What areANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS?

Tracey Moffatt Something More # 1, 1989series of 9 images Cibachromehttp://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/artists/26/Tracey_Moffatt/75/32682/

The Analytical Frameworks are structures that allow students to interpret the meanings and messages of artworks from various points of view

When the Analytical Frameworks are applied collectively, students learn to appreciate how an artwork may contain a number of different aspects and layers of meaning

Throughout Units 1 – 4, students develop an understanding of the Analytical Frameworks through the research of historical and contemporary artists from a variety of cultures

There are 4 Analytical Frameworks

1. Formal Framework2. Personal Framework3. Cultural Framework4. Contemporary Framework

In Units 1 and 2 Art, students will study the Personal, Formal and Cultural Frameworks

In Units 3 and 4, the Contemporary Framework is added

PERSONAL FRAMEWORK

The Personal Framework is used to interpret how an artist’s experiences, feelings, thinking and/or personal philosophy can be reflected in an artwork

It can also be used to gain awareness of the effect of a viewers personal background and experience on their own interpretation of an artwork

Consider the following:

What relationship does the artwork have to the artist’s life and experiences?

What visual evidence supports this?

Has the artist used a specific process or practice in creating the artwork that may reflect a personal philosophy or ideas?

RonePain and Guilt 2011

Street Arthttp://r-o-n-e.com/artwork/

Darren SylvesterWhat Happens Will Happen #1, 2010lightjet print 90x120cmhttp://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au/artists/angelo-burgoyne-judda/goanna-dreaming-3/

How is the artwork linked to people, places or experiences of personal significance to the artist such as:

• Personal feelings• Way of thinking• Aspirations, • Beliefs, • Memories, • Dreams etc.

How does the experience and background of the viewer affect the interpretation of an artwork?

What are the symbols or metaphors explored or used in the artwork?

Salvador DaliThe Persistence of Memory 1931Oil on Canvas

MOMA, New York, USAhttp://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/1168-2

FORMAL FRAMEWORK

The Formal Framework involves assessing the use of the Elements and Principles of Art

Also to be considered is the distinctive artistic style and materials and techniques used by the artist. Students are required to think about how these contribute to the meanings and messages in the work

In using the Formal Framework, students should consider the following questions:

Visual Analysis

How have the formal elements and principles of composition, focal point, balance, line, texture, shape, form, scale, colour, tone etc., been applied by the artist and to what effect?

How do these qualities contribute to the meanings and messages of the work?

Piet MondrianComposition with Red, Yellow and Blue 1937 – 1942 Oil on Canvas

Tate Gallery, UKhttp://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/mondrian-composition-with-yellow-blue-and-red-t00648

Technique

What materials and techniques have been used?

How do the materials or technical skills used shape or affect interpretation?

Wendy McDougallPaul Kelly 2010 photograph

Melbourne, Victoriahttp://www.portrait.gov.au/site/exhibition_subsite_paulkelly.php

Style

What are the distinctive stylistic qualities of the artwork and how do they contribute to meaning?

How does the artwork relate to other works in a similar style or from the same historical period or cultural background?

Barbara KrugerBelief+Doubt 2012 Installation, text printed vinyl

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DChttp://www.hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/home/#collection=history-of-the-hirshhorn&detail=http%3A//www.hirshhorn.si.edu/bio/contact-the-hirshhorn/

Symbols and MetaphorsHow do aspects of the artwork contain symbolic meaning or use of metaphor?

Angelo Burgoyne JuddaGoanna Dreaming

Acrylic on canvas

http://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au/artists/angelo-burgoyne-judda/goanna-dreaming-3/

CULTURAL FRAMEWORK

The Cultural Framework is used to identify influences on an artwork including the time, place, purpose and cultural and political settings in which it was made

These influences may include historical, political, social, socio-economic and religious contexts as well as aspects of ethnicity and gender

DurerSelf Portrait 1498

Prado Museum, Madrid, Spainhttps://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/in-depth/in-depth-self-portrait-by-duerer-1498/

WHAT IS CULTURE?Culture exists in different ways in different societiesIt can be a learned behaviour – for example, a Japanese tea ceremony will be different to an Ethiopian coffee ceremonyThese behaviours will depend on where you come from and in what time frame you live

WAYS TO DEFINE CULTURE

A particular civilisation at a certain point in time

The artistic and social pursuits, expression and tastes valued by a society, class or group in manner, dress etc.

The sum of inherited beliefs, attitudes, customs, activities and ideas that distinguishes one group of people from another

Culture is transmitted through language, material objects, ritual, institutions and art, from one generation to the next

Max BeckmanThe Synagogue in Frankfurt Am Main 1919Oil on canvas

Stadel Museum, Frankfurthttp://www.staedelmuseum.de/en/collection/synagogue-frankfurt-am-main-1919

Products of culture are things like music, food, art and literature.

Culture can be influenced by: family, social groups, war, peace, lifestyle, thoughts, opinions, attitudes, values, religion, health, ability, experiences, school, laws, customs, habits, politics, behaviours, dress, costume, hairstyle, sport etc.

Zhang XiaogangA Big Family 1995Oil on canvas

Saatchi gallery – London Contemporary Art Galleryhttp://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpages/zhang_xiaogang_family.htm

Personal FrameworkMary Cassatt often used members of her family as models to depict the daily lives of women in the late 1800’s

Formal FrameworkThis image is closely cropped and uses shallow space to invite the audience into this personal event. Tonal modelling and the use of subtle colour is used to create a realistic look to the child’s skin. Pattern is a strong art element in this composition as shown by the wallpaper, the rug and the dress and this provides contrast between the various surfaces

Cultural FrameworkThe invention of the camera meant that candid scenes were often captured. Cassatt was also influenced by the Japanese prints that were on display in Paris in the 1890’s

Personal, Formal and Cultural Frameworks

Mary CassattThe Bath 1892

Formal FrameworkTeraoka works with watercolours as well as woodblock techniques which incorporate the use of traditional calligraphic lines and flat areas of colour

Cultural Framework“My McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan in the 1970's ……reflects my cultural heritage from Japan. The Ukiyo-e or wood block print tradition represents my cultural identity. The Geisha and Samurai images I use are a way to depict traditional-thinking Japanese people.” Teraoka became interested in American culture and this can be seen in the theme of this work, a humorous comment on fast food invading traditional Japanese culture

Formal and CulturalFrameworks

Masami Teraoka McDonald’s hamburgers Invading Japan/Flying Fries 1974