Stereotypes - parade

For my Grade 9s ......
Well done to these budding sculptors!

Stereotypes - End of year exam

For my grade 9s.......

Your theory Exam has 80 marks.

10 marks is a short drawing test of a recycled object.
Link for practice

30 marks is on the work of the artists you have studied ..... in our case:-
Segal (FDR Memorial); Link to Segal
Dunywa (What do want from me?); Link to Dunywa
Arnott (Exile and Citizen) Link to Arnott

No pictures for these three artists - each for 10 marks.

40 marks are short questions on UNSEEN art works. These are application questions testing your detecting skills.

Study hard and do well!

Analysis - ceramics & jewellery

For the Grade 10s........

Try to write a formal analysis of these two works .......

Pot from Rorke's Drift

Artist's block from Chris de Beer

Stencils

A clever idea for all sorts of repetition in design and visual art ..... He uses a jeweller's saw and a 'sandwich' of many pieces of paper or plastic.

Stencil link

Beaded embroidered jewellery

Something beautiful ......

PJ Valenciano

Link to the Beading Gems Journal

Ardmore - ceramics

Look at the link below to see all the wonderful items produced by Ardmore Ceramics.....

Ardmore Ceramics

Look at my presentation to learn how to analyse a ceramic piece from Ardmore.

Link to presentation

Chameleon jug

Owl Jug

Rendering - ceramics & jewellery

For my Gr 10s .......

Try this rendering activity as practice. Remember to retain an illusion of form and space while you try to add patterns onto the plain beads.

View the link to the whole presentation

Chris de Beer - SA jeweller

For my Gr 10s ........

Keyrings

Bonginkosi Tshabalala's drawing

Link to Mrs Sturgess' Studio2-41 blog

Stereotypes - drawings

For my Grade 9 class ........

I love what some people make from junk!
Practise drawing these using tone so you can do well in your quickie exam drawing.

Stereotypes - punchbag workshop

For the Grade 9s ....
It turned out to be quite difficult to imagine a punchbag rotating! Here are some photos of the punchbag turning.
I will post photos of the participants when I get them from Johan.



 

Stereotypes - Arnott

For the Grade 9s ......

Thanks to Miss Bansi for this information.

Bruce Arnott

Bruce Arnott was a Professor in the Department of Fine Art, where he taught sculpture. He is a Life Fellow of the University of Cape Town.

Bruce Arnott is also a professional sculptor who works mainly in bronze. He is represented in public collections in South Africa.

This is one of his works titled ‘Exile’.

What message do you think he is trying to send?

 Exile

The Citizen

The Citizen is a brilliant satire on the cigar-smoking businessman dressed in morning coat, striding out to work, cane in hand and Financial Times tucked under the arm. 

What could the following mean? What is the citizen's 'type'?

•The coat & hat

•The stance, body language, form of the body

• Cigar

•Newspaper rolled up

•Walking cane

Stereotypes by Disney

You have got to love the Disney designers for putting their collective feet into stereotypical bias! Have a look and comment on what YOU think. This would make an interesting question for an Exam paper.

Link to The Day

The new Princess Sofia

Ceramic sculpture

Christie Brown works with a Surform  tool (like a grater) on polystyrene foam - then translates this into clay.

I wonder about the mess in the studio though! Maybe on the veranda in a box like the polyurethane foam? Its certainly cheaper than PU foam. (both from Sagex - Pinetown)

Link to ceramics blog

Art & Politics

For my Grade 11s and 12s .......

Trouble in China
....read the link from The Day

Stereotypes - junk assemblages

For my Grade 9s ..............

Thanks to the Cloth Paper and Scissors magazine for these beautiful little people made from recycled bits.

LINK TO THE .pdf

By Maria Testa

Jewellery - wire wrapping

For my Grade 10s ..........

What objects do you find 'healing'? 

Could you wrap them in wire so that they become an important part of your jewellery theme - 'Art as Healing'?

Wire Wrapped Purple Mohave Turquoise Jewelry Set

Wire Wrapped Purple Mohave Turquoise Jewelry Set

Mattie and Phil are the husband and wife team behind Gaddabout Rock on Etsy who stumbled upon rock hounding years ago.  They were on a hike and came across what they thought was an interesting stone. Mattie said, "We took it home; my husband used the lapidary at our RV park to cut and polish it, then we were hooked!" 

Stereotype assemblage rubric

For my Grade 9s ..........

Link to assemblage rubric

What could you add to this character from 'Legend of the Sky Kingdom' to give more visual clues to his personality?

Grade 12

The Studio will be open on Monday 1st October from 10h30 until 13h30 for Matric LO1 preparation.

Grade 12

Last lesson before your Final Practicals............

Link to sourcebook checklist
Please use this checklist as an expanded rubric guide based on your Exam Paper. It can also be used as an Index.

This sourcebook will come back to school next term (hopefully finished) and will be essential when you settle in to your 3-day Practical Exam. 

You may send small files to neithmoore906@gmail.com if you would like a crit on your work.

GOOD LUCK (and - better than luck) WORK HARD!

Zahraa

Stereotype - sourcebook

For 9V .........

You need to put your sourcebook together.
(Due before you leave for the holidays)

Checklist (order is not essential)

q Junk character drawing

q Duality character sketches

q Punchbag drawing photo (on the server/flash) or link to Picasa or Evernote/Skitch

q Punchbag collage photo (on the server/flash) or link to Picasa or Evernote/Skitch

q Punchbag artist’s statement (or link to Evernote)

q FDR memorial study (or link to Prezi)

See if you can find these apps for your phone - useful for your other subjects.
Do you have any other suggestions? Remember - Facebook and Twitter are blocked at DGHS.

Ceramics

This is an excellent site for some troubleshooting tips on the problems and 'accidents' that happen to your clay animals.

Link to some handy tips

Jane Burskirk

Remember - use 'ceramics' in the search box in the blog to find all the posts on the subject. You can sort by date when the posts come up. Don't forget to sign in as yourself!

Art & Politics - Mabulu

Following on from my post about Brett Murray and The Spear ......

You Magazine had an interesting article (6th September 2012) about another satirical artist who is known for his social activism - Ayanda Mabulu from Cape Town. And guess who he satirizes???

Ayanda Mabulu (You Magazine)

Page 1

Page 2

This artist could also be used for the theme on Art & Politics, but the focus should be on the actual painting, rather than purely about the political discourse.

Ceramics

A really inspirational site for ceramics! The work has an organic look to it, although animals aren't specifically referenced.

Link to site

Caron Galleries

Willie Bester - Art & Politics

Bester expresses his intentions ........

"What I try to get behind is why it is so difficult for people to change from their old ways. It hasn't worked out the way I imagined. People who thought they were superior before haven't really changed. I try to find out through studying history what gives people the right to think that way. I try to find a solution, not to be disappointed, to reach an understanding." (ArtThrob)

http://www.artthrob.co.za/99aug/artbio.html

Another link ....... Biography

Another link ......President's award

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

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

Link to discussion

Create an infographic on Bester's work below.
Please use your usual rubric to plan this.

Link to infographic rubric.

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

Willie Bester

Bester's self-built house in Kuils River

Stereotypes - catalogue

Link to the Community Punching Bags catalogue

This explains the thinking behind each punchbag.

UK Art students - BBC

Sometimes we think we are working in isolation down here at the bottom of Africa. It's good to have a look at other students' sourcebooks and work (from the UK) - thanks to the BBC for running this site.

UK - Art & Design link

Dunywa - New Media and Stereotypes

But is this Art? 

This question is often overheard in a gallery showing New Media like Performance Art.

Use your analysis skills to answer this.

Look at the presentation if necessary. Remember - my opinions are not 'right' - they are just mine!

Link to presentation questions

Zama Dunywa

Ufunani kimi?

(What do you want from me?)

(performance still)

Colour and clay

It's possible to create illusions of form with your pencil crayons. Look at this pencil crayon drawing I did of Rebecca Matibe's pot.

Remember - work on the highlights first with white / yellow ochre. The darks of the form shadow can have some blue in them - this often darkens the colour value. I intensified the terracotta colour with bright orange and vermilion.

Terrence Bray at KZNSA - Fashion

For those of you who are interested in Fashion Design ...................tonight is the opening.

reminder - exhibition opening - where we live - tuesday 21 august - 6pm

KZNSA Main Gallery

This new exhibition is a collaboration between artist Jeannie Kinsler and the renowned Durban fashion designer Terrence Bray. A serendipitous meeting with Terrence led to the collaboration, which resulted in Terrence using paintings on fabric and as inspiration for his Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Jeannie was in turn inspired by his vision and creative energy - and by seeing her work moving through fabric on bodies - to produce a new series of paintings. While her work is widely associated with images of the female form, the human head and still life – this new body of work further explores the human form fragmented by light, shadow, fabric and movement. The opening will showcase the official Durban launch of the Spring/Summer 2012 collection by Terrence Bray - a couture-style version of Bray’s new ready-to-wear range – a highly styled high-fashion presentation of 10 looks from the collection – and an opportunity to view this fusion of fashion and art.

Link to the KZNSA site

Stereotypes - 'The Third Force'

I was listening to the news of the 'Marikana Massacre' this morning and wondering who the infamous 'Third Force' was this time!

Third force link

"During this time, the African National Congress Youth League echoes [the Congress of SA Trade Unions'] call for workers to exercise maximum discipline and restraint in the face of faceless and nameless provocation."

News24 link

Is this an age-old stereotype that Humans use to put blame on the 'Scapegoat'?
"It's not OUR conflict - we can't resolve it - it's somebody else's fault/responsibility"

Grade 9s - we will discuss this in class as part of our Conflict Resolution investigation, and you can also comment here by signing in as yourself.

Stereotypes and Gender Issues - Weakley

Refreshing to assess something different! Have a look at Weakley's blog / documentary for PAT 3. Great photography.


Beauty / Conformity link .......... blog

Prezi question - stereotypes

I had to find out if a Prezi infographic can have sound added to it!
Apparently YES, but it sounds quite complicated.
Let me know if you manage it by sharing your Prezi with me.

Link to tutorial

Stereotypes - Hanson

Watch this video on Hyper-realistic sculptors

Hanson - Shopper 1970

Create an A3 infographic on ONE of Hanson's works. 
This task is worth 10 credits.Make sure you include the following:-

1. The name and date of the artwork
2. A short explanation of the artist's intention
3. A consideration of the possible stereotype.
   (Hint: What is the 'American Dream'?)
4. A short summary of the materials and techniques used in the work.
5. Don't forget the design impact of your infographic.

Link to good images of Hanson's sculptures
Link to Hanson site

On-line photo editor

Something to try out on the netbooks after you have taken your photos......

Link to Fotoflexer

Remember that the netbooks do not have enough RAM to use Photoshop to edit your photos.