Visual Language
Name 3 elements of art
colour, shape, value, line, form, space, texture
Name the three steps of analysis
Describe, interpret, evaluate
Name two lenses a person can view the world through
varied response
define cultural
■diverse knowledge, beliefs, values and perspectives that members of a group share and embody in their rituals, roles, relationships and customs
name a contemporary issue
ex: pollution/waste, consumerism, racism
Name three principals of design
How should your essay be structured? List the paragraph names
2. Artist 1
3. Artist 2
4. Comparison
5. Conclusion
Define subjective and objective.
Subjective: based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
Objective: not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
define formal
■visual art elements and principles, the application of materials and techniques, the stylistic qualities relative to historical periods or iconology seen in artworks, and how these contribute to engagement, communication and meaning
define evaluate
make an appraisal by weighing up or assessing strengths, implications and
limitations; make judgments about ideas, works, solutions or methods
in relation to selected criteria; examine and determine the merit,
value or significance of something, based on criteria
What is the composition of an artwork?
The way that the elements art arranged within an artwork.
What is the importance of the context statement in the stimulus book?
varied responses
define contemporary art
The definition of contemporary art is the sculpture, painting, and other creative works that are from the current time
define abstraction
the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events.
define analysis or analyse
dissect to ascertain and examine constituent parts and/or their relationships; break down or
examine in order to identify the essential elements, features, components or structure;
determine the logic and reasonableness of information;
examine or consider something in order to explain and interpret it,
for the purpose of finding meaning or relationships and identifying
patterns, similarities and differences
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
Describe the mood of this artwork. Justify your ideas
How many words does your essay need to be?
800-1000 words
Read the following context statement: What symbols does the artist use to represent a personal lens?
Rachel Whiteread focuses on absence and loss in her artworks. Her mother was an artist and her father
was a Geography teacher; their backgrounds encouraged Whiteread to take an interest in the world around
her. Her work Untitled (House) was situated at 193 Grove Road, London E3, in an East London suburb
near where Whiteread grew up. Whiteread created this sculpture of a typical English house using the last
remaining house in a row of Victorian terraced houses1 that was being cleared for property development.
varied responses
define colour
the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.
define interpret
use knowledge and understanding to recognise trends and draw conclusions from given information;
make clear or explicit; elucidate or understand in a particular way;
bring out the meaning of, e.g. a dramatic or musical work, by performance or execution;
bring out the meaning of an artwork by artistic representation or performance;
give one’s own interpretation of;
identify or draw meaning from, or give meaning to, information presented
in various forms, such as words, symbols, pictures or graphs
What is does media mean?
Media," as the plural for "medium," refers to the type of material used by an artist to create his artwork
How long do you have to write the essay?
10 minute planning time, 120 minutes of writing
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What question do you think the student is answering in their introduction paragraph:
Artists Narelle Autio and Song Dong each take different approaches to communicate meaning using their personal values, interests and concerns. The Summer of Us by Narelle Autio uses a collection of lost things to show the things we leave behind whilst Song Dong uses personal objects in Waste Not to express the memory of old and unused things. Artist use a variety of media such as recyclable and claimed objects to express their interests in objects and symbols. They also comment on their concerns about how this waste has an impact on our environment and what we value. Visually these artists select colour, shapes and arrange these collected items in a way that reveals the stories of these items to the audience.
define symbol
a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
These are the assessment objectives (goals) write down all of the cognitive (thinking verbs)
1. implement decoding skills to read visual language and communicate understanding of ideas
and representations in artworks
2. apply literacy skills using relevant visual art terminology, reference to artworks and
language conventions to recognise and distinguish features of selected artworks and
practices
3. analyse and interpret visual language, expression and meaning in artworks through a
specified context
4. evaluate art forms to appraise the significance of relevant similarities, differences and ideas
5. justify a viewpoint supported by evidence of artistic processes, intentions and expression
8. realise a written response to demonstrate knowledge about how artists employ artistic
qualities to create meaning.
Implement
apply
analyse
interpret
evaluate
justify
realise