IB Visual Arts Internal Assessment DayInvestigative Workbook

December 13, 2012

Agenda for the day:

8- 8:25 AM Attendance + Introduction to Plan of Action Investigationfor our Visit / Tour > Barnes Foundation Museum

8:30 AM - Board the bus to Philadelphia9:30 AM - arrive @ the Barnes10:00 AM Tour11:30 AM depart for WFS12:30 PM Lunch N Discussion based on Plan of Action Questions1:10 PM What is Art History / Visual Culture? Presenting Art History / Visual Culture / Visual Image Museums, Collections, Galleries > Media1:40 PM Collision of Visual History Investigative / Analytical Exercise Investigating and Writing about an ART image What is the title? 2:30 PM - Creative Groups share their investigation and sources Reflection / Wrap up3:00PM - dismissal

Candidate record Booklet > CRBElectronic submission due uploaded by April 10

The CRB must contain: a statement by the IB art student a short written comment by the teacher a photographic record ( quality photographs) of the selected studio work > HLA 12-18 studio works interview recording / video / movie document photographs of the exhibition with all studio work included

A4/ letter size documents (color) of the selected IWB pages, as a PDF document containing > HLA 25-30 pages

8- 8:25 AM

- Attendance + Introduction Plan of Action Investigationfor our Visit / Tour > Barnes Foundation Museum

Queen of Diamonds:Emily, TyLisa, Maria, and Devon Questions:How does the layout of the museum improve the viewing experience of the art pieces? Why are the pieces on top of/under another piece? 2. How did he start his collection? How does he select the pieces for the gallery?3. When did this become something he was interested in?4. How does he store the pieces? 5. How do the pieces relate? What methods are used to display the art effectively?6. How can we relate these pieces to our past and future projects?How can the pieces in the museum influence our new work?7. What variety of cultures are displayed?

King of Diamonds PLAN OF ACTIONKenji, Madison, Lindsay, MariaNew Philadelphia locationReflective in layout and design to original Merion locationModern exterior architecture contrasts the warmth, traditional design of the interior gallery spacesPresentation of PiecesPieces arranged to reflect original displayMore traditional form of displayNot all in single row at eye level with descriptive placardsPieces arranged from below eye level to above, in a layered organic arrangementIn what ways does this form of display differ from the artistic layout of other prominent collections, such as in the Met or MOMA?Process of collectionHow long did it take for Dr. Barnes to complete collection?Assume it was a lifetime journeyHow does each room reflect a different period of interest or exploration?How would you describe the ambience or theme of each gallery space?

We are the 10 of Diamonds (Allie Rudin, Maggie Loughran, Sophia Clarke) We are going to organize by either two options:

Period: impressionists

Type: sculpture

Modern renaissance painting (drawings) furnishings jewelry pottery another option is by order of visitation. or what applies to you.

Group: Jack of DiamondsMolly Conces, Dunia Tonob, Emma Hilder, Susan Kuhn

How does the layout of the museum affect our perception of the pieces?How will the colors and techniques used by the artists (for Dunia specifically the French impressionists - Matisse) affect your future work? Will our tour guide give us a greater understanding of the art than if we were to just walk around the museum by ourselves?Are there similar techniques used in these pieces than to those used in modern art?How will the art we see at the museum relate to our IB investigation?How will the absence of our materials lead to a greater understanding of the artwork?Will our guide influence what pieces we like and what pieces we dont like?

Bevyn, Olivia, Aisling Questions: What cultural aspects affected the organization of Barnes ensembles? How does the placement of these different pieces of art affect how we perceive them? Does the juxtaposition of different works createe connections between the two? Plan of Action:Notice how the works are displayed in relation to one another, and how that affects what we see or the process your brain goes through when it looks at the exhibit as a whole. When we get back, I think it would be helpful to do the online tour to jog our memories. Also, look up any art that particularly stood out to us during our visit, and how this could affect our January project.

Ace: Cav,Eleni, Abby, LauraQuestions:1.How do the different pieces in the museum connect to create on coherent collection?2.How can I relate this trip to my own work?3.How does it relate to the trip in NYC?4.What techniques exhibited in the museum can apply to my work?5.How can I observe the mission statement in the museum today?6.How do the similar/different techniques influence the message the artists wanted to convey?Plan of Action: Listen intently, but also come up with our own ideasListen to cultural and historical context Observe pieces well - use eyes as camera

12:30 PM 1:10 PM

Lunch N Discussion based on Plan of Action Questions

How did the layout of the museum improve the viewing experience of the art pieces?

In what ways did this form of display differ from the artistic layout of other prominent collections, such as in the Met or MOMA?How did the layout of the museum affect our perception of the pieces?

How did each room reflect a different period of interest or exploration?

How did the absence of our materials lead to a greater understanding of the artwork?

What cultural aspects affected the organization of Barnes ensembles? How does the placement of these different pieces of art affect how we perceive them? Did the juxtaposition of different works createe connections between the two?

How can the pieces in the museum influence our new work?

Did our tour guide give us a greater understanding of the art than if we were to just walk around the museum by ourselves?

.What techniques exhibited in the museum applies to my work?

1:10 PM

Download documents

Writing About Art and IWB assessment

Investigation to make connections to studio work:IWB culture / content tech / process investigation depth / breadth vocabulary sources presentation integrationStudio understanding relevance development sensitivity to materials technical confidence independence

What is Art History / Visual Culture?

Presenting Art History / Visual Culture / Visual Image Museums, Collections, Galleries > Media

Museums, Collections , Galleries

Believing is Seeing, Creating the Culture of ArtBy Mary Anne StaniszewskiThe Museum > Chapter 7

Wunderkammen or Kunstkammen

How does the concept of Gestalt relate to collections, museums, galleries?

Dictionary of Art Terms Gestalt A term imported into modern art criticism from psychology.Holds that the parts are determined by the whole. Seeing > Perception an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts English term > concept of wholeness organized whole < can be seen differently Theory of MInd and Brain Area of Psychology : mind groups things together

Art History : A very short Introduction by Dana ArnoldInvestigate / research one other museum that was visited in NYC > MET or MOMA.

Compare and contrast these two houses of collections.

http://www.writingaboutart.org/1:40 PM

Collision of Visual History Investigative / Analytical Exercise Investigating and Writing about an ART image What is the title?

Refer to Writing About Art document

Titles

2:30 PM

Creative Groups share their investigation and sources Reflection / Wrap up

3:00PM - dismissal

Ciao!

**Agenda today*Hand out examples of the CRBs from past years.**Guiding Questions create to direct your investigation into your studio work**Hand outs of the IWB forms*Review of the Creative Process

*Hand out of the second comic*You will be partners for the exercises to follow.*Handout of Writing About Art

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