7. Structures You should make connections with appropriate sources when developing your personal response to one of the following suggestions. a, Develop your own interpretation of the starting point. b, You could explore structures created by architects and/or sculptors c, You might investigate structures found in the natural world.

Richard Deacon

Richard Rogers Daniel Libeskind Zaha Hadid

Frank Gehry Thomas Heatherwick

Andy Goldsworthy

How to answer this question. Week 1. On a large sheet make 7 black and white studies of the suggested architects and 8 colour studies of the suggested architects. Keep the images small. Use a variety of materials. Do close-ups. HW 1. In your sketchbook make some black and white studies of the suggested architects. Keep the images small. Fill page 1 and 2. Find images on the web. Add notes using your Writing About Art sheet Week 2. On a large sheet make 8 colour studies of feathers, shells, pine cones and leaves. Then make 7 black and white images of similar natural items. Keep the images small. Use a variety of materials. Use full copies and close-ups. HW 2. In your sketchbook make some colour studies of the Richard Deacon’s work and Andy Goldsworthy’s work. Keep the images small. Fill page 5 and 6. Find images on the internet. Add notes Week 3. On a large sheet of paper make 6 studies that link natural with man-made structures. Use printing, scraperboard, drawing, montage and other methods. Use colour and black and white. Use a wide variety of materials. Homework 3. In your sketchbook fill sides 8 and 10 with small black and white studies of natural or man-made structures. Add notes. Experiment with materials. Week 4. Make prints of a tree (or other suitable natural form) or a typewriter (or other suitable man-made object). Produce 6 images. Use colour and black and white. Use monoprinting or press print.

How to answer this question. (continued) Homework 4. In your sketchbook fill sides 11 and 12 with small colour studies of natural or man-made structures. Add notes. Experiment with materials. Weeks 5. You should now have chosen whether to look at Man made or natural structures: Produce a range of appropriate larger studies in colour and black and white as you develop your ideas . HW 5. On Pages 13 and 14 of your sketchbook develop some ideas for your main piece. Modify, refine and combine previous compositions to come up with 2nd and 3rd stage images. Week 6 Continue to develop your project with studies, sketches and notes and a larger developed piece of work, as you plan your Main Piece HW 6 On pages 7 and 8 Choose one of the artists studied so far (or research an alternative appropriate artist) and develop studies based on their work Week 7 Assess your work to date; Plan the work you are to complete over the Christmas period. Finish your studies. Christmas: Produce up to 6 further sides of studies as you finalise what to produce in the 10 hour exam.