Post on 06-Aug-2020
Grade 12 Art – Culminating Activities
PART 1: Research Assignment 15% of final gradeResearch a designer, artist, illustrator, style or movement you like. You will create a work inspired by your research.
Some designers, artists, illustrators to consider:
Coco Chanel French 1920s Fashion Designer
Alexander McQueen
British Contemporary fashion designer
Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect Frank Gehry Canadian/American Post-Modern/Futurist architect
Manolo Blahnik
Spanish Contemporary shoe designer
Jimmy Choo Malaysian Contemporary shoe designer
Santiago Calatrava
Spanish Futurist architect
Zaha Hadid Futurist/Constructivist architect
Vladimir Tatlin Soviet Constructivist artist
Jimmy Iqaluq Inuit Soapstone sculptor
Marcel Breuer Bauhaus designer Brian Dettmer American book sculptorBanksy British graffiti artist Cycle American graffiti artistKeith Haring Graffiti artist John Romita Jr Comic illustratorWill Eisner Graphic novel illustrator Roy
LichtensteinPop Art graphic (comic) artist
Pablo Picasso Cubist artist Damien Hirst British installation artistPiet Mondrian De Stijl artist Casey Mcglynn Canadian Post-Modern
artistWassily Kandinsky
Soviet Bauhaus painter Joseph Pootoogook
Inuit print artist
Mark Rothko American Colour Field painter
Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit print artists
Norval Morriseau
Native artist Helen Hardin Native artist
Andy Warhol American Screenprinting artist
Peach Berserk Canadian Textile screenprinter
Ai Weiwei Chinese Post-Modern installation artist
Tracey Emin British Post-Modern mixed media artist
Raymond Loewy
American Industrial Designer
Frank Bel Geddes
American Industrial Designer
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Textiles by Peach Berserk
Shoes by Manolo Blahnik
Galazy Soho (Bejing) by Zaha Hadid
Some movements and styles to consider:
Gothic Revival Arts and Crafts Dada BauhausCubism Pointillism De Stijl SurrealismNative Modern Art Deco Pop ArtUpcycling Futurist Post-Modern Conceptual ArtConstructivism
Earth Art American Industrial Design
Digital
PART 1 –RESEARCH 1. Research
Create an information text (300 words approx.) telling important and interesting things about the designer, artist, illustrator, movement or style you have chosen to research. Consider the following:
The connection between the movement or style and what preceded it
Where/how the designer, artist or illustrator fits within a movement or style
The cultural relevance of the movement, style, designer, illustrator or artist’s work
Public reception of movement or style, or of the designer, illustrator or artist’s work
Interesting/important biographical information
Description of materials, processes used
2. Reflection on key works
Select 4 artworks from your chosen designer, illustrator, artist, movement or style.
For each, include the following information (100 words for each approx.):
a. Identification of work: Name of creator, title of work (if there is one), date, location (if relevant), movement or style
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Stone print by Kenojuak Ashevak
b. An explanation of why you like it (be sure to discuss elements and principles of design)
PART 2 – Studio WorkCreate 1-2 artworks in the style of or inspired by your chosen designer, illustrator, artist, movement or style.
Your work may be 2 or 3 dimensional, in any medium.
Track your process: Collect inspirational images/materials Draw sketches Explore ideas Write notes of your ideas, ambitions, struggles, etc.
PART 3 – Reflection1. Write a 300-400 word reflection on your final piece(s):
a. What you set out to accomplish,b. The process you went through to create the piece(s), c. Any difficulties and how you overcame them, d. What you like about the final piece(s), e. What, if anything, you are not happy about, f. What you have learned in the process of making your piece(s)g. What, if anything, you would do differently next time.
3“Drowning Girl” – Roy Lichtenstein
Book sculpture by Brian Dettmer
Graffiti by Banksy