Year 11- Mark Making

What is mark making?

Historical examples of mark making?Indigenous art- Early graffiti?Asian art and decorationTraditional painting/artContemporary examples-

stencilling/paste-ups/graffiti

Mark making and the narrative

Mark making refers to story telling- a narrative about the historical context, passing on a story and the artist themselves

The manner and application of the art also reflects the artist and the period

Symbols

Symbols

Symbols

Create 2 stories

One using the indigenous symbolsOne using your symbols detailing

something from your life-E.g. how you got to school, a trip you went on, etc.

Contemporary graffiti- week 2

Grew out of the hip hop culture in NY in the 1970s- part of the four elements of the culture- breakdancing, graffiti, Mcing and Djing

How are these four elements reflected on other cultures- consider indigenous Australian culture. Cave painting, dance, song, instruments.

Tagging/Pieces

Tagging- refer to applying your name/tag in a quick manner

A piece is a more detailed and colourful artworkThrow-ups- A quick piece, usually characterised

by “bubble” lettering with little detailBeing “All City” was the aim of early graffiti

artists, applying their artwork to as many trains as possible so that people across the city could see their art/name.

What’s in a name?

Think of your own penname Design a tag for your nameRefine it

Out for fame

To what degree do you believe contemporary graffiti artists are “out for fame” or to convey a pertinent social message?

Definition of Graffiti

Graffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property.

Styles of graffiti

Bubble- complete alphabetWild Style- complete alphabetCharacters- represent the artist, often

an adaptation of a popular cartoon character- simplistic portrait- something that can be completed quickly.

Colouring options- drip, spots, patterns, blocks.

Style Wars

Beat Street

Your environment…

Through the focus of Mark Making students investigate their local and personal environment

ｷｷ Interior/exterior- street, home, bedroom, school, social hangout…

Complete a mind-map of your environmentWrite 50 words on what does environment

mean to you nit One 9 - 10 weeks

Quick sketch activity…

5 minutes per sketch, plus journalClassroomDownstairsStreetMallHomework- outside of home, then room- can

be photographed

ｷMindscape and dreamscape

Built/Natural Environment

Explorations of Multiplicity with representations of the local and student’s personal environment.

Historical, geographical, sociocultural, technological, personal perspectives

Practice Exam

Analyse- to pull apart Use third person (NO 1st person- I, me, you…) It is clear that, it is obvious that, it is apparent,

Evidently, Consider the artist’s intention Line, shape, colour, movement What is in the painting? Social context? What is effective? Confusing?

Homework- Collage activity/Mixed media

ｷｷ Landscape and cityscape Chose either a landscape or cityscape

and create a collage that depicts the scene- used mixed media.

Exam structure

1. Introduce artist, title of work, year of completion, art movement the artist belonged to and social happenings

Discuss what is in the picture and some of the major features- not in too much detail.

Highlight the significance/importance of the work. This work is an excellent example of…

2. Discuss the work in more detail- colour, line, shape, movement, detail, materials, effect

3. What is the message/motivation/intention of the artist? 4. What is effective? 5. Conclusion- sum up your major points, discuss how the

artist may continue to be analysed and influence other artists in the future

Monday week 5

Review homework- bedroom/house picture/sketch/photograph

Practice exam- Analyse this painting…Weeping Woman- Picasso1. Draw the original2. Adapt your own

Visual Diary

Are you experimenting with different media- photography, drawing, 3D, painting, printing, stencilling, collage, video…?

Are you reflecting on each activity- showing your journey, explaining your thought processes, sharing your viewpoints on art, finding examples of art that INSPIRES you?

In your work, is it clear where your influences are from?

Are you researching artists?

Week 5 Friday

Exam next FridayPractice exam on MondayDreamscapeMindscape

What do you dream of?

Surrealism discussionAnalysis of Dali’s workCommon dreams- often our fears-

flying, falling, death, embarrassing situations, love, things we have to do…

Complete a brainstorm map with things you dream of

Dreaming…

Sketch your ideasNow plan your piece- either a painting,

photograph, sketch, 3D…Due next Friday- invite the viewer into

your dreams…

Consider…

The setting/scene- a beach, forest, desert, city, classroom

Distorting the imageJuxtaposition- putting images together

that normally would not occur in real lifeExplain your choices…

Film clip examples

Bjork’s- Army of MeThe Beatles- Lucy in the Sky with

DiamondsGwen Stefani- What you waiting for?Album cover examples- Muse

Monday week 6 practice exam

Refer to the elements of art…

Week 6 Monday

Practice Exam A) Page 48 - Peter Booth, “Painting” 1977 B) Page 93

“The Cleaner” Anne Zahalka  Describe what you see in the artwork and what kind of

landscape it could be:

  

What nationality could the person in the image be? What

characteristics and principles help project this ideal?   List the elements of art that are present in this image and give

an example of each:

Elements

  LINE:  COLOUR:  TEXTURE:   SPACE:  SHAPE:  VALUE:  Describe the emotions that are projected from this image: PRINT ‘EXAM PREP’ DOC SEE MEGAN

Homework

Research the following artists:Janet Lawrence and Fiona FoleyJeffrey Smart Lin OnusSally SmartKathy Temin

Mixed media piece due week 10

Gouache painting- layer painting- inspired by music – week 7

Collograph-cardboard tile- detailed close-up of one section of painting textured- stick on buttons, materials etc-week 8

Combine elements of the two- add other elements- week 9

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Gouache Layered Painting Instructions Paint lines and shapes from the music

and internal direction. No real images to be painted. No houses, love hearts

etc. In layers, you must use some of all the

colours placed out (even if it is only one dot)

Keep to your individual process. Do not compare yourself to others. We are trying to create unique artworks. Do not comment on others artworks or make

suggestions to them. They must have their own process. The fourth layer remains. Take time to reflect on the shapes and lines

that draw you (your own subconscious). Look at the painting from all sides, which direction feels right? Bring those particular images out. The images can be real (eg face) or abstract (eg patterns, lines etc). Be true to your developing style and mark making (do you tend to blend or have solid colour?). You will be allowed to use black and white in the final layer.

You might only outline images or you might completely repaint the images…

It is ok to not like the end product. Hopefully you learn something in the PROCESS that you can take into further work…

 Primary colours- red, yellow, blueSecondary colours- green, purple,

orange, Black and white-Outline/shading

Lesson one- Primary colours

Hearts a mess- GotyeTo her door- Paul Kelly

12/3- Blacks/whites/outlines

Nigel,Jaycob exam Listen to the next set of music Add black/white to your piece Add outlines to either specific shapes or the whole

piece No identifiable images Do you need to turn the image? Take photos- these will need to be printed/saved

Reflect…

Take time to reflect on the shapes and lines that draw you (your own subconscious). Look at the painting from all sides, which direction feels right? Bring those particular images out. The images can be real (eg face) or abstract (eg patterns, lines etc). Be true to your developing style and mark making (do you tend to blend or have solid colour?). You will be allowed to use black and white in the final layer.

You might only outline images or you might completely repaint the images…

It is ok to not like the end product. Hopefully you learn something in the PROCESS that you can take into further work…

 

Collograph Choose one section of the painting Create a collograph on this one section-include

layers Collograph-cardboard tile- detailed close-up of one

section of painting textured- stick on buttons, materials etc-week 8

Combine elements of the two- add other elements- week 9

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Combining the layered painting/collograph