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Unit 3: Investigation, ideas, artworks and the Creative Practice

Welcome to Art: Creative Practice! I am so thrilled that you have chosen this subject and am really looking forward to working alongside you this year!

 

In this unit we will: 

  • use Inquiry and Project-based learning as starting points to develop a Body of Work.

  • explore ideas and experiment with materials, techniques and processes using the Creative Practice.

The research of historical and contemporary artists is integral to our use of the Creative Practice and informs the basis of our investigation.

We will:

  • investigate the issues that may arise from the artworks they view and discuss, or those evolving from the practice of the artist.

  • research the practice of a selected artist as the starting point to develop a finished artwork. The finished artwork will contribute to the Body of Work developed over Units 3 and 4.

In Unit 3, the Interpretive Lenses are used in Making and Responding throughout the students’ art practice.

We will:

  • apply the Interpretive Lenses to researched artworks and in your reflective analysis and evaluation of your use of the Creative Practice.

  • use critical and creative thinking skills to explore and develop ideas, and experiment with materials, techniques and processes.

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Where to Start...

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Read:

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For unit 3, we will be progressively reading through Ch 6 & 7.

Sometimes as a class and other times as homework or in small groups.

Source: Sample pages from Cambridge https://issuu.com/cambridge3/docs/9781009229579_web?fr=sMDBjMzM1MjkxNzA

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Hannah Hoch, Modenschau (Fashion Show), 1925-35 (detail) 

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(Source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/jan/13/hannah-hoch-whitechapel-review)

Here are some videos from TED to watch to help spark your creativity and get the ideas flowing. These talks and presentations are by famous artists, writers and designers and might be just the thing you need! Forget that cat video on youtube…watch these instead!

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*NOTE: For those who aren’t aware of TED, they are talks and presentations of ‘ideas that are worth spreading’. They are usually between 4 and 20mins long, and are usually REALLY cool or interesting or innovative.

(Please note, that you don’t have to watch them all, just watch the ones that grab you. And don’t be afraid, because m0st are shorter than 20mins!)

http://www.ted.com/playlists/170/kickstart_your_creativity

http://www.ted.com/playlists/20/where_do_ideas_come_from

http://www.ted.com/playlists/11/the_creative_spark

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(Source: https://iamtheartteacher.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/kickstart-your-creativity/)

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