1. Preparation work for exam
Controlled Test 2010
Preparation work for exam

2. 1st February 2010 From today you have 5 weeks to prepare for your controlled test.

3. 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.

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

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

6. 1. View points - Vessels
Alison Britton

7. 1. Viewpoints - Portraits
Pablo Picasso
Juan Gris
David Hockney

8. 1. Viewpoints – Still Life
Pablo Picasso
Juan Gris

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

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

11. 2. Interiors
Louise Nevelson’s sculptural assemblages in boxes

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

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

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

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

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

17. 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

18. 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

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

20. 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.

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

22. 4. Ceremonies and Festivals
Promotional materials for a festival

23. 4. Ceremonies and Festivals
Vessel
Necklace
Headdress

24. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35. 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.

36. 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.

37. 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

38. 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.

39. 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.