Art and Design
Key Stage 3
- Offer mentoring and support to other pupils where possible.
- Developing skills – you should practice working with a variety of different media on a regular basis to increase your quality of your outcomes.
- Independent research – please have a look at some of our suggested artists to inspire you. Share what you discover with your class and teachers.
- Key Artists:
David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Peter Blake, Damien Hirst, Andrea Joseph, Frida Kahlo, Tim Walker, Banksy, Sheppard Fairey
Key stage 4
Offer mentoring and support to other pupils where possible.
Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in Art and Design.
Websites: Please have a look at some of our suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds…
http://andreajoseph24.blogspot.com/
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/
http://www.ikon-gallery.co.uk/
http://www.mauricemagazine.com/
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/
Key Stage 5
This stage of your education is preparing you for the world of work or further education. With this in mind the way that you approach the course should be different.
- Independent Work – you should be taking ownership of your own learning, reading around the subject and doing extra work at home making sure you fully understand concepts.
- Developing skills – you should practice working with a variety of different media on a regular basis to increase your quality of your outcomes.
- Wider Reading – independently research current articles within established publications regarding hot topics in art. Evaluate what you find and analyse connections this may have in your own work.
- Take a Subscription to Art or Photography publications.
- Becoming a Sixth Form Mentor – come along to lower school lessons and share your understanding. A programme can be tailored to your available study periods.
Books:
- The Polaroid Book – Taschen Series
- Drawing From Life, The Journal as Art by Jennifer New
- By Hand, The use of Craft in Contemporary Art by Joseph Magliaro, Shu Hung
- Hand Made Graphics, Tools and Techniques beyond the Mouse by Anna Way
- The Photo Book – Phaidon Series
- The Art Book – Phaidon Series
- Dogtown – The Legend of the Z-Boys by Glen E. Freidman
- Leroy Grannis by Jim Heirman
- Tim Walker – Fashion Photography
Films:
- David Hockney Grand Canyon
- Step into Liquid – Surfing
- Billabong Odyssey – Surfing
- Guy Denning – You Tube Videos
- Aardman Animation – Wallace & Gromit
- The Genius of Photography