Preparation work for exam Controlled Test 2010 Preparation work for exam

1st February 2010 From today you have 5 weeks to prepare for your controlled test.

8th March 2010 You will begin your 10 hour controlled test 8th March 2010 You will begin your 10 hour controlled test. You can continue to produce prep-work until the final session of your controlled test, when you will have to hand it all in for marking.

Themes to choose from… Viewpoints Interiors The Land and the Earth Ceremonies and Festivals Fantastic Forms Layers Messages

1. Viewpoints Different viewpoints are a source of inspiration for many artists and designers.

1. View points - Vessels Alison Britton

1. Viewpoints - Portraits Pablo Picasso Juan Gris David Hockney

1. Viewpoints – Still Life Pablo Picasso Juan Gris

Research appropriate sources and produce a personal response based on Either – Still Life Or – Multiple perspectives

2. Interiors Designing artwork for an interior space can involve many ways of working.

2. Interiors Louise Nevelson’s sculptural assemblages in boxes

2. Interiors Judy Pfaff creates environments with multi-coloured materials

2. Interiors Team a go-go create innovative furnished environments

Research appropriate sources and produce your own work in response to: Either – an enclosed space Or – a special place

3. The Land and the Earth Many artists and designers have been inspired by the land and the earth.

3. The Land and the Earth ‘Capability’ Brown designed landscapes that were intended to appear natural.

3. The Land and the Earth Land artists Christo and Jeanne - Claude work on a monumental scale using temporary materials to draw attention to the earth’s changing landscape

3. The Land and the Earth Photographer John Davies documents the effect of industrial development on rural and urban landscapes using dramatic effects of light and shadow

Research appropriate sources and produce your own work inspired by the land and the earth

4. Ceremonies and Festivals Many cultures celebrate special events and occasions through ceremonies and festivals. These can give importance and value to tradition through the arts.

4. Ceremonies and Festivals Mardi Gras Japanese Tea Ceremony Traditional African dress

4. Ceremonies and Festivals Promotional materials for a festival

4. Ceremonies and Festivals Vessel Necklace Headdress

Research a ulture of your choice and produce work relating to one of the following: ceremonial garments or promotional material material for a festival or ceremonial vessels or artifacts

5. Fantastic Forms Fantastic forms can be seen in many works of art.

5. Fantastic Forms The Flemish artist Hieronymus Bosch created highly imaginative paintings.

Kevin Wilson uses digital photography to create surreal environments 5. Fantastic Forms Kevin Wilson uses digital photography to create surreal environments

5. Fantastic Forms Niki de Saint Phalle built the enormous tarot Garden in Tuscany creating fantastic gigantic characters

Research appropriate sources and make your own work in response to one of the following: metamorphosis or memories or story telling

6. Layers Artists and designers sometimes create their own work in layers through a process of concealing and/or revealing.

6. Layers Jeanette Appleton builds embroidered surfaces rich in layers of texture and colour.

6. Layers Victoria Crowe’s figurative paintings illustrate memories through transparent layers of paint.

6. Layers Ceramicist Jim Robison creates rich textured surfaces that appear to be weathered by time.

Consider the way in which artists and/or designers explore layers and produce your own work using any appropriate media.

7. Messages Develop your own interpretation of the starting point Messages. Alternatively, you may use one of the suggestions below. You should make connections with appropriate selected sources when developing your personal response.

7. Messages. Tom Phillips You could consider the ways in which text and image can be combined to convey a message within a piece of artwork.

7. Messages Aboriginal Art American Indian Art You might research the way in which artists and designers use signs and symbols, and produce your own work inspired by your investigations

7. Messages Robert Rauschenberg Antony Gormley You may wish to produce a piece of work using any media in response to a current event or issue.

In your prep work…You need to… Draw and record real things (primary source) Look at images (secondary source) and artists and show you know about them and understand them Try out ideas, test materials, show different compositions. Review, and show changes to your work Make your work personal to you- and link with artists designers or craftspeople.