Grade 11 Printmaking

For my Grade 11s ....................
We will be looking at this print next.

                        Shining through the Shadows 1999
 - Deborah Bell                       
- hand-coloured drypoint etching with chine collé

Some research links to Deborah Bell ...

• Our bookshelf in the studio!
• 2012 Deborah Bell on the Art drive (server)
• My Prezi on Bell
• A SlideBoom presentation
• Bell at David Krut Publishing
• Bell at the Goodman Gallery
• A YouTube video on the chine colle technique
• Drypoint on sealed cardboard

Ask yourself…………….

1. Can you discuss the symbolism of this work? How do symbols give the viewer clues about Bell’s spiritual realm?
   (allocate 5 marks for this)
2. Can you briefly discuss Bell’s strategy of ‘borrowing’ & how it reflects her belief system? (allocate 3 marks)
3. How do the materials & techniques used reinforce the ideas behind her spiritual realm?
   (allocate 4 marks)

We will be discussing  these questions in class.
Please do this by commenting at the bottom of this post.
Remember to login as YOU.

Bell - Art & Spirituality

Bell works with both ceramics and  printmaking to investigate spiritual issues.
Have a look at the PowerPoint link below ....

Deborah Bell - Art & Spirituality

Shining through the Shadows

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 - 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

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

Bell Journey Pot - infographic example

This infographic has been made to give you an idea of what is expected in an infographic. It does NOT take the place of your research! Any 'copying and pasting' from this will not be assessed.

Infographic LINK

Bell's Journey Pot IV

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

For the 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 & essays, grab some Post-it notes - we're going for 100% for your upcoming Trials theory exam! 

Optional:

• Order your CD collection or put the collection on your flash. However, your infographics & essays should already have all the content you need. 
• Remember - your themes and content are in your Classroom folder.

Theme 2  - Artists influenced by Africa 
Classroom LINK
Examples and links....
Bell - Journey Pot or Shining through the Shadows
Mapungubwe architects - both of them
kaMkame - Ancestral Spirits ????

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
Classroom LINK
Examples and links.... 
Robin Rhodes - Hard Rain - street art

Dunywa - Ufunani kimi? - performance art

Andries Botha - Afrikaner c. 1600 - installation art

Theme 6 - Post-democratic identity in South Africa

Examples and links.... 

Classroom LINK

Chandler - Wounded Tread ....

Wim Botha - Mielie Pap Pieta

Khanyile - Wathinta Bafazi......

Theme 7  - Art & Gender Issues

Examples and links.... 

Magwood-Fraser - Your clothes & how you wear them

Siopis - Dora and the Other woman
Alexander - Oh yes Girl ??????

Emergency Wednesday drill........

Sorry people - my body can't make it in today, although my spirit is still willing! 

I can be reached at neithmoore906@gmail.com - take phone photos and email them for instant comments.


Grade 12s .....
Please carry on with Learning Outcome 2 ...i.e. work on your product/art work.
Zama ..... please hand out stock.
Courtney ...... please follow this link 
http://youthvoices.adobe.com/awards/submissions and e-mail / skype to chat.

Grade 11s .....
Work on your infographic please. 
http://studio238dghs.blogspot.com/search?q=bell

Grade 10s ....
Carry on simulating your 4 chosen textures.
http://studio238dghs.blogspot.com/search?q=texture

Grade 9s ....
Please get a card from Mrs Sturgess (on the trolley) and plan your Image of Beauty on it. The whole card should be used- not just the middle bit. If you are being 'batted' near the studio, you can probably use the netbooks from Mrs Sturgess.

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

Revision - Trials 2014

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

Dunywa

Magwood -Fraser

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. 

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

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 
Examples and links.... 

Doung - Warwick intervention - Gazebo
Dunywa - Ufunani kimi? - performance art
Botha - Afrikaner c. 1600

Theme 6 - Post-democratic identity
Examples and links.... 
kaMkame - Letters of home
Chandler - Wounded Tread ....
Churchill Madikida - Struggles of the Heart 2003

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