YEAR NINE AZTEC/OLMEC/MAYAN GOBLET
This project will develop your research skills and improve your ability to draw and design. You will create a 3D goblet or Jug to drink or pour from based on the iconography of the ancient civilisations that are found in Central and South America
Buy an A4 pink pig sketchbook from the school shop. The important thing to remember here is that these books have been proven over decades to last longer in your bags than all other makes of book. Please get one of these and not an alternative as 9/10 times other options do not last the year.
KNOW THE CONTEXT. Who are the Aztecs, Mayans, Olmecs and Incas? Where did they come from and how are they connected? What is similar and what is different about their art? This is not an essay - but rather a chance for you to answer the question through drawing. Find a great example from each culture that typifies what the visual language was like and create a double page spread that shows the similarities and differences. There are lots of links at the end of this document that will help you! Start by drawing an OLMEC head. Practice shading techniques.
GET SOME VISUAL IDEAS: In this research phase it’s okay to include print outs in your book but it’s even better when you draw/paint stuff. Ultimately you are making this design so be careful not to over complicate things! Some simple line drawings to start with will be perfect. Don't worry about the shape of the goblet/jug - just do four drawings that mix up elements and start to create something new.
CREATE YOUR OWN MUG/GOBLET: It takes a while but at the end you could have a really amazing goblet/mug. When it dries out you can bring it in for firing in our KILNS but photograph it first. It is very delicate in this dried out state and if it gets dropped it will smash. If there are air bubbles in it, it will explode in the Kiln. There are so many risks to your design that in truth it’s best not to get too attached to it until it actually comes out of the kiln. A photograph will get you the grade but let's hope that there are no accidents and you will have an awesome pot that we can glaze too!
YEAR NINE INDIAN ART/PRINTMAKING
INDIAN ART
In this unit, You will explore the development of art styles, mark-making and cultural icons and festivals within India over a period of 12,000 thousand years. From early cave paintings to sculptures and paintings of Ajanta, students will follow the development of art in India through Hindu and Buddhist and Islamic art to modern day festivals and celebrations.
You will create Rangoli patterns, build a collagraph to develop Your printing skills, create large scale drawings of ancient cave paintings of your choice and pull together a Mandala that expresses your own understanding of all the various elements that have informed Indian Art over the centuries.
YEAR NINE AFRICAN ART DESIGN PROJECT
In this unit you will create a new design for a trainer for NIKE that will be used as part of a new line entitled 'Celebrate Africa'. You will explore the visual language of various African countries using your research to create an eye-catching 'skin/livery' for a new trainer. This is the kind of client -based task you might get on the Graphics or BTEC course in KS4.
Body adornments, masks, paintings and textiles will be used to find patterns, shapes and marks that truly 'Celebrate Africa' in either a broad or very specific context. How rich your final design idea is will depend on the quality of your research.
It's up to you to try to find ways to make your designs irresistible. You need to be able to explain your ideas in writing and have a clear understanding of where your patterns and textures came from. You need to be able to say why your design should be selected!
