BAA Di A2 Essay

A2: Essay

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A2: Essay The QUESTION: Throughout history technology has been used and exploited by artists. The type, style and subject of art created by artists is usually as a direct result of artists using technologies available at the current time of creation. This known, present an essay that demonstrates your ability to research, explore and investigate technologies used by artists throughout history, and suggest how technologies of the future ‘could’ change how art is created within the next 100 years.

Essay requirements: This essay should be no more that 3000 words in length and no less than 1000 words.

Size: ● This essay should be no more that 3000 words in length and no less than 1000 words.

Format: ● Your essay should be word-processed and presented as a document/pdf file. ● Copies of your finished essay should be printed out for assessment and a pdf version should be linked via dropbox inside your digital sketchbook.

Timings: ● Your teacher will set an ‘interim’ assessment date which you should meet in order to have your work checked (in-progress). A final deadline will be issued by teacher which will be of approximately 6 weeks.

Presentation: ● Your essay should include a title-page, a contents page and index.

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A2: Essay ●

Headers and footers should be used to include your full name, your course name and assignment name. ● A list (bibliography) of all resources that you use during your investigations should be presented in the back of your assignment/essay. ● A summary that displays your word count and other grammar details should also be included within the essay.

Evidence: Within your essay you will need to demonstrate evidence of: ○

title page

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Artists.technologies info page(s)

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Examples of technologies by chosen artist(s)

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Analysis of chosen technologies work page(s)

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Possible future scenarios (predictions) of technologies that may be used by artists in the future.

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Present sourced/selected images to support your writing/essay.

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Illustrate and model future technologies from your own imagination to support the latter part of the essay.

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Comments and annotations that justifies and explains any/all images used during your developments.

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Analysis of technologies that you find based on investigations, explorations and research..

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Produce an evaluation/conclusion of your essay that explains key moments in history where/when technology changed the game.

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A2: Essay Research - Explore, discover and find examples of ‘technologies’ used by artists throughout history.

Be specific - Try to identify key moments in history when technology made a significant difference for artists.

Make connections - find examples of work created by artists that used a range of technologies. Explain what the similarities and differences are between the technologies used by artists throughout history.

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A2: Essay Useful Links for exploration and investigation: http://www.historyofinformation.com/index.php?category=Art+ http://www.helium.com/items/250410-Art-History http://www.all-art.org/history12.html http://www.docam.ca/en/technological-timeline.html http://passionateabouthistory.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/impressionism-technol ogy-sparks.html http://idmaa.org/?post_type=journalarticle&p=538

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A2: Essay Do you have a smart phone?

If so you can use the camera on your phone to access online resources to help you with this assignment.

All you need is a QR code reader app, point your phone web browser to one of readers below: ● ● ● ● ●

http://reader.kaywa.com http://get.beetagg.com http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/download.asp http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/nokia-n80/phone-so ftware/smartphone For iPhone users. Go to iTunes and search for: QR Code reader

Once you have a reader/ app on your smart phone. Simply take a quick snap of the code below, and you will be redirected to the learning page for this assignment, directly on your phone.

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