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."

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!

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

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

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

11VA & 12VA : Understanding the importance of LO1

Dear Grade 12's 
There was a big discrepancy between your sourcebook evaluations and my marks.  Therefore I think we need to discuss what a ten out of ten looks like.  

One recurring problem is that most of you are doing drawing studies as experiments.  This is problematic as it does not allow you to explore composing a composition/ creating a miniature of your final idea.  

 
Image from: http://www.artfoodandpassion.com/2011/03/animal-drawing-studies-predators/

 
 image from: http://joe-heasman.blogspot.com/2010/03/life-drawing-studies.html

The examples above are drawing studies.  They are limited conceptually, because the images do not have sufficient visual clues to create meaning.  This means that they do not fulfill the rubric requirements for LO2. They work as preparation for compositional sketches, but they cannot be the only type of experiments in your sourcebook.

The sourcebook is preparation for the final product, so there should be lots of reference images in your books that demonstrate how your imagery choice relates to your concept. e.g how would you positioned the figure in a landscape to tell the story of a journey? 

There should also be COMPOSITIONAL sketches.  A good composition should make use of compositional rules such as the Rule of Thirds and at least 3 elements and principles of art.  

 Delacroix Massacre of  Chios  1824

(French Romanticism)

- Oil painting on canvas

The Ottoman Turks (Muslims) slaughtered the Greek Orthodox inhabitants of the Mediterranean island of Chios.

Below is a diagram Mrs Moore drew showing the compositional devices Delacroix has used:

Can you see how a compositional diagram combined with conceptual imagery allows me to assess whether your idea is ready for a final product???  

The second are that your sourcebook covers is technical skills.  Research, investigation and experimentation, allows you demonstrate your ability to handle your chosen medium.  Therefore your experiments should be skillful and they research on other artists should have a practical application to your own work. 

 To check whether your final idea is a hundred percent you need to evaluate it according to the rubric for LO2.

SECTION B: THE ARTWORK (LO2)

CRITERIA

• Choice and use of materials/techniques 10 (do your experiments demonstrate your ability to paint/ draw/ sculpt etc.?)
• Use of formal art elements 10 ( there should be a clear composition when you begin and at least three planned elements and principles, however the relationship between your chosen elements and principles will develop as you work)
• Overall impression of work – originality, creativity, innovation 10 (Is your sourcebook idea innovative?)
• Interpretation and practical implementation of research 10 (this is on-going while you work on LO2 but there should be link between your sourcebook and the final product, you can't suddenly change ideas)
• Completion and presentation of artwork 10 (this comes together at the end of LO2 but Lo1 should show how you intend to hang/ display your work)
• TOTAL 50

Also you cannot assess your sourcebook on content that is not there. I cannot mark drawings as process drawings and as experiments.  Please look at the mark allocation.  15 marks is at least 3 x A3 pages unless your content is super detailed and intricate, then you can get away with doing less because you will still have the same number of hours. 

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

Please note these sourcebooks are crucial to your final exam preparation.  Please fix up problematic areas and make sure you understand the process work.  It is half of your marks!!!

12VA Self-Evaluation: T3 Sourcebook

Link to 12VA T3 LO1 Evaluation form

Please make a copy of this document and complete an analysis of your exhibition readiness.

Link to exhibition Table

Sourcebook Rubric: 11 & 12

Link to Google Doc of Rubric

Category	Possible content	Marks	Possible no. of pages
Concept development	mindmap, intention, originality and innovation of idea	10	2 x A3s
Research, investigation, experimentation, et cetera	inspiration artists, experiments, tutorials, photographs, internet images	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

Essay Writing & Exam Revision: 12VA

Link to Memo from June Exam 2014

When writing an art essay make sure you structure your work to add clarity and focus to your discussion.  Below is a brief layout that will help you with writing concisely.

Introduction: Data & Intention

E.g.

• Sentence 1 = An artist who deals with (theme) is ( artist's name) in the artwork  (title of the work).
• Sentence 2= (artist's name) intention is to (briefly explain intention)

Body= Analysis of Visual clues

Visual clues are: Formal elements and principles of art [EP], materials and techniques [MT], imagery [I]

• Sentence 1: The artist has used (specific description of the visual clue) to express (meaning of the visual clue).

When describing a visual clue you need to explain the category (is it a EP/MT/I) as well as a brief description of what it looks like. However to get your mark you need to explain the meaning or symbolism of the visual clue. Thus analyzing visual clues is like describing two sides of a coin.

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Images from: http://www.coinnews.net/2008/07/07/nelson-mandela-madiba-birthday-coin-from-south-african-mint-4239/  & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_(currency)

I like to think of an analysis like identifying the ingredients used to bake a cake (i.e. the artwork) as well as the occasion that the cake was made for (i.e. the meaning of the artwork).

 
Images from: http://eatlittlebird.com/2012/08/08/lemon-syrup-loaf-cake/ 

Conclusion= Wow factor

When you have finished your analysis you need to sum up your essay with a sentence that demonstrates your insight into the topic.  It is like the ribbon that holds everything together and rounds your essay/cake off.

image from: http://parade.condenast.com/221279/lorilange/how-to-make-a-kit-kat-cake-with-your-leftover-halloween-candy/

Please note if you are writing an essay on more than artist than after your conclusion of the first artwork analysis you will have a JOINING WORD that begins the next analysis e.g.

SIMILARLY/ ANOTHER ARTIST THAT explores this theme is.. (artist name)...discusses (artist intention/theme) in (artwork title)