Photographer Investigation

Photographer / Artist investigation.

Read around, take notes and think about the artist before you begin any writing. Read interviews, ask me for articles or related artists, styles, and movements that might be relevant. Ask pertinent questions related to the work. 

Tasks:

1

Complete the 'Super Grid' sheet. It's HERE. This should focus your research. Please ask me for help if you are struggling to find information or you need assistance with how to word a feeling you have. 

2

Take an artefact belonging to the photographer or artist. 

• Describe the feeling that the artefact is communicating. What is its personality?
• What is the audience immediately getting?
• Is this Pragmatic or Poetic?

Discuss the choice of:

• Iconography (what is included and why?)
• Colour scheme
• Rendering approach (what is it made from and why?)

AL Art and Design 2019 Exam

Comp 2 Start

Link to Task List is HERE

8 college weeks and 1 half term.
April 5th, 8th and 9th = 15 hours.
Final deadline is Thursday 2nd May.

Learner statement

Learner statement link is HERE
Example and help HERE

Final deadline for essay.

Final word count for your essay should be 2000-3000wrds.
Deadline: Thursday 24th January.

• Read back through your personal investigation. 
• The practitioners that you have chosen will suggest a theme that is reflected in your practical work. 
• Please ensure that you are including examples from your own work and writing about how the photographers you have chosen have influenced your practical work. Comparing and contrasting is essential.
• Come up with a good two-part title. The first part should grab attention. The title will be answered or explored in your writing.
• Write until you have concluded your investigation. 
• Make sure that you have evaluated the approaches of artists, compared and contrasted, asked suitable questions and searched for relevant answers, and present your own, considered points of view
• A. B and C grade students will revise their essay. Going back in and editing, taking bits out that are irrelevant and tightening it up. 
• Give it to a friend or relative. Ask them to feedback- does it make sense? Does it explore? Is there a clear introduction and a satisfying conclusion?
• Correct spelling and punctuation.
• Include a bibliography.