class PPT 

Page 3: Paper Beads Tutorial

Page 4: Wire Work Tutorial

Page 5: Fabric Flowers Tutorial

8G, 8A, 8T: Sourcebook Due Thursday 25 September.

9VA Figure Rubric

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE PROJECT

An example from Mrs Moore's class

Criteria  - for 25 marks

1. Technical skill - no sticky tape, glue or staples!          [5]

2. Variety in component collection                                   [5]

3. Expression of a character showing diversity in SA 

(NB BODY LANGUAGE)                                                     [5]

4. Presentation                                                                   [5]

5. Use of elements and principles 
e.g form; colour; texture; contrast; variety;                [10]

Link to Self-evaluation Form

Mrs Moore's Post with links the Gr 12 memo

Grade 12 memo from Trials

For my Grade 12s ........
Please use this memo to add any of the South African 'unseens' to your personal library. Pay special attention to the comments about exam technique.

Link to memo

Grade 11VA Realism Essay

 Dear Grade 11s,

Please complete this activity for Homework. 

Image From: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/40.175 

Please write your answers to the following questions in an essay format (i.e. introduction, body, and conclusion).

1. Name, date and contextualize this painting.                                                  [4 marks]

2. What is the artist’s perception of the types of women seen here? What does this say about his society in the mid-19th century?     [2 marks]

3. This movement is called ‘Realism’. Look at the visual clues and give 3 stylistic characteristics of Realism. Describe these clues.                 [6 marks]

Link to Mrs Moore's PPT on Women in Art

Link to Mrs Moore's PPT on Realism

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/realism.htm#characteristics - this site is about Realism in Art

12VA Theory Textbook

image from:  http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/best-android-apps-for-reading-books-and-syncing-between-devices-november-2013/

Link to Theory 12VA 2014 Interactive textbook

Link to Mrs Moore's post with the list of artists

12VA: Penny Siopis & Gender Issues

 
Fig 5. Penny Siopis, Dora and the Other Woman (1988), pastel on paper, private collection.

image from: http://www.interpretingceramics.com/issue008/articles/19.htm

Link to PPT on Siopis

Other Interesting Links:

Link to PPT on Historical Depiction of Women
Link to PPT with examples of South African Artists who deal with Gender issues
Link to 11VA PPT on Gender issues