MYP 3 Art and Change Task 1
Criterion A Task.
Students will investigate an artwork or art movement connected to the statement of inquiry and use formal qualities to describe their chosen artwork.
Unit title: Street Art and Change
Statement of Inquiry: Can art create an impact for change?
Inquiry Questions
Factual - Can art communicate an idea and create change?
What social issues have been explored in art?
Which artists advocate social purpose?
How do artists promote rights and responsibilities in their art?
What specific social issues have been most effectively communicated through graffiti and mural art?
How can you choose which social issues to focus on in your own artwork?
Conceptual - How can art communicate ideas for change? Can art challenge a person's perspective?
How can you express an idea to an audience with an artwork?
Debatable - Does the audience always understand the artwork as the artist intended
Task 1 JOURNAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
Dear Students,
Please Use your visual journal to express ideas on what you have found out about the following artists online. If you wish to include other artists, you may, but they must be related to the Statement of Inquiry.
You must include images, drawings, text about the artist, reflections on your findings and media exploration.
You are advised to review the research questions sheet on 'how to research an artist.'
All Artists should be contemporary portrait artists who work in a modern style.
You should include at least four pages.
Please be careful not to plagiarise and look at the sources of your images.
You will present your work to the class to promote class discussion.
Independent Research Ideas for the Visual Arts Journal
Statement of Inquiry: Can art create an impact for change?
A possible list of Artists that students can explore in their visual art journal
- Banksy
- Blu
- Takashi Murakami
- Yayoi Kusama
- Baldur Helgas
- John Olsen
- Andy Council
- Mehdi Ghadyanloo
- Jean Michel Basquiat
- Any graffiti or street artist connected to a student's own identity
The Journal
Page 1
What is Street Art?
Can Street Art communicate ideas?
How can street art communicate an artist's idea?
Which designer did you choose, and why did you like their work?
Does the audience understand the artwork as the artist has intended?
Give one example of a Street Art that you enjoyed. How does this design communicate an idea? (Give a sample of the elements of art and put this on one page in your journal.
Why do you think Street Art is an exciting form of art? If so, why? (opinion answer)
Page 2 and Page
- Find two Street Artists that you find interesting.
Each artist should take up one whole page in your visual journal.
How do the chosen artists' backgrounds influence their approach to social change in their artwork?
Write three facts about each artist and then re-create their artwork across each page. Take care to think of the elements of art and design principles and how they help to communicate meaning, mood or style.
Page 4 in the Visual Journal
Please add a Venn diagram comparing the work of your chosen artist on your last journal page. Compare and contrast using the seven elements of art.
Rubric
| MYP CRITERIA | Specifications | 0 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i.investigate a movement(s) or genre(s) in their chosen arts discipline related to the statement of inquiry. | Investigate the art movement and gather information that will better help understand context and expression. | The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below. | The student provides limited information that is not always related to the statement of inquiry. | The student provides mostly relevant information that is related to the statement of inquiry. | The student provides relevant information that is related to the statement of inquiry. | The student provides comprehensive, relevant information that is related to the statement of inquiry. |
| ii. describe an artwork or performance from the chosen movement(s) or genre(s). | Analyse an artwork and include elements, techniques and context | The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below. | The student identifies an artwork's features, including techniques and context. | The student outlines the features of an artwork, including two elements: techniques and context. | The student describes the features of an artwork, including two elements: techniques and context. | The student analyses the features of an artwork, including elements, techniques and context. |
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