The International School Seychelles

Art Project Sheets

Scroll down to read more about typical Art Project Sheets. Most projects begin with a ‘trigger’ sheet, which encourages an informed (by research and workshops) personal response to a thematic starting point .

Alternatively, you may click on the pages below to download a printable version of the Art Project Sheets to your computer. You will need the latest version of Adobe Reader to view the files.

YEAR 12 ART AND DESIGN : PROJECT ONE

Juxtaposition:

‘the placing of two objects or ideas close together or side by side’ ….(dictionary definition)

Juxtaposition can communicate a sense of tension, caused by objects that would not normally be side by side.

Juxtaposition was extensively used by the Surrealists, a group of artists in the 1920’s – 1940’s who created strong and disturbing dream-like images. You can research artists like DALI, MAGRITTE and ERNST to see more (go to www.google.com images and type in the key words)

Andre Breton, one of the leaders of the movement, said:

‘there is nothing more beautiful than the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on a dissecting table’

What was he on about?!!

He was referring to shaking up the natural order of the world by combining objects in the same space that would not normally be placed together. Surrealist work which used this approach created surprise, shock and at times even outrage.

Your mission:

TODAY: Having read through this sheet thus far you need to put some pictures to the words. Therefore use the ICT room to image search and save to your personal space (mark your file A level Art) any images which you think relate to the theme.

BEFORE THE NEXT LESSON, READ AND ACT UPON THE FOLLOWING :

Your first exercise involves CHANGING THE ENVIRONMENT.

It will take three steps to complete:

1. Choose a local environment. This could be close to school, the mangrove, Victoria, the nearest beach etc etc.
2. Choose an object that simply does not fit in with that environment. You will have to think very carefully about this. For example, imagine an old car tyre. If this is placed on the ground in Victoria it would cause no surprises. Similarly on the beach, people will just think it’s been washed up. BUT if you placed a hot meal with cutlery on the pavement of Victoria, or sat wearing a shirt and tie on an office chair on the beach, then the resulting PHOTOGRAPHS (yes, we’ll be photographing the results – these prints will be the art work…) will amuse/confuse and entertain. I’m sure that you can come up with far better ideas than those above…
3. Choose objects that are not too large; they must be transportable.
4. We will do a session together on photographic composition next time. You do not need to bring your objects to the next lesson, BUT you do need to bring your ideas, sketched out in thumbnail form, and be prepared to explain your choices.

YEAR 13 : A2 PROJECT

FOR COMPLETION BY FEBRUARY 2008.

START NOW AND CONTINUE BASIC PREP DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR IDEA CLEARLY DEFINED BY THE FIRST LESSON OF NEXT TERM.

S*E*L*F

Who are you?
How do you look?
How do you change how you look to reflect your inner self?
What do you want your image to say about you, through the way you dress, move, smile, grimace, move your arms, have your hair cut, wear make up (or not) ?
What do you want people to think about you when they see/meet you for the first time?

Self Art Project

Why represent yourself? Self-understanding perhaps. Self-expression certainly…

YOUR MISSION is to consider yourself, not just your physical self in isolation, but how your physical self advertises the inner you, in other words how your physical appearance advertises, promotes and literally ‘goes ahead of’ your character, your opinions, your mind in other words. Does your physical self represent your mind/consciousness, or disguise it?

The end product need not simply be a self-portrait, although it could be, as long as you comment upon the relationship between self/ego and form. You have freedom in terms of the size of the work and the media used, but this cannot be a sculpture.

Usual procedure from here on please…….
1. THINK
2. PLAN
3. EXPERIMENT
4. MAKE

ART AND DESIGN ADVANCED LEVEL : YEAR 13

FINAL COURSEWORK PROJECT

THE TRUTH
In accordance with the truth or facts, real or genuine, faithful and loyal, accurate or precise.
True-Blue : staunchly loyal
True-life : taken directly from reality
True love : person that one loves

Your starting point for your next CW project is something that we often strive for and discover if we are lucky. It invites you to explore the issue of truth, through your personal experience (relationships, religion etc), exposure to the media, education and ambition.
You will consider issues of Integrity, Honour, Honesty and on the other side, Deception, Deceit and, of course, Lies.

Artists have always shared a concern for the truth.

A truthful, faithful, reproduction might refer to a representational piece of art
The work is fearless, uncompromising and truthful might refer to a work which confronts sensitive or difficult issues in an honourable and courageous manner
His work is true to himself might refer to an artist refusing to sell out or adjust his personal vision for, say, market forces

We assess art in many ways, but among the most important is Integrity. Is the artist being honest with us? Is the work direct and heart-felt, or just a sham created by an impostor?

Your mission is to engage with THE TRUTH in any way, and on whatever level you choose.

Begin by employing your powers of RETROSPECTION and SELECTION
Your work can look back, recording or commenting on past events, or it can look forward.
It can be about ‘big’, even global issues (conspiracy theories abound as you know – the TV show ‘The X Files’ had as its slogan…’The Truth is Out There…’)

During the holiday you should focus on this final piece, whilst taking care to tie up any loose ends with regard to outstanding work.

Remember that this CW component will comprise one final piece, and, accompanied by preparatory work, will make an important contribution to your AS submission in November 2011.

ARCHIVE;
BELOW YOU WILL FIND EXAMPLES OF RECENT (NOV 2010) A AND AS LEVEL COURSEWORK AS WELL AS (FURTHER DOWN) OLDER WORK. TOGETHER THEY PROVIDE A FLAVOUR OF THE APPROACH OF THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE OUTCOMES MADE BY SENIOR STUDENTS.

What the students have to say about the subject…

Art

“I love Art. It is definitely different from other subjects; however it requires as much work. Whether we are discussing new art techniques or art history, I enjoy all the session we have.”
Alison Ah-Yu

“It allows us to express ourselves, bringing alive our ideas through different art mediums. I really enjoy Art and hope to continue with it next year.”
Rosabelle Mederick

Art

“Art is fun, fun, fun!”
Camille Fuchot

“I did Art at IGCSE level, the leap from that to A- level is huge but an enjoyable challenge. The subject is time-consuming and requires focus but is fun.
Jade

Art

“Art is a practical subject, allowing you to explore and discover. There are no limits.”
Juliette Noshir

Sample Artwork by our students:

Art Yr 13

Mauro Anganuzi Yr 13: Art

Art

Using China

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Art: Kurt Gilbert: Yr12

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Art: Lilaben Hirani: Yr 13

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Art: Alex Camille

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FERAL: AN INSTALLATION BY LUCIE TURCOTTE

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Feral

Lucie, a year 12 students, created this installation after being inspired by the work of (among others) Ed Kienholz.
She assembled the piece from the following components:
Offal
Plastic bags
Medical tubing
Syringes
Chair
Paint
Plastic bowl

For obvious reasons the piece was dis-assembled immediately after being constructed and photographed. These images are the only record of its existence.