IDENTITY PROJECT : YEAR 9 CHILA BURMAN ‘ARROW ‘2009’

Jean Michael Basquait 1970Grayson Perry 2010 STARTER- You each have two images in front of you please stick them in your book with the glue provided and write as many Keywords as you can which best describe these images. Some words are provided here but think of your own too.

Text Emotional Layers Self Impression Expressive Pattern Portrait Sculpture Symbolic Autobiographical Culture Focus Personal Identity Scale Shape Personal Childhood Race Paint Collage History Expressive Narrative Family Bright Collage Colour Decorative Illustration Culture Experience Memories Primary Secondary Heritage Vibrant Warm Event Graffiti Mural

HOMEWORK Complete the spider diagram on your identity-You will need this for the next lesson. Bring in a personal item which represents a part of your personality. This item should be no larger than a piece of A4 sized paper. It could be a book, a sculpture. Teddy bear, shoe, purse, bag, game etc.

When we think of ‘identity’ we all have an idea of what the word means, but… What does it mean to YOU? What makes up YOUR identity? What makes you different from other people? CHILA BURMAN SELF PORTRAIT 2000

Consider the images on the following pages, and try to identify these artists as individuals. What can be said about the people in the images, from glancing at their self portraits. What could be said about the artist who created this art installation? CONTEMPORARY

Chila Burman. Born in Liverpool, but brought up as a Hindu. Challenged the image of Asian women in the UK Father sold ice cream and ice- lollies in Liverpool CONTEMPORARY

JENNY SAVILLE How might these images ‘challenge our contemporary view of woman? CONTEMPORARY

Leonardo Da Vinci ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

Frida Khalo SURREALISM

Francis Bacon MODERN PAINTER

Picasso 1901 CUBISM

Vincent Van Gogh POST IMPRESSIONIST

Can we see any of the artists identity in the images? Race, age, gender? Artists identity CONTEMPORARY

Can we tell age, gender and race from this artists work? ‘The Walthamstow Tapestry’ 1990 CONTEMPORARY

Ceramic Pots. These pots have been created by the artist, and the images depict stories from his life. He pours all of his personality onto his art work and creates a rich montage with imagery from his identity. No two pots are the same.

Grayson Perry

Lesson Objective Create a DETAILED mind map on your identity. FILL the page with at least 50 entries. What makes you YOU? Think about: Family Friends Hobbies Interests Ambitions

LESSON TWO Tracey Emin-In my bed

LESSON OBJECTIVES In your sketchbooks you will begin to create your visual storyboard by drawing a collection of small images which represent parts of your identity. Think about composition Make quick sketches Aim to ‘fill the page’ with your images. Tracey Emin Helter Skelter

Before you begin the task think of these BLP targets.

We will dip the item in plasterWhich will dry solid….

….onto which we’ll paint our ‘collage’ of identity.