Art Unit 3: Artworks, ideas and values
'In this unit students study selected artists who have produced works before 1990 and since 1990. Students use the Analytical Frameworks (pages 10–12) for analysing and interpreting the meaning of artworks. Applied together, these Analytical Frameworks enable students to appreciate how an artwork may contain different aspects and layers of meaning and to acknowledge the validity of diverse interpretations. Students link their growing theoretical understanding of art in Area of Study 1 to their own practice in Area of Study 2. Students apply imagination and creativity to develop their ideas through the art process and visual language. Their art making is supported through investigation, exploration and application of a variety of materials, techniques and processes. Students develop confidence in using the language and content of the Analytical Frameworks in their reflection of the structural, personal, cultural and contemporary aspects of their own developing artworks. In this unit, contemporary art is considered to be that which has been produced since 1990 and reflects the current way some artists create artworks with a new approach to media, techniques, purpose and presentation. Contemporary art and ideas may involve diverse and alternative approaches to making and presenting art. Diverse ideas and approaches are explored in relation to societal changes, including postmodernism, post colonialism, globalisation and environmental issues.' (https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/art/ArtSD-2017.pdf)
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Hannah Hoch, Modenschau (Fashion Show), 1925-35 (detail)
Photomontage
(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/)