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 my presentation

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?

Shining through the Shadows (1999) is another example of Bell's work that you could use.

Shining through the Shadows 1999

LINK to my presentation

Use the suggestions for chunks found above. Do you think print-making lends itself to African imagery, or are ceramics more directly 'African'?

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

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

Theme:

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

The first artist we will look at is Deborah Bell. Her Journey Pot IV is a good example for this theme.

1. Link to your presentation

2. Link to my Nesta Nala infographic

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! (Including the symbolism ....)

You may like to answer these questions .....

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 similar materials?

Now evaluate your infographic ........

3. Infographic rubric

Grade 12 exam revision

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

Dunywa

Ardmore

Let's concentrate on our collection of chosen artworks that are good examples for the themes we have studied in class. 

Dust off your infographics, grab some Post-it notes - we're going for 100% for your upcoming 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. 

Theme 3 - Art & Politics 
Willie Bester - The Chair
Brett Murray - The Spear

Theme 4 - Craft & Applied Art 

Dube & Verster collaboration

Nesta Nala - an ukhamba (see blog)

Bell - Journey Pot

Ardmore Ceramics

Theme 7 - New Media 
Kentridge - Stereoscope
Botha - Afrikander c 1600
Dunywa - Ufunani kimi?

Theme 8 - Art & the Spiritual Realm 
Mbatha -The Ethiopian
Bell - Shining through the Shadows
Nkosi - Pain on the Cross

Theme 9  - Art & Gender Issues
Magwood-Fraser - any of two pieces
Galdhari - Irony
Siopis - Dora & the Other Woman

Nesta Nala infographic

For my Grade 12's ...........
Craft and Applied Art

Nesta Nala holding an uphiso

Have a look as this demo infographic that I have made for you. 
I used my Powerpoint as a base and then used Juliet Armstrong's website as well. I found it very interesting and informative.

Nesta Nala Infographic link

Black izinkhambo

Thanks as well to the Magwasa family who demonstrated these skills for Prof. Armstrong.

Website link - to Prof Armstrong

When I assessed the Grade 12 infographics, I found the following to be common problems:-

• The chunks were too short with little discussion. Try and aim for at least 100 words per infographic (for 10 marks).
• The chunks were poorly sequenced, and so were confusing to read. Remember - you need to write a coherent essay on this topic for your final.
• Many of the Grade 12's simply copied and pasted my Powerpoint or another website. Bad news! Please analyse and re-synthesise the information to show your higher order thinking skills.
• The generic infographic rubric was ignored - not even used as a checklist. Let me give it to you AGAIN.

Infographic rubric link