A Level Art Title : FINE ART Taster Day A Level Art Title : FINE ART

Where do artists get their inspiration from?

Henry Moore He made lots of drawings of skulls and bones, and their shapes gave him ideas for the shapes of his sculptures.

“Bones are the inside structure that nature uses for both lightness and strength…so in bones you can find the principles which can be very important in sculpture.” “I have found the principles of form and rhythm from the study of natural objects…pebbles and rocks show nature’s way of working stone.”

Lesson Outcome Lesson Objectives To begin to understand the creative process To appreciate the work of other artists To understand the need for active communication Lesson Outcome To integrate students to each other and the course To produce a large scale mixed media piece To communicate the work to each other To show an understanding of the work and process of drawing of Henry Moore

When he went for walks Henry Moore, like many people, picked up stones, pebbles, shells, and bits of wood. He took these back to his studio and used their shapes and textures to inspire the shapes and textures of his sculptures.

Artists often use drawings to develop their ideas. Henry Moore used drawing to work out how to transform the shapes of objects that inspired him into the strange and beautiful shapes for his sculptures. Inside and out In this drawing Henry Moore seems to be working out the shape and structure for a sculpture that has two different things happening: an outside shape and also a more complicated inside shape (which he draws using thick black lines). 1935, Chalk, charcoal and wash

From the 1930s, Henry Moore began to make sculptures that explored both the inside and outside of objects. The sculptures are quite complicated, but by using drawing he could work out his ideas and how he could make the sculptures work, before actually creating them. Helmet Head No. 1 1950 Bronze Upright Internal/External Form 1952-3 Plaster Helmet Head No 4: Interior - Exterior 1963 Bronze

This is what Henry Moore said about drawing: My drawings are done mainly as a help towards making sculpture…as a way of sorting out ideas and developing them. In Henry Moore’s imagination, rocks and stones became people. Can you see the shapes of rocks and stones in this drawing?

Henry Moore Resources

Standing Figures 1940 Wax, coloured pencil, ink and watercolour on paper Sculptural Ideas I, 1980 Etching and aquatint on paper

Two large forms, bronze. 1966-69.

Oval with Points, Bronze. 1970

Three Reclining Figures, 1975 Watercolour wash, charcoal, chalk, gouache on blotting paper

pencil, wax crayon, coloured crayon, watercolour wash and ink Women and a Child

Two Views of Mother and Child sculpture, 1981 Works on paper, charcoal, china graph pencil, gouache, chalk on Bockingford paper

Art Bridging Work – Summer Homework and Year 12 Prep.

Art Bridging Work – Summer Homework and Year 12 Prep. Outcomes Produce a minimum of three A2 presentation sheets using any of the suggested artists who feature at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Henry Moore, Elizabeth Frink, Joan Miro, Dennis Oppenheim, Barbara Hepworth, Anthony Caro, Marc Quinn. Present your research, drawings and media appropriately. Produce an A4 word document in which you discuss one piece of work by one of the suggested artists. Objectives To show a focused investigation of the work of other artists and demonstrate a critical and analytical understanding. Present a personal and meaningful response and select appropriate media and resources. In September we will visit the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. This summer homework will be good preparation for the visit and is coursework. www.ysp.co.uk www.henry-moore.org

Examples of A Level Art Presentations

Nicely set out, title, notes, media experiments, examples of the artists work.

Painted background, appropriate media, drawings and annotations.

Quality drawing showing an understanding of how the artist works, images and annotations set out appropriately.