THE INVESTIGATION WORKBOOK IN I.B. DIPLOMA VISUAL ARTS

How to create a successful workbook.

Studio work and workbook progress together.

The studio work is the focus

of the art historical research.

Close side-by-side comparisons can be made between the student’s work

and other artists and movements.

Research sources can vary, including real-life events or other

interpretations in literature or art or elsewhere.

This example includes “Perfume” the novel

perfume as a commodity and in advertising and

artistic interpretations of sense perceptions (Theory of Knowledge).

A subject once selected can be explored through the history

of its different artistic interpretations.

Here Manga style is explored visually

and here the issue is how to depict sky

using only line

or the use of Scale in art.

Wider school issues can also be addressed

such as plagiarism.

Creative, attractive lay-out and legibility are very important factors

References should be clear and traceable in order that the reader can follow your ideas back to your sources. All borrowing, both text and pictures, must be referenced. References for text must begin with the last name of the author then first name, followed by the title of your source, the place of publication, the year of publication and the page number. Students are expected to use “a wide range of sources”, including, books, magazines and periodicals and not just internet sites. All quotations must be referenced and all ideas and information that you have found through your research. Pictures must also be referenced.

E.G.Craven, Roy C.,” Indian Art: A Concise History”, London ,1976, p62. (text)Thomson, Jonathan, “Chatchai Suphin”, Art Asia, Hong Kong, August 2013, p75 (text)Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Gandhara Art”, www.britannica.com/gandhara-art (site)“Buddha from Gandhara”, Kushan, bronze, 2nd cent. AD, www.indiaart.com (picture)

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