Beautiful People animation

For my Grade 9s .....

Here is the LINK to your project that you started earlier this year. Well done on the end result!

Inserting a video - training

Inserting videos in your blog

•Videos are normally already hosted on the cloud – e.g. YouTube

•You will therefore basically LINK them to your content on your GAFE Drive and to your blog

•If you want to play a video in class, then download it first  and keep it on the DGHS server – SA bandwidth is terrible!

This looks like an actual video - but it's not - it's a link to a video. Your learners can view it at home or anywhere that has good Internet download speed. They like to download it at night (cheaper rates; less busy) and watch it the next day.

This particular video is only 21MB, so plays instantly. Check your video size before using.

Inside Out - a video by Neith Moore

Grade 12 memo from Trials

For my Grade 12s ........
Please use this memo to add any of the South African 'unseens' to your personal collection, as you MUST study 3 examples for each theme. 
Pay special attention to the comments about exam technique.

Link to memo

Theory revision - Grade 12 Visual Literacy

For my Grade 12s .............
This post has been updated for you to use while studying at home.

Dunywa

Magwood -Fraser

Let's concentrate on our collection of chosen artworks that are good examples for the FIVE themes we have studied in class. 
Some examples can be used in either of two themes BUT you must explain in your essay why the example is relevant to that theme - i.e. focus on that theme.

Dust off your infographics, grab some Post-it notes - we're going for 100% for your upcoming Final theory exam! 

Optional:
Order your CD collection or put the collection on your flash. However, your infographics should already have all the content you need. 

1. Look at the Exemplar and its Memo on the DoE website - it gives you valuable information. This site works for all your subjects - not just Visual Arts.......LINK
2. Look at the Trials paper Memo - this will also be invaluable for final revision. You also have this link as a QR code on your Trials question paper.......LINK

Theme 2  - Artists influenced by Africa
Examples and links....
Bell - Journey Pot
kaMkame - Ancestral Spirits
Mapungubwe architects

Theme 3 - Art & Politics
Examples and links.... 
Willie Bester - The Chair
Brett Murray - The Spear
Alexander - Butcher Boys

Theme 5 - Multi Media in South Africa
Examples and links.... 

Doung - Warwick intervention - Stepping into freedom
Dunywa - Ufunani kimi? - performance art
Botha - Afrikaner c. 1600

Theme 6 - Post-democratic identity in South Africa
Examples and links.... 
kaMkame - Letters of home 2012
Chandler - Wounded Tread ....
Langa Magwa, New Identity (Barcode),1999

Theme 7  - Art & Gender Issues
Examples and links.... 
Magwood-Fraser - either of two pieces
Alexander - Oh yes Girl
Siopis - Dora and the Other woman

Ceramics for Grade 10s

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

Working in 3 dimensions - in real space and with actual 3-D form - is very important in Art.

When you start, it is essential that you try baby steps first so that you don't get frustrated. Clay has a mind of its own and you need to learn to work WITH this material and not try to impose your will on it - you will not succeed!

We will start off looking at CLOSED forms with an animal theme.

Follow this LINK for details.

Puffer fish - two pinch pots with texture
 http://amselart.com/ceramics/

Checklist:
Have you done and documented Activity 1 on Google Slides?
Have you shared this with me?
Have you researched African ceramic animals and added this to your Slides?
Have you drawn your idea showing 3-D semi-closed form?

The Realists' view of Women - Courbet, Manet, Millet

For my Grade 11s ........

We will examine the idea of artists 'looking' at women with an OBJECTIVE eye.
Follow the link HERE on Realism and Objectivity.

 

Manet Dejeuner sur l’herbe

(The Picnic) 1863

For Gender Issues ......

A photograph taken in Brett Bailey’s controversial work Exhibit B (2014)
Via: Islington Gazette

LINK to the news article......

This article also poses questions about colonial history in Africa.

Do you think it is offensive? Is it better to make artworks from a 'Post-democratic' viewpoint?

Multimedia - Andries Botha

Your LINK to Andries Botha - Afrikaner c 1600

Here is a LINK to the National Memo where this work was discussed. It is Question 5 and is a good resource!

Self-evaluation for Grade 12

LINK to your self-evaluation for your Trials Practical Exam.
I strongly recommend that you do this and we can print a copy of your marked email return to put into your sourcebook for the moderator to see.