Scarcity and Surplus

At Crawford College La Lucia, the Grade 10s and 11s are currently working on the IEB 2015 Matric Exam theme: Scarcity & Surplus. I composed this inspirational booklet for the Grade 10s based on various links from Mrs Moore's blog, my own blog and the internet. Happy Creating!

Link to Presentation

Wieden + Kennedy an inspiring Ad Agency

Wieden + Kennedy are the Ad Agency that created the "Just Do It" Campaign for Nike:

‘We don’t believe in the normal way of doing something’ – Dan Wieden talks to Design Indaba

 http://www.wkdelhiblog.com/2015/04/29/just-do-it/

For those of you creating ad campaigns, consider the following examples.
http://www.modernworkers.com/services/social-media-management/ 

The return of the blogger....

I am currently writing up my Masters paper about our online learning experiments in South Africa at DGHS so I had a look at the stats on this blog. I was blown away! It made me realise that the purpose of this blog may have changed as I no longer teach art at DGHS but that the blog should not stop. I will start posting some more links soon! In terms of hosting content for my learners I have been working with intranet sites as they are easy to navigate, but I will continue sharing links here for the 69 followers :-).
Kind regards
Shelanna Sturgess

 

12VA Self- Evaluation Form

Link to LO2 Self-evaluation Form 12VA T1

12VA: Test on theme: ‘South African artists influenced by African and/or indigenous art forms ’

Dear Grade 12's,
Some of you have not completed your infographics for this term. As result we will be writing an open book test in our double on Friday the 27th of March. If you handed in all your work for this term, then the test is not compulsory. However, I suggest you  still write the test as a practice on condensing work for exams and the results will be used to enhance your marks.

Below are the questions for your test...

Question 1 [10 marks] Unseen Analysis

Imagine yourself standing next to the sculpture above, which is situated in a gallery.

1.1 Discuss what you think the artwork’s concept is, using information from the title and various other visual clues. (2)

1.2. Discuss how the artist was inspired by Africa in creating this artwork. Make sure your analysis is based on :

-the elements and principles of art,

-the materials and techniques

-and imagery.  (6)

1.3 The sculpture evokes different emotions in the viewer. Discuss your own emotional responses to this sculpture and explain which specific visual clues evoked them. (2)   

Question 2 [20 marks] Seen Artworks

You have studied various artworks that have focused on the forms and influences of Africa.  In a well-structured 2 page essay, explain how this influence is found in contemporary South African art. Choose AT LEAST TWO of your researched artworks as examples, although you could use three.

Consider the following guidelines in your discussion.

• The names of the artworks and of the artists
• The historical and geographical contexts of these examples
• The influences from Africa and possible traditional meanings
• The new meanings that your chosen artists have created.

Analysis of these works showing your understanding of the elements and principles of art/design used by the artists. (20)

12VA Theory: New Media Introduction & Zama Dunywa

Link to New Media & Contemporary Introduction PPT

Link to PPT on Zama Dunywa

12VA: Artists Inspired by African Art Forms

From Mrs Moore's blog...
Deborah Bell - Art influenced by Africa

For my Grade 12s ..........

Theme:

‘South African artists influenced by African and/or indigenous art forms ’

Deborah Bell's belief system places her very firmly in an African world view. She believes that she is part of those who have gone before.
She says of her images .....

"It is as if I made them before: as if I had been them before."

Her Journey Pot IV is a good example for this theme.

Journey Pot IV 1999

Link to Mrs Moore's presentation on Deborah Bell

Link to my Nesta Nala infographic 
- Nala is a traditional Zulu ceramic artist.

Construct your own infographic on this information, using the guidelines you learnt last year. You will need about 300 words divided into chunks. (+/- 5 chunks) You will also need extra diagrams and colour sketches.

Suggested chunks:

• Illustrated Data 
• Intention about Africa & Influences from Africa
• Materials and techniques of Africa
• Some elements and principles emphasizing the African connection! 
• Symbolism influenced by Africa

You may like to answer these questions in your chunks.....

1.How does this pot improve the status of women?

2.Discuss the sacred and social nature of pots in South Africa.

3.How does this pot both recognize the past  and stand for the future?
4.How are these materials used?

Terracotta (kiln & pit fired); 
Fat & wax; Charcoal; Wire; Graphite; Kiln cement

5.How does this differ from Nala’s use of some of these materials?

Link to Mrs Moore's Post with some other examples of Deborah Bell's work

12VA Self-evaluation: Our Land Sourcebook

Link to Sourcebook Self- Evaluation Form

!!VA & 12VA: Editing Images on Photoshop

Here is a lovely example of digital experimentation by Jade Russell in Grade 12 2015. 

I will add some screenshots on how Jade created a similar image.

Link to Jade's Print screens of her process

Research & Tutorial links

Some Interesting Photoshop Experiments could be:

-  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; Remember to take screenshots of your process work for your Sourcebook)

Please note that each version is different but here are some links to screenshots PPTs 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

11VA: Ceramic Self-evaluation And Our Land

Lesson Plan 9/2:

Please Login to your GAFE  account and complete  the evaluation form.

Link to Self-evaluation form

You can also start the our land project the brief has been shared with you and is posted on your classroom page, as well as the intranet site.

12VA: Theory: Theme 2: Artists Inspired by African Art Forms: Mapungubwe

Mapungubwe National Park buildings
- an example of an ‘eco-friendly’ sustainable architectural design influenced by Ancient Africa
Architect: Abre Crafford
Client: SANParks

Link to Presentation on Mapungubwe

Link to Mapungubwe Infographic

link to notes on Mapungubwe

Use this infographic to write an essay.
Write an essay (approx. 350 words) entitled ' Mapungubwe - an African Architecture'.

Deadline:


Criteria:
Content & relevance to theme (20)

Style - paragraphs, punctuation, spelling (5)

NB! You may not copy Mrs Moore’s wording or the internet sources, as you need to demonstrate your own understanding in your written work. You could make your work more original by including some research on Peter Rich’s Interpretive Centre.

Transitioning to Google Sites

Image: "There's always room for more"- photo courtesy of Shena Macdonald.

To all my followers and students,
I am definitely still posting content to the web, but I have added some new formats.

DGHS learners' content will be hosted on our school's intranet:

I have set up my Grade 8 and 9 classess content at: https://sites.google.com/a/dghs.co.za/art-dept---grades-8-9/

And my Grade 11 and 12's classes content at: https://sites.google.com/a/dghs.co.za/art-department/

I have also set up Google Classrooms with learners assignments.

Link to PPT on joining Google Classroom as a pupil
Link to PPT on opening Classroom in Drive

Class Codes for Classroom are as follows:

Grade 9K   2yu91h1

Grade 9O  s5w7a2

Grade 9S     gk7wf7i

Grade 11 r1liavf

Grade 12 4eefca

The intranet art pages are public, but the calendars are only open people with a DGHS GAFE domain login.

This term the Grade 8's are learning about Ndebele Inspired Fashion Designers (Link )

and the Grade 9's are learning about Beautiful people (Link)

The Grade 11's are working on two Practical Briefs ( African ceramic animals and Our land: Personal Geographies) (link) as well as Art and Politics in theory (Link)

The Grade 12's are working on Our Land as their practical theme (Link)
and Art and Politics for theory (link)


You can also view my work on my website: https://sites.google.com/site/shelannasturgess/
Some of the sections are still growing :-)

I will add a section soon with links to all of my art practical tips soon. 

Happy viewing!

12VA : Using the Netbooks

Dear Grade 12's,

Please remember to use the research tool when 'surfing the net' on the netbooks! Here's a link to remind you:

Link to presentation on Working online

12VA Theory: Willie Bester: The Chair

Art & Politics: Willie Bester: The Chair

Critics have found Willie Bester's work to be 'preachy' and 'tritely literal' - what do you think?

You may use the links below for a reminder of our discussion in class.

Record your analysis and discussion in an infographic/ essay.

   

The Chair - installation from the 1990s
 - Durban Art Gallery

 Link to Mrs Moore's post on Willie Bester

Link to Bester PPT

Link to Post on Essay Writing

Please use your usual rubric to plan this.

Link to infographic rubric.

12VA: OUR LAND

REPOSTED from Mrs Moore's blog:

Our Land 2015

For my Grade 12s .......

Last year we started work on the 2014 Matric Final Practical Brief. 

This year we will consolidate all the preparatory work into your sourcebook. We will work on this in class and it is due on the 13th Feb 2015. You will then evaluate it yourself.

The Final (LO2) piece is due on the 27 March (last Friday of Term 1 for Mrs Sturgess's class). 

Hood - drawing

  

Sourcebook Rubric

Category	Possible content	Marks	Possible no. of pages
Concept development	mindmap, final intention (this includes a compositional sketch and artists statement, originality and innovation of idea	10	2 x A3s
Research, investigation, experimentation, et cetera	inspiration artists, experiments, tutorials, reference images - photographs, internet images, collages	15	3 xA3s
Process drawings	thumbnails, illustrations, skilful drawings (tonal range, linear drawings, illusions of form and space)	15	2-3 x A3s (depending on drawing style)
Presentation and overall view	time management, binding, aesthetics	10
Total		50