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The Power of the Portrait:

Portraits, Self Portraits and Identity

Experiment with different layouts and designs.
Use black and white and colour, text, illustration, double exposure etc.

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Welcome to your set task

Exam Dates

Thursday25th and Friday 26th April
Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th April

STAGE 1

STAGE 1 of your preparations
9th - 23rd January

LO:

To complete stage 1 of your internally set task preparations by researching, analysing and responding to various Artists that link to your starting point.

AO1: DEVELOP

Research to inform ideas (25 marks)

Develop ideas though investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding

Start by choosing one of the Starting points today and start to mind map your ideas

Year 11 Set Task Starting Points

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Choose a word from the 5 possible starting points.
Mindmap the word you have chosen.
Start to pin your own pinterest boards once you have chosen your starting point.
Create an inspiration page with all of the ideas you have pinned

Kings and Queens

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Celebrity

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Garden

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Space

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Shopping

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Download the Exam paper here

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Student examples of Artists Research and Photoshoot responses.

Mind Map your starting point:

Get a dictionary definition
Go to the online thesaurus to find alternative words
Develop your own ideas and understanding of your chosen starting point
Use the template below
Create an inspiration page of images that show how you could develop your ideas about your starting point
Think carefully about your starting point and make it creative and fully explore all of your ideas.

RESEARCH: Find and research your first 6 artists.

Minimum of 4-8 beautifully presented pages in your sketchbooks with detailed description and analysis of their work.
Why have they produced their work and what is the narrative/message?
What is your opinion about the work and how will you use these ideas in your own work?

RESPOND: Execute your first photoshoot in response to your chosen artists

Each photo shoot should be 30 - 60 images (not 1 or 2 or 3!)

Present all photos from your shoots then 4-6 of your best images larger.

Now start to EXPERIMENT (edit your images) using your artists techniques

Present your work in your sketchbooks as you do it. This will help you to assess your work as you go and give you more direction moving forward with your ideas

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Don't know where to start?
Try these pinterest boards and workshops to kick start your ideas

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WORKSHOP IDEAS

Matthieu Bourel.jpg

Hara Katsiki.jpg

Henrik Kersten.jpg

Gods and godesses.jpg

federico.bebber .jpg

Carolyn Lefley.jpg

Kings and Queens copy.jpg

Tribal paint.jpg

More workshops here

More workshops here

More workshops here

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Research

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Response

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Research

Response

Experiment

WEBSITE LINKS

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