Expressive Unit/Art Studies/Homework tasks

To prepare for the written Prelim in January and the written exam in May complete the following tasks.

If you have been completing written questions on Portraiture then go to slide 2, if you have been completing written questions on Still-Life go to slide 3.

Print out or write out responses and hand in to your teacher on the first Art and Design

Expressive Unit/Art Studies/Portrait

Copies of all homework tasks set by Mr. Hogarth are included here and will be updated as more are set.

Expressive Unit/Art Studies/Portrait

You should have completed three homework tasks –

Responding to a Portrait and writing 10 clear points about the subject and use of Visual Elements.

This was to prepare you for Question (a) in the written exam.

The next task is to prepare for Question (b) –

Write 10 points (Int 2) or 20 points (Higher) about TWO portrait artists you have looked at and TWO artworks they have made.

Choose another portrait artist from the list below -

Francis Bacon Pablo Picasso Mary Cassatt Henri Matisse Alison Watt Vincent Van Gogh James Guthrie

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec Paul Gauguin Chaim Soutine Andy Warhol Peter Howson William McCance

Frida Kahlo Chuck Close Peter Blake William Strang Jules Bastien-Lepage

To Do -

• Go on to the internet.

• Keyword search one artist’s name you have chosen

• Find a high quality picture of a portrait by the artist. Write Title and any other information about Portrait.

• Copy and Paste portrait into a document and print it out. Or, complete task by hand and make a small sketch of portrait.

• Write 10 points about the specific portrait using the help sheets form your yellow folder.

You must write about –

The subject in the portrait.

How the Artist uses the visual elements to tell the viewer about the subject.

How the Visual Elements have been used to make a successful portrait.

Expressive Unit/Art Studies/Still-Life

You should have completed Several homework tasks –

Responding to an artwork and writing 10 clear points about the subject matter and use of Visual Elements.

This was to prepare you for Question (a) in the written exam.

The next task is to prepare for Question (b) –

Write 10 points (Int 2) or 20 points (Higher) about TWO portrait artists you have looked at and TWO artworks they have made.

Choose an artist from the list below -

Samuel John Peploe William York Macgregor

Pablo Picasso Henri Matisse Vincent Van Gogh Jack Morroco Elizabeth Blackadder William Gillies

Paul Cezanne Camille Pissarro Paul Wonner William Michael Harnett Ben Nicholson

Giorgio Morandi William Bailey Janet Fish James Frazer Madeleine Davenport Jan Wightman

These artists are suggestions; if you have a different Still-Life you would like to write about then go for it.

To Do -

• Go on to the internet.

• Keyword search one artist’s name you have chosen

• Find a high quality picture of a Still-Life by the Artist. Write Title and any other information about the Still-Life.

• Copy and Paste Still Life into a document and print it out. Or, complete task by hand and make a small sketch of portrait.

• Write 10 points about the specific Still Life using the help sheets that you have been given by your teacher.

You must write about –

• The subject matter in the Still-Life.

• How the Artist uses the visual elements to make the Still-Life visually interesting.

• How the Artist has created a successful composition and focal point.

Expressive Unit/Art Studies

You should have completed three homework tasks –

Responding to a Portrait and writing 10 clear points about the subject and use of Visual Elements.

This was to prepare you for Question (a) in the written exam.

The next task is to prepare for Question (b) –

Write 10 points (Int 2) or 20 points (Higher) about TWO portrait artists you have looked at and TWO artworks they have made.

Choose another portrait artist from the list below -

Francis Bacon Pablo Picasso Mary Cassatt Henri Matisse Alison Watt Vincent Van Gogh James Guthrie

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec Paul Gauguin Chaim Soutine Andy Warhol Peter Howson William McCance

Frida Kahlo Chuck Close Peter Blake William Strang Jules Bastien-Lepage

To Do -

• Go on to the internet.

• Keyword search one artist’s name you have chosen

• Find a high quality picture of a portrait by the artist. Write Title and any other information about Portrait.

• Copy and Paste portrait into a document and print it out. Or, complete task by hand and make a small sketch of portrait.

• Write 10 points about the specific portrait using the help sheets form your yellow folder.

You must write about –

The subject in the portrait.

How the Artist uses the visual elements to tell the viewer about the subject.

How the Visual Elements have been used to make a successful portrait.

Title – ‘The Scream’Artist – Edvard Munch (Norwegian, born 1863)Type of Artwork – Portrait/Figure CompositionMaterials – Oil on CanvasDate – 1893Dimensions – 91 x 73.5 cm

Write 10 points about this portrait using the helpsheets from your folder; • Think about what clues you see which tell us about the personality of this person.• Describe how the visual elements have been used to make this painting interesting to look out.

Title - ‘Self Portrait With Stetson’Artist - John Byrne (Scottish, born 1940)Materials - Oil on canvasDate - 1989Dimensions - 90 x 70cm

Write 10 points about this portrait using the helpsheets from your folder; • Think about what clues you see which tell us about the personality of this person.• Describe how the visual elements have been used to make this painting interesting to look out.

Title - ‘Heroic Dosser’Artist - Peter Howson (Scottish, born 1958)Materials - Oil on canvasDate - 1987Dimensions - 197 x 213 cm

Write 10 points about this portrait using the helpsheets from your folder; • Think about what clues you see which tell us about the personality of this person.• Describe how the visual elements have been used to make this painting interesting to look out.

Expressive Unit/Art Studies/ Homework task

Name -

For Question (b) in January’s written prelim exam you were asked to -

‘Write 10 points (Int 2) or 20 points (Higher) about TWO portrait artists you have looked at and TWO artworks they have made.’

Write here the two artists and two specific portraits you will write about in the written exam.

Artist 1 –

Portrait –

Artist 2 –

Portrait -

To Do –

You should have written 10 points about Artist 1 and their artwork.

Now - Write 10 points about the portrait you have chosen for artist 2.

Describe the subject in the portrait referring to specific parts of portrait and use of visual elements.

Write about each visual element and their effect on each other and telling us about the subject.

Attach your homework to this sheet.

Once these two homework tasks are completed you should have your answer to Question (b) for the written exam.

Expressive Unit/Art Studies/ Homework task

Name -

For Question (b) in January’s written prelim exam you were asked to -

‘Write 10 points (Int 2) or 20 points (Higher) about TWO portrait artists you have looked at and TWO artworks they have made.’

Write here the two artists and two specific portraits you will write about in the written exam.

Artist 1 –

Portrait –

Artist 2 –

Portrait -

To Do –

Write 10 points about the portrait you have chosen for artist 1.

Describe the subject in the portrait referring to specific parts of portrait and use of visual elements.

Write about each visual element and their effect on each other and telling us about the subject.

Attach your homework to this sheet.

Expressive Unit/Art Studies/ Homework task

Name -

For Question (b) in January’s written prelim exam you were asked to -

‘Write 10 points (Int 2) or 20 points (Higher) about TWO portrait artists you have looked at and TWO artworks they have made.’

Write here the two artists and two specific portraits you will write about in the written exam.

Artist 1 –

Portrait –

Artist 2 –

Portrait -

To Do –

You should have written 10 points about Artist 1 and their artwork.

Now - Write 10 points about the portrait you have chosen for artist 2.

Describe the subject in the portrait referring to specific parts of portrait and use of visual elements.

Write about each visual element and their effect on each other and telling us about the subject.

Attach your homework to this sheet.

Once these two homework tasks are completed you should have your answer to Question (b) for the written exam.

Expressive Unit/Art Studies/ Homework task

Name -

For Question (b) in January’s written prelim exam you were asked to -

‘Write 10 points (Int 2) or 20 points (Higher) about TWO portrait artists you have looked at and TWO artworks they have made.’

Write here the two artists and two specific portraits you will write about in the written exam.

Artist 1 –

Portrait –

Artist 2 –

Portrait -

To Do –

You should have written 10 points about Artist 1 and their artwork.

Now - Write 10 points about the portrait you have chosen for artist 2.

Describe the subject in the portrait referring to specific parts of portrait and use of visual elements.

Write about each visual element and their effect on each other and telling us about the subject.

Attach your homework to this sheet.

Once these two homework tasks are completed you should have your answer to Question (b) for the written exam.