1. Unit3: Transition (SAT)

TASK 1: Create an interesting brainstorm page or series of pages

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Inspiration – the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative; a sudden brilliant or timely idea; The excitement of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity; a divine influence or action believed to qualify a person to receive and communicate sacred revelation.

TASK 2: BROWSE RELEVANT WEBSITES

http://www.art-almanac.com.au/

TASK 3: SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE

Success in this subject stems from your knowledge of art (making, interpreting, discussing, analysing), artists (how they work, how the cultural and historical contexts they work in affects their work, how to talk about them), and the art industry (what it is, how it operates, who’s involved, where the money comes from).
The best way to broaden your knowledge and understanding of these areas is through exposure – what better way than through social media?
Your challenge is to find and follow as many major galleries around the world and professional artists as you can.

Instagram

Facebook

Twitter
Follow them for the year, read their posts, be exposed to incredible diversity from the world of art, and use it to succeed in Art. Most importantly follow the galleries we will be studying this year and get a sense of how they promote, educate and develop their online presence.

TASK 4: TO DO in your INSPIRATION BOOK

  • Using the ‘215 Themes’ handout, create multiple brainstorm/inspiration pages exploring at least 5 different ideas in more depth. These pages will include a minimum of three artists, poetry, music, literature, images, thumbnail drawings, news articles, statistics, connections to real life events etc……. 
  • Photocopy from books – make sure you SOURCE – all found imagery! In theArt room or library, carry out a deep investigation of an idea using books and journals. Select an artist or art form to start with. Make sketches from images, copy quotes about inspiration and influences, and write reflections on interesting aspects of the artist’s life or practice. Reflect on how their work can be used as a source of inspiration for the Creative Practice. Follow up aspects of the research by locating books about the time and place in which the artist was working, their materials or art forms, their ideas or issues. Remember to cite all sources in a bibliography.
  • Join Instagram – add imagery to your Visual Diary – SOURCE
  • Look at websites, photobooks, exhibitions, library books, bookshops, movies etc…… Find related art and artists that inspire you. 
  • Collect this info and any inspirational images/artworks in a digital folder. (Source imagery correctly – Artist’s name, Title, Year, materials and techniques, source (website or book). Add to your inspiration diary.
  • Create additional mind maps or moodboard or list for inspiration. Artists can inspire you through, the structural lens, the personal lens, the cultural lens………
  • And don’t forget; draw, draw, draw. It is not about the quality. It is about the development of visual ideas, subject matter and their potential.

Use this research to start the Creative Practice.