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

Deborah Bell - Journey Pots

For my grade 12s.......
Bell's Journey Pots are interesting examples to consider for the theme: 'Craft & Applied Art'.
Journey Pots link

Make an infographic on ONE of these pots - don't forget to look at the rubric below!
Infographic rubric link

Are these pots 'Art', 'Craft', or 'Applied Art'? Discuss this first and then explain your reasoning in FULL sentences. You can do this by posting a comment.(Remember to log in as YOU)

Deborah Bell - Journey Pot IV - 1999

Stereotypes - Community Punching Bags

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

Here is a link to your lessons on the Community Punching Bags.

Link to Presentation

Template for a punch bag

Mrs Moore as a punch bag!

Paper collage to show the opposites

Leather swatches

Surrealism

Here is a link from Anna T on Surrealism in the Tate Museum.
Thanks! The link is relevant to my last post about the intentions of the Surrealists.

Ernst's Cities

Max Ernst (1891‑1976)

Title

The Entire City

La Ville entière

Date1934

MediumOil on paper laid on canvas

Dimensionssupport: 502 x 613 mm frame: 696 x 798 x 47 mm

Collection

Tate

Surrealism - Dali

For my Grade 11s ....

Let's think about the intentions of some of the Surrealists and their followers.

Dali - 1937
Metamorphosis of Narcissus - link

1. Look at the art work shown here - record the artist, the work title and the date.
2. What/who influenced THIS work? What was the context - what was going on at the time?
3. What do you think the artist's intention could have been? Open the link on a new tab to research this - but you must THINK about this.
4. Discuss Dali's technical skills and their impact on 'reality'.

I found the Tate's site to be very valuable.
Tate link

Dali's poem ....

“When that head splits

When that head bursts

When the head shatters in pieces

It will be the flower,

The new Narcissus,

Gala,

My narcissus.”


A link for the Dali fans ......

And a link to the Tate - Poetry and Dream
.... good for your own practical work.

A whole website on surrealism ....www.surrealists.co.uk

Zentangles

An interesting link for looking at Automatism in Surrealism. 

Thanks to Mrs Martin from Girls' College for drawing it to my attention! 

This doodle activity was very popular during the 60's when I was a teenager - and we used to add colour to each and every bit. It was a meditative experience - better than magic mushrooms, and much healthier. Also quite similar to Dali's method using 'critical paranoia'.

A Zentangle

Link to Zentangles

Stereotypes - illustrations

For the Grade 9s .............

Illustrations from 'The Legend of the Sky Kingdom'

Can you identify the components of the characters?

PAT5 - Grades 11 & 12 brief

The unconscious / subconscious has always been an inspiration for artists.
Look at the presentation link below which covers the brief for the theme: 'Dreams and Other Oddities'


Link to the presentation

de Chirico The Two Sisters

Ceramics - technical stuff!

If you investigate, research and experiment, you will avoid many later pitfalls and disasters. Have a look at these 'how to do...' tips.

Document your experiments with your own photos.

Technical research link

Here is another interesting site.
Techniques in Clay

Plastic clay imprinted with real texture and pattern

Ceramics for Grade 10

This term you will working in 3-dimensions with clay.
We will use 'African Animals' as our theme, and create both a sourcebook (LO1) as well as a finished ceramic sculpture or animal container (LO2). 


The guidelines are in the following presentation .....
Introduction to Ceramics - presentation

Animals from Ardmore Studios