Grade 9 IGCSE Summer Project: Culture

culture

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer Project

http://creativeroots.org/2011/03/colourful-kangas/


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Culture is something that evolves out of the simple, enduring elements of everyday life; elements most truthfully expressed in the folk arts and crafts of a nation. !! Thor Hansen


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Culture can be defined as the learned behaviours, beliefs, and attitudes that are characteristic of a particular society or population and as a shared system of a society!!

http://psychology.utoledo.edu/showpage.asp?name=SCIRL_home

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

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Task 1!!

recordobservations, experiences and ideas which are appropriate to intentions !!

http://creativeroots.org/2010/08/cambodian-contemporary-art/

Task 1!!recordobservations, experiences and ideas which are appropriate to intentions !


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Find and print dictionary definitions of the word ‘culture’. You can also use a thesaurus to find words with a similar meaning.!!



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Make a brainstorm. !Consider the following questions… !What does culture mean? !What does it mean to you? !How is your culture different to the one you live in/are visiting? What cultural artefacts are unique to your culture? etc.!!



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Make a Pinterest page to !collect visual information discovered through your brainstorm.!This might include pattern, colour, architecture, decoration, cultural items and objects, advertising, textiles, packaging, symbols and motifs etc.!!



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Collect your own visual information… !take your own photographs !make your own drawings and paintings from first hand observation - use a variety of media and styles !!!



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http://igcseart.weebly.com/ao1---record.html


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Task 2!!

analyseand evaluate images, objects and artefacts, making informed connections with the work of others.!!

http://www.martinparr.com/

Task 2!!analyseand evaluate images, objects and artefacts making informed connections with the work of others!


http://igcseart.weebly.com/ao2---analyse.html



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Visit art galleries & museums!visit exhibitions containing the work of local artists or artists from that culture or work with cultural themes. Collect postcards, make drawings and studies of some of the work you see. Collect any information you can find about the artist. Only choose artists you actually like!!!



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Make another Pinterest page!to collect examples of the artwork by artists that you like. Make sure to write why you have chosen the work in the description beneath each pin.!!!



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Investigate the artists methods and techniques!look at the ideas behind their work and start to think about how you might adapt and use their methods and techniques in your own work.!!!



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Analyse their work!Think about their work and how it may influence your work. !Use the ‘Four Steps to Art Criticism Nirvana’ technique - follow the link…!!!

http://igcseart.weebly.com/ao2---analyse.html



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Cite your sources!Keep a record of where you find your images (this is why creating a Pinterest page is essential)!!!

resources


These are only suggestions. There are many more resources out there but this might be a good place to start!!Creative Roots - CreativeRoots is an ever growing art and design blog based on countries of the world, with each post being influenced by its countries, culture and history.!This is Colossal - Art, Design and Visual Culture!Behance - Showcasing new and creative artwork!Booooooom! - Art Blog showcasing work by the new and currently unknown artists!Pinterest - My Pinterest page! I will be creating a group page for Culture where you can submit examples of artwork you have discovered as part for your research!MOMA - Museum of Modern Art!V&A - Victoria & Albert Museum!Mark Harden's Artchive - Online gallery of more traditional artists

http://creativeroots.org/

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/

https://www.behance.net/search?field=112

http://www.booooooom.com/blog/art/

http://www.pinterest.com/lamcg/

http://moma.org

http://www.vam.ac.uk/

http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm

Grade 9 IGCSE Summer Project: Culture

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