Post 16 Online Art Blog

I suppose it is pretty much like the existance of Rosie and Jim...(the cats DA or the puppets)- the communian of art and music has begun and it is exciting.

DRAWING TO MUSIC: responding to Music, Sound, Expression and Emotion

Day 1: Tasks and Challenges to free up your mind and pre-supposed ideas about what drawing is and could be
Day 2: Responding independently and collaborately to music through different media: paint, chalk, charcoal and collage- noting on sounds, emotions, the visually abstract and the literal (graphic scores)
** Choose your own piece of music, respond in your own way, think about the reason, purpose and intention of the visual art piece/pieces
Day 3: Share your own ideas and opinions about the art work created and the music listened to- think about how these two ideas and 'forms' work together and have the potential to be pushed and challenged.
Day 4: LARGE SCALE~: working in small groups (mixed), discussing sounds, planning large compositions and developing creative ideas and realising intentions on large paintings, constantly reflecting on your own ideas and the groups ideas.....

to be continued...........................................

*** Extension: Start looking at the work of Kandinsky, think about his compositions as reponses to music, decipher his use of colour, shapes and composition in their entirety.

BTEC National Certificate in Art and Design

As you know, your deadline is fast approaching.. but what does this mean and what will you be expected to do, say and produce before this day in order to get your rightfully owed assessment.

1. You will need to be prepared on the day to have your FINAL outcome completed.
* HINT:Think about how you would like this viewed by others.
2. You will need to know what your own work is about? why you created it? what inspired you? and how you have got to this final end point?
* HINT:These will be types of questions you will be asked about your art work.
3. You will have to talk about your work coherently and confidently, explaining about the CONCEPT of your idea and the CONTEXT your work should be approached and viewed in
* HINT:Make sure you make critical and contextual links to the work of others (studied) and further links to the theme (in this case Primitive Artefacts)
4. You will definitely need support work, sketchbook work and developmental ideas which support your final piece. These do not have to be fully completed by the set deadline BUT you will need to complete these, along with other set targets (tutors) by the final deadline.
* HINT: This will be a key time to include a comprehensive evaluation, further developmental ideas and a consolidation of thinking
5. Finally...this whole process is of benefit for you, as students, refer back to the assessment criteria, check what you will be assessed upon, how you can achieve this and how will you do so in the future.
* HINT:The more you question your own work and ideas, and the work of others the better you will be at understanding comments made towards you and your own art work.

You will be assessed on your crit and your final piece- try to think about what you are going to say before saying it. Use keywords, themes, ideas and creative approaches.

GOOD LUCK!

Kapoor and Kiefer

* Those of you who are invited to the Royal Academy gifted and talented art trip, need to look at the work of Kapoor before we visit the gallery at the end of the month by visiting the Royal Academy website:Click here

- think about what his work is about?
- how it is constructed?
- what impact do you think it will have on you?
- will it affect your own ideas and art work?
- would you like to do further research about Kapoor?

* Following the Kapoor exhibition, we will be looking at the expressive painting work of Anselm Kiefer, within the White Cube, Mason's Yard.
Click here for review of work and interview
click here for Mason's Yard

- think about Kiefer's use of materials?
- meaning behind the work?
- scale?
- incorporation of objects?
- pigmentations?
- comparison to the work of Kapoor.

** Please note - in addition to these two visits, we will also now be stopping off at the Tate Britain to view the Turner Prize (optional) and the exhibition entitled: Art Now- Beating the Bounds. You can view more about this exhibition on the Tate website CLICK HERE

BTEC National Certificate Year 13

ROUTES: Design or Fine Art?

The first thing to consider regarding your new self-directed project is what pathway and therefore assessment criteria are you going to follow. You have a choice: Design or Fine Art.

Within Design you will have to consider the following:

Unit 36 Graphic Image Making

Unit 44 Narrative Image Making

Where as with Fine Art, you will have to consider the alternative:

Unit 56 Generating Fine Art Ideas

Unit 58 Developing and Realising Fine Art Ideas

This will be mainly determined by your own ideas for the Self Directed project that you want to undertake and what criteria it best fits.

As most of you know we start back on Tuesday 8th September at 8.45am, in the Art studio.

You will be expected to show and present your 'hidden' project work that you we set over the summer break to other art students in year 12 and year 13. As tutors we will expect you to be able to talk about your work, the reasons for it and the processes that you undertook (whether these were conceptual or practical) and answer any questions that the tutors throw at you. As students you will be encouraged to listen and ask relevant questions to support learning further.

During the morning you will be able to familiarise yourself with the art space, materials and equipment, tutors who will be teaching you as well as all the other rules and regulations (including NEW EMA guidelines, working and learning contracts and dress code formalities). Once paid for, you will be able to recieve your Art kit and your own allocated space within the studio. This is a time to also get to know one another.

Year 12 students will be involved with a week of induction before starting on their first module of work. Year 13 students will start with individual tutorials over the course of the week in preparation for HE applications and self-directed projects ideas.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Art Pack 09-10

Again, some additions have been made, some things changed, some reviewed-in order to create the ART PACK OF 2009-10- and well.. it is an impressive package!

This will soon be yours!

*You will notice some things are missing, they have not left, they are still accessible and available, but will be located in the general Art store.
This includes:
Chalk Pastels, Oil Pastels, Assorted Paper including Cartridge, Tissue, Card, Sugar and Black Paper, Acrylic Paints, Clay, Charocoal, PVA Glue, Assorted coloured inks, Printing equipment as well as other materials and medias.

Hidden: Summer Project 2009

hidden: concealed: buried: invisible: covered: secret: secluded: abstruse: disguise: masked: withheld: latent

You have been asked to create a series of works based on the
theme Hidden. You need to develop and create drawings/
paintings/photos etc. based around this idea and theme.

This should be explored and taken in any direction you see as appropriate- think about what IS hidden, from whom and why?

Think about how you could incorporate your own personal
ideas and thinking into this to capture the idea of what you
feel hidden could mean.

You can document your work and thinking in a variety of ways, from photography, writing, drawing etc. Try to be as original as possible with your concepts, this is an opportunity to show what you can do and how you can us ea variety of media independently.

We are aware that this is going to be a challenge as you will be presenting this to the rest of the art group (year 12 and 13 art students)within your Art course Induction week so try
and think about how you will present your work, what you want
your work to show and tell others about yourself.

As you know I have grown to love the current Year 13 students (I love you guys! x) and as the end of their year approaches I need to think about what to do in order to say a fond farewell (I warn you there could be tears)... I have a few ideas, which include a return to the Zoo, London reunion, a day at the beach... I don't know, the list could be endless. I need some ideas (from Year 12 students and my faithful Year 13's) even if it is to tell me to not be so sentimental! haha

So... let me know what you think... and then we can plan something ASAP?

xx

Revised Dress Code 2009-10:

As I write this, a letter is winging its way to you to inform you about the new revised dress code 2009-10.

*Please note that this decision has come from on-high, but as an Art department we felt that we should adhere to some of the rules.

I was very careful to include a number of you in this decision so that we are getting something that we want to wear, that is practical and is flexible enough to suit all our styles and needs.

Revised Dress Code (as follows):

*Black Jeans
*Black Plimsolls
*Black 'Cardigan' with Arts Button/Arts badge/s
*Optional Overalls/Aprons and Boiler Suits

**There is a generic set of rules for the Post 16 dress code, which obviously we can also stick to, but remember the Art dress code is set out to assist and support you as individuals.

The black plimsolls, cardigans (with arts badges) and optional overalls will be provided for you. You will be expected to wear these at all times.

BTEC National Certificate Year 1
Landscape

Journeys: Time and Space

time=

space=

documenting a journey that considers the amount of time and space= your own moment or contribution to the art work

how do you capture something?
how do you use time?
how does space compliment the landscape?
how do you think about time and space, when you are static?