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Art, Craft & Design
Art, Craft and Design
Looking and seeing are at the very core of all our practice in Art. No matter if we are making highly detailed paintings; concrete abstract sculptures or frothy tule fashion designs, all our work is based on our observations of the world around us. A Level Art demands that we begin to examine drawing and recording with a more critical eye, and that we use our looking skills to extrapolate and evaluate visual information.
A Level and One-Year Fast Track Through this 4 week course we will look at drawing differently. Each week we will explore a different aspect of drawing to broaden our understanding of working from first-hand sources and question the process of drawing.
Lesson Outline:
Week 1: The human condition – Introduction to Life Drawing
Weekly Life Drawing classes really help A Level students to build their core drawing skills. During this week’s lessons, you will be introduced to the basic skills of working from the model.
Week 2: Walking the Line – Immersive landscape drawing
Situated in the South Downs and bordered by exciting coastal structures, we are surrounded by a landscape that is rich in visual drama. This week we will take inspiration from the work of Richard Long and head into the landscape to document the experience as well as the visual landscape.
Week 3: Drawing with light- Cyanotypes and Contact Prints
Photography allows us to record our observations with accuracy and immediacy. In this week’s classes, we will explore photography without cameras, removing another layer in the experience of looking.
Week 4: Making your mark – 100 marks – a book about drawing.
Building a vocabulary of marks, students will begin to explore the relationship between ground and object, and develop a book exploring the basic structure of drawing.
A Level Textiles and Photography – Micro and Macro
On this course, students will have an introduction to their chosen specialism. New processes techniques and skills will be the backbone of these new A Levels.
Lesson Outline:
Week 1: Textiles – Micro Observation
Using a microscope to gain an alternative perspective on the world around us, students will draw from slides of cells using a variety of processes exploring pattern, shape and scale.
Week 1: Photography – Micro Photography
Learning about camera angles, creating a sense of space and taking up close photographs.
Week 2: Textiles – Experimenting with materials
Exploring Japanese textiles techniques, including shibori and sashiko and using the heat press to fuse and bond fabrics.
Week 2: Photography – Macro
This week we will join the art group outside to photograph the natural and built environment
