Yr 11 GCSE ART AND DESIGN

‘COLLECTIONS’

What you need to do…• Your task is to incorporate a graphical way of working into this project.

• This work will be based on an Artist that works in a graphical style. A few artists you could study are:

Michael Craig Martin, Patrick Caulfield, Julian Opi, Claire Rollett, Debbie Powell, Yusuke Yonezu

and Claudia Pearson

• Use a selection of coloured papers to create large scale graphical collage.

• It can either be part-of, a close-up, or whole section of a drawing or photograph of your chosen collection. Your work should be presented on a sheet at least A2 in size……

BE ADVENTUROUS!!!

Materials and Techniques

• You can incorporate a number of Graphical elements into this piece of coursework.

• Your main medium is coloured paper

• You may also use fine liners and markers to make your work graphical.

Michael Craig Martin

Martin is particularly affected by minimalism and uses ordinary household items to create quirky compositions.

He uses a range of bold vivid colour schemes in unexpected ways.

‘Inhale’, 2002, acrylic on canvas, 243.8 x 182.8cm

‘Intimate Relations: Sunglasses,’ 2001,

Patrick Caulfield

Caulfield's paintings are figurative, often portraying a few simple objects in an interior. Typically, he uses flat areas of simple colour surrounded by black outlines.

Julian Opie Opie graduated in 1983 from Goldsmith’s School of Art, where he was taught by Michael Craig Martin.

His work really took off in the 1980’s after he produced a series of painted metal figures.

Opie's graphic portrait style and his use of computer aided design has enabled him move between the fields of contemporary art and commercial design: in 2000, he was commissioned to design an album cover for British pop band Blur..

Debbie PowellBased in New York, London and Dorset Debbie Powell is an illustrator and hand letterer who works with water colours, ink, linocut, pencil & pen and printmaking to create her imagery for an range of international clients.

Claudia Pearson Pearson has been illustrating her entire life and her work has been published internationally in magazines such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, Elle and Travel & Leisure.

Claire Rollett Claire Rollett is a London-based illustrator. She studied at Chelsea School of Arts and later graduated from Kingston University.

Rollett's work is expanding. From purely architectural drawings her portfolio now includes people,food, transport & continues to grow

Yusuke Yonezu

Planning your pieceCreate sample pieces or designs for this piece in your sketchbook. This will help you create a successful final outcome

Examples of students work

Deadline for Assessment

You deadline is…………..