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.

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

Gender Issues - STRIPPED (‘OH YES’ GIRL) 1995 - Jane Alexander

Have a look at this presentation made available by Westville Girls' High.

Link ........ Jane Alexander from WGHS

You could make an infographic for 10 marks about this work -  

STRIPPED (‘OH YES’ GIRL)  1995

Plagiarism & Transformation

This is found in the 2014 Grade 12 Final Exam paper!

How can you 'transform' visual source material from the media if you need to use it?

Some ideas......

• Use the visual reference as an idea & take your own photo with a model
• Combine images as your own collage (Photoshop or scissors & glue)
• Re-draw using imaginative extras from other visual sources

Can you think of any other ways to share?

Women through the ages - an introduction to Gender Issues

For my grade 11s ....Women through the ages - an introduction to Gender Issues

        ... some mystery women!

         

              

Woman as an object  - ‘objectification’ of women

This kind of objectification gives us a clue about how women were regarded at various times and in various cultures.

Some types of objectification ….

• Fertility & reproduction – finding/hunting down a mate
• Nurturing and ordering – creating stability from chaos
• Bound by servitude - to "women's work"
• Predatory women - women as threat/competition
• Woman as 'priestess' - spiritual figure
• The Wise Woman archetype - counsellor & sage
• Woman as 'scapegoat' - it's your fault that ......

• Others? Discuss this in class ......

Hint:

Look for examples from these cultures:-

Goddess figures – non-Christian traditions like Paleolithic, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Indus River, San, etc.

Later goddesses – Byzantine, Medieval, Renaissance

Then – a big change (about 1600)…

Women from these times …

Baroque, Rococo,  Neo-classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Cubism, German Expressionism, etc

And finally ...

our own times!

Activity: Now create a digital presentation showing examples of the above.

• Referenced image (at least 10 from different periods)

• Name of artist, title of work, date & 'movement'
  (Gender of artist and/or patron?) [20 marks for recording this info]
• 3 stylistic characteristics for each work. [20 marks for this info - if accurate]

• Note on the possible perception of women with each image (- the artist's 'intention')[10 marks for opinions on these]

[This should be handed in OR ‘shared’ with your teacher. All images must be referenced. (Cheaper to do this digitally!)]

Vega Open Day

Dunywa - New Media and Gender Stereotypes

But is this Art? 

This question is often overheard in a gallery in South Africa showing New Media like Performance Art. It is however not a new medium overseas and we can look at examples like Joseph Beuys' How to explain Pictures to a Dead Hare 1965 (link) to see this. 

Now use your analysis skills to answer this perplexing question about Dunywa's work.

Look at the ARTICLE, and then create your own info-graphic. 
Ask yourself ..... "Would this piece have been as effective as a painting or a sculpture?"

This piece by Dunywa could work for a number of Matric themes viz:

• Post-democratic Identity - issues of ethnicity
• Gender Issues - gender stereotyping
• New Media - Performance Art

We will develop a chart for purposes of revision so you can decide which pieces to use for which themes.

Link to some presentation questions

Here is a link to an on-line worksheet you may prefer to do instead of an info-graphic.

Zama Dunywa

Ufunani kimi? ? 2002 ?

(What do you want from me?)

(performance still)