A-level Art Critical contextual exercises, analysis of drawings and practical interpret drawing

Students are to develop creative drawing by analyzing and interpreting a variety of selected artists.

Students will produce a drawing showing contextual evidence that supports the assessment criteria for the A Level course.

This powerpoint gives the LESSON PLAN AT TH END OF THE PRESENTATION.

Students to reflect on examples of copies of drawings of different MASTERS and illustrators and begin to analyse the types of shapes, lines and marks.

Develop an understanding of signature styles of particular artists and the way the artist’s signature captures the intrinsic meaning of the artist.

Students to develop an A2 sheet of drawings which shows the different mark making skills of a number of different artists; develop a still-life drawing which support a number of different artists marks.

You must show evidence of research and of investigating and developing ideas. This should include visual work and, if appropriate, annotations or written work. Practical responses to the work of other artists, designers, craftspeople and photographers must show development in a personal way.

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVE:
 develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding
 
Analysis Activity- follow Mark-making analysis of artists
Put students into PAIRS give out an example of each of these artists drawing – photocopy to pair

CULLEN AND AUERBACH,
VAN GOGH AND POLLOCK
FEININGER AND GILMAN
NICOLSON AND MICHELANGELO
 
Students to describe the marks, the quality of the lines and shapes that define the artist.
 
Analysis Activity Feedback– Choose one of the works and will one of you in the group discuss this with the class. Other students may also add comments.

TASK ACTIVITY Creative Practical Skills independently
Students to choose 2 of the artists discussed or analysed in the groups and try to do a drawing now in the style of those two artists.
With a ‘window frame’ students to draw in the style of the artist in a small frame on their sheet.

Prompts Questions to Evaluate Drawing outcome

What does it remind you of?
 What does the work represent?
Have any parts been exaggerated or distorted?
What message does the work communicate?
 What kind of marks does the artist use?
What kind of shapes can you find?
 What materials and tools have been used?
 How does the work make you feel? Does the line, shape, colour affect your mood?
What do you like about it Why? What don’t you like? Why?
How might you take ideas to use in your own work?
 What do you know about the artist?
Does the work relate to the social or political history of the time?