Homework Booklet

YEAR 8 ART

Over the next 5 weeks you will complete a range of tasks at home

Details of each task can be found in this booklet, clearly labelled weeks 1 - 5

Work must be handed in on time each week and presented neatly.

It is your responsibility to keep this booklet safe. If you lose it you must pay to

print another, photocopy someone else’s or write up the tasks by looking at a

friend’s. It will not be accepted as an excuse for not handing in your work.

Name: .................................................... Teacher: ....................

Pablo Picasso

Week 1: Contextual Reference

Research and collect a range of portrait paintings images. These images must be printed off in colour. If you have a problem printing work off, please speak to your class teacher before the work is due in.

Week 2: Researching Information about the portrait

Artist PABLO PICASSO

Research and record relevant information about

the artist and a description about their work

You can write the information about the artist

here

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Looking at artwork is important to help develop your

knowledge and understanding of the theme you are

studying.

Pablo Picasso ( born 25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor,

printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon was Picasso's first master-piece. The painting depicts five women with fig-ures composed of flat, splintered planes and face inspired

Example

Useful Website: http://www.pablopicasso.org/

Week 3: Collecting images of Pablo Picasso portrait

paintings

Collect a range (at least 3-4 Images) of relevant images of the artist’s work. Select different sizes for mounting and present later.

Week 4: Reproduction of the Artist’s work

Reproduction (copy) one - two of the artist’s work, capturing their use of colour, line, tone, textures etc. Annotate your work explaining how the artist’s work has inspired you.

Cartridge paper will be available to do your reproduction on

Try to capture as

much likeness as

possible

Week 5: Opinion/Analysis about Picasso‘s work. Annotate (write about) what you think about the artist’s work. Explain how their work has inspired you. What do you think about the way the artist has used colour, line, tone, textures etc. As well as describing the style of the art work. You can write your opinion/ analysis about the artist here

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Week 6: Presenting Artist Profile

It's important to think about how you will present your research and build it into your own project