International Baccalaureate Visual Art
Unit 1 Me, Myself and I
IB Visual Art Unit One
Me, Myself and I
This is your first project. It is designed to provide you with an opportunity for you to express yourself, reveal your personal identity and reflect your personality. Throughout the history of art, artists have created self-portraits as a way of recording what they look like. After the introduction of photography artists experimented more in general and their self-portraits were more experimental as a result. Some artists may even show their identity by using images to symbolize aspects of themselves.
Rembrandt
IWB Criteria Research Culture/Context Analysis and thoughtful comparison of art from different cultures and times, carefully considering its function and significance. Technical/Process Demonstration of a range of effective skills, techniques and processes, when making and analysing images and artifacts.
Auerbach
Warhol
Research the work of at least 3 artists from different cultures and times in history. Look at their self-portraits; compare and contrast their selfportraits to each other’s and your own. All your written work must be in your own words. Your written entries should include both the facts you uncovered and your own feelings and thoughts. What ideas have the artists given you? How can you reject or embrace the information you have found? What is the function and significance of their work?
Document your studio work, measuring techniques and media experiments with a camera or providing examples in the work book itself. Research the knowledge needed to use different media well. What art practitioners have used the media you have chosen well? What specific vocabulary is associated with the media?
Investigation Demonstrate coherent, focused and individual investigative strategies into visual qualities, ideas and their context, a range of different approaches towards their study and informed connections between them. Depth/Breadth Demonstrate depth and breadth through the successful development and synthesis of ideas and the well explained connection between the work and that of others.
Produce an in depth investigation of one or more artworks relating to the topic. Create evidence that you have considered the works, visual, technical, historical, cultural and intellectual values. Find out who inspired the artist and look at the source of their inspiration. The more you probe, investigate and explore an artwork the more likely you are to be able to develop your own individual way of creating art.
Presentation Vocabulary Demonstrate effective and accurate use of visual arts specialist vocabulary. Sources The use of a range of appropriate sources that are acknowledge properly. Presentation The effective and creative presentation of work, that demonstrates thoughtful, critical observation, reflection and discrimination. Integration The presentation of a clear relationship between investigation and studio.
Remember to look after your work very carefully. Make sure that your IWB has your name clearly written on it. Do not leave your IWB or any of your Studio Work lying around, if you do you are putting your work in danger of becoming accidently damaged or lost. Remember to discuss your ideas with your teacher and other classmates. Enjoy the process of creativity and never be afraid to try something new, BE A RISK TAKER!
Frida Kahlo
Create a two dimensional portrait in a medium of your chose. Your final artwork may be completely figurative or totally abstract, either way you must show that you have developed your piece through sustained visual enquiry and through observation in drawing and Studio Work Criteria painting. Understanding Things to consider when developing your studio work Understanding Are the ideas behind your studio work well suited to the media and techniques that you have chosen? Can you explain the personal, cultural, visual meaning, purpose of your studio work? Relevance How are the ideas in your studio work connected to your own life and cultural background? Have you created powerful pieces of artwork that really mean something to you? Development How much personal growth and development have you shown through your artwork? How have you developed as an artist? Can you distinguish the difference between your weaker and your stronger ideas? Sensitivity and Technique What visual effects do you want to create? How effective is the media that you have used in creating the effect that you want? Would it be better to choose a different media? Are you using your chosen media with high levels of skill? Confidence and Independence Have you truly explored your ideas to create interesting, adventurous, dynamic studio work or have you settled for the safe and the obvious? Have you used any unusual or unexpected combinations of ideas and/or materials in your studio work? Does your work show truly independent research, or have you only researched artists given to you by your teacher?
Displays an excellent understanding of the ideas and concepts that, underpin artistic expression.
Unit 1 Me, Myself and I
Courbet
Relevance Demonstrate consistently the production of personally relevant artwork that shows excellent exploration of ideas reflecting cultural and historical awareness and artistic qualities. Development Demonstrate thoughtful development of ideas and strategies for expression. Sensitivity and Technique Display sensitivity to materials and their use, the work having been reviewed, modified and refined to an accomplished resolution of ideas and medium. Confidence and Independence Shows self-direction and informed reflective, judgment that challenges and extends personal boundaries.
International Baccalaureate Visual Art
Picasso