Grade 9 IGCSE Summer Project: Culture

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer Project

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IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer Project

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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

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer Project

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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! !

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

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Task 1! !

record observations, experiences and ideas which are appropriate to intentions ! !

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 1!

record !

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observations, 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.! !

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 1!

record !

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observations, experiences and ideas which are appropriate to intentions !

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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.! !

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 1!

record !

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observations, experiences and ideas which are appropriate to intentions !

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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.! !

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 1!

record !

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observations, experiences and ideas which are appropriate to intentions !

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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 ! ! !

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 1!

record !

observations, experiences and ideas which are appropriate to intentions !

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IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

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Task 2! !

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

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 2!

analyse !

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

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 2!

analyse !

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

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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!!!

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 2!

analyse !

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

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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.! ! !

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 2!

analyse !

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

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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.! ! !

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 2!

analyse !

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

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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…! ! !

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

Task 2!

analyse !

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

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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)! ! !

IGCSE Art & Design: Grade 9 Summer

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

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MOMA - Museum of Modern Art! V&A - Victoria & Albert Museum!

Mark Harden's Artchive - Online gallery of more traditional artists