A:CP U1 AOS/Outcome 2

From the wide range of art forms, select a few that are of interest to you and investigate these through researching the work of inspirational artists that practice/have practiced in this art form.

Explore:

• What materials, techniques and processes have been used?

• How is the interpretation of the artwork shaped by the materials and the techniques or processes used by the artist?

• How do the art elements and art principles contribute to the meanings and messages of the artwork for different audiences in different contexts?

Aim to explore at least 5 art forms and have evidenced your artist research in your visual diary (folio).

Practical:

• Brainstorm some potential ideas for your trials through analysing your favourite art forms.

• Explore and experiment with materials and processes across a range of forms to determine your favourite practices.

From the Art Forms explored, select 3 that you will continue your exploration with through this outcome. (Big decisions!)

For each art form, select 1 artist that has worked with that form and facilitate a deeper investigation into the artist and their background.

Explore:

• the art period/movement they belonged to and characteristics of the period/movement

• what or who they were inspired or influenced by

• events or historical and cultural contexts that influenced their work.

• Artists’ personal views, expressions of opinion, philosophies

• Art ideas of personal importance

Following your artist research, select 3 artworks from each of your artists and discuss the techniques, mediums and processes they used when creating their artwork, focusing on the structural and personal lenses.

Explore:

• How has the artist applied the art elements and principles? hat effect has the use of art elements and principles had on the artwork?

• What is the distinctive style of the artwork and how does it contribute to the meaning of the artwork? How does the artwork relate to other artworks in a similar style or from the same philosophical, ideological, social, historical or cultural context?

• How does the context of where the artwork is presented communicate the beliefs of the artist, audience, culture, time or place in which was made and viewed?

• What relationship does the artwork have to the artist’s life and experiences? What visual evidence in the artwork supports this reading?

• Has the artist used a specific practice in creating the artwork that may reflect their personal ideas, beliefs, values and experiences?

• How does the life experience and background of the audience affect the interpretation of the artwork?

Explore how/why each artist has chosen this art form to best convey meanings and messages

·       what’s involved and considered? -  Art movement, brush strokes, colour, subject matter, etc.

Practical:

• Begin some intentional trials relating to the mediums, materials and techniques that you have observed in your selected artists’ work

• Consider the art elements and principles used, and how you could utilise these in their approach to inspire your explorations.

Whats the big idea?

Now you have explored and interpreted some artists and artworks of inspiration within your chosen art forms, how will you use this exploration to inform your own art-making? Use the outlines of the structural and personal lenses to decide on what themes you would like to explore.

• Explain and describe what aspects of their work you will trial and adapt in your own work.

• What meaning and messages will you try and convey through your artmaking?

• Is there a distinctive style or movement that you will draw influence from?

• What elements and principles will you aim to investigate through your work?

• Why and how do these works inspire you?

Clearly explain how the artist you chose will be relevant to your artmaking and creative direction.

Create an Artist Statement that conceptualises your ideas and outlines your intentions moving through more refined artistic trials.

Inspired and informed from your inquiry into artists and art forms, you will now undertake a series of defined experimentations, exploring a volume of materials, techniques, and processes. You will communicate ideas of personal interest and create personal visual responses to the subject matter and your choice of art forms to convey meaning. You will respond to, annotate, and justify each trial and your creative decisions in your folio through the structural and personal lenses.

 You are required to have evidenced a series of trials in each of your 3 chosen art forms.

Lets include:

• what you have done and why you did it

• how you did it, such as the media and techniques used

• why you chose a particular medium or technique

• how an artwork or design fits in with your project

• what aspects you like

• how you could improve the work

• what you think you will do next

Abstract Expressionism and its Processes

Investigate the work of abstract expressionist painters and their processes. Select artists of inspiration that have practiced within the abstract expressionist movement and learn about this art type through the work of the artists.

Experimentation kickstart:

• Using water, mops, sponges and rollers, experiment with making gestural actions on concrete. Observe the visual effects, and the physical experience of the mark-making. In the studio, work with paints to replicate the action and gesture of this process. Experiment with different mark making techniques and explore abstraction, extending to different mediums and even art forms to explore a range of outcomes

Textiles, Photography, and Painting - Form exploration

Using the art forms of textiles, photography and painting, experiment with art materials, techniques and processes to explore the principles of each form. Discover some interesting artists that work in these forms and Investigate specific characteristics of the materials, techniques and processes. For example:

• Do the materials, techniques or process have a limit?

• How far can the materials, techniques and processes be pushed?

• How does one get the best result from the materials, technique or process?

• How have your selected artists used the art form? Can this be replicated by the student?