Unit Personal Investigation

A9: UNIT 3:Personal Investigation Pen, ink wash: My pieces consist of three drawings of various alleyways; drawn out with biro and diluted ink of photos which I had taken around London, on cartridge paper. My investigation evolved around mood, lighting and atmosphere, and I wanted this piece to have all these factors wrapped within it. Alleyways are usually deserted and not used in comparison to a normal pavement, as most of them are the back exits of flats and such. Due to the lack of usage they are rarely cleaned and look filthy and grim. In particular there are usually lampposts stemming off the walls which aren’t necessarily used anymore, which makes it seem like it was left from long ago, a remainder of the olden days when it was used to illuminate the back street alleyway. Developing from here I would probably look into incooperating colour into similar studies, developed from these, to help create a mood for the piece and paint digitally. Alongside I would also develop this personal study by linking it to my fearsof shadows as a child, which would also include all the previous factors altogether at a slightly different aspect from this. Keywords: Deserted, atmospheric, seclusion Source:http://gchartdepartment.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/a2studentspersonalinvestigation/

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A9: UNIT 3:Personal Investigation Introduction: For this assignment you are required to create a body of work (a whole project)

using a theme/brief set by yourself. There are 3 main components to this unit:

1: Exploration and development of your own personal theme/project.

2: A written essay (A8: Pi (min 1000, max 3000 words))

You will be assessed on:

appropriate and accurate grammar, spelling,

punctuation;

clear communication of ideas;

appropriateness of form and style of writing;

clear and coherent organisation of information; and

identification and acknowledgment of sources and

bibliography (remember, it is your responsibility

to acknowledge the influences or sources that

contributed to the work in this unit).

3: A9: Personal Outcome.

Your body of work should ‘evolve’ and ‘develop’ through a progression and self exploration. A clear and consistent ‘thread’ of evidence should be obvious throughout the project.

Your work will be assessed using the common ‘four’ assessment objectives.


A9: UNIT 3:Personal Investigation Assessment: AO1: Develop their ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. AO2: Experiment with and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining their ideas as their work develops. AO3: Record in visual and/or other forms ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions, demonstrating an ability to reflect on their work and progress. AO4: Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating critical understanding, realising intentions and, where appropriate, making connections between visual, written, oral or other elements.


A9: UNIT 3:Personal Investigation



Below Assessment Marks: AO1:Develop ideas through investigations, and the work of others.

AO2:Refine ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate resources.

AO3:Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions in visual and/or other forms.

AO4:Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating analytical and critical understanding, realising intentions and, where appropriate, making connections between visual, written, oral or other elements.


A9: UNIT 3:Personal Investigation Guidance:

Begin by exploring possible ‘themes’ for your project. Consider looking at the work of other artists, and/or styles/periods of Art for inspiration.

Write down your thoughts, explorations/investigations in your

journal/sketchbook to keep a healthy record of the development of your ideas/project. These notes can then be used for reference when you write your essay.

Ensure that you record ALL sources (where you find your

information/resources) such as URL’s (website addresses) and book titles etc.

Consider using/ following the structure learned during previous

projects/units as a template to for your own work:

Spider Diagram/flow chart

Links/ references to the work of others

Sketches/drawings

Exploration of medium/materials, colourschemes, composition

and scale.

Preparatory studies and potential final ideas

Large scale ‘prep’ work items

An ongoing diary/log to record your developments,

thoughts/comments, reflections. (take photographs of your work

‘during’ development and present in your journal/sketchbook with

commentary.

IMPORTANT: Remember to use specific 'Artistic Terminology' (Arty words/language) as this will be needed in order to gain high marks, regardless of how strong your final outcome is/ will be.


A9: UNIT 3:Personal Investigation Tips:

Like all projects begin with a ‘titlepage’ that will serve as an introduction to your project

Obtain a new sketchbook for this Unit/project and aim to completely fill

the whole book. And then some.....

Try to be original. You will get more marks if your work is unlike anything else others have done or intend to do! Consider the scale (size) of your work too. Don't do anything too small but be realistic, if you plan to work too big you may not finish the work in time for the deadline (TBA).

Before you submit your finished work for assessment make sure that it

is complete! A complete artwork needs to have a full interesting background and all of the surface area of work should be covered in colour/ imagery/ line and detail(s).

Begin this work in your sketchbook and develop a few ideas on a small

scale first of all. Experiment with layout, proportion, medium and colour. Above all show your ideas thoroughly, using annotations that explain what/ how you intend to develop your ideas into your final work of art.

Make sure you have read the assessment objectives so that you know what you will be marked on.

Initial ideas: Like any good/ strong work of art you will need a 'solid' idea and/or theme for

your work. To help you begin your work, and to generate evidence in your sketchbook, consider drawing out a mindmap that illustrates a range of possible ideas/ outcomes.

You can present your mindmap however you like, but you should consider using

a mindmapping tool like www.bubbl.us for strong presentation. Your mindmap should fill a full or double page in your sketchbook and include:

A range (34) of different outcomes. An indication of size/scale An indication of possible mediums/ materials WHAT? Your idea(s) is/are WHY? Your idea is appropriate to this assignment


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A9: UNIT 3:Personal Investigation HOW? You will develop/create your idea

Structure: After you have illustrated a range of ideas (mindmap), you should then conduct

research to help you develop your idea(s). Initially, research at least TWO possible ideas for this assignment. This will help

you generate lots of evidence for your sketchbook (more marks), and will also serve as a useful 'backup' or 'plan b'.

With your ideas in mind, find a range of possible starting points such as images

and examples of artwork. Present your findings on full (separate) pages in your sketchbook and add

annotations and explanations for all. You need to include the 'sources' of your research too, this is likely to be a


A9: UNIT 3:Personal Investigation website address (URL) or a book title. Be specific, for example 'Google' is not specific enough, you need to find and include the exact website address of the research that google provides.

When you finalise (choose) your ‘theme’ project, write an introductory ‘Brief’. This

should take the form of a written form and aim to outline the intentions of your project. Consider:

What Your theme is/about.

How You will aim to develop your work

Where You will gain/source inspiration

When Provide a ‘timeline’ to set yourself personal goals/targets

Support Your brief with images, sketches/drawings

Choice of Theme: You, in consultation with your teacher, should choose a theme in an area that will allow you to develop your strengths and personal interest in this subject. You should choose a theme in an area that will:

allow you to develop your strengths and personal interest in this subject;

challenge your creative and enquiring mind and allow you to brainstorm ideas

into new, exciting, original and systematic investigations;

challenge you to strengthen and extend the skills, knowledge and

understanding developed during your AS course;

allow you to experiment and test ideas without knowing what the outcome will

be, meet new challenges and solve problems as they arise;

permit the extension of contextual knowledge and broaden ability to critically

evaluate your own work and that of others; and encourage appreciation of

other artists, designers and craftspeople, and demonstrate the ability to

extract supporting and inspirational material from studies of their work to

apply within your own work in an innovative way.



Lucy Washington Exploration of hyperrealism

Tash Pearce Exploration with glass painting

Zoe Allison Exploration with hybrid art

Overview: Select and group together appropriate material and supporting written work for the preparation of final outcome/ outcomes Observational work • Collect and investigate appropriate objects, images and artefacts. • Observe and draw as a means of recording information in a variety of ways. • Take every opportunity to observe from primary sources. Investigative and experimental work • Strengthen and extend the skills, knowledge and understanding developed during


A9: UNIT 3:Personal Investigation the AS course. • Manage materials and techniques effectively. • Experiment with materials and process and test new and exciting ideas take risks Different media • Use a range of media and materials including new technologies. Develop and sustain ideas • Develop and refine ideas. • Encourage independent and enquiring mind. • Structure, organise, review and modify developing work. Influences • Integrate into research work, relevant connections between personal work and the work of other contemporary or past or practice of artists, designers or craftspeople. (Remember it is your responsibility to acknowledge the influences or sources that contributed to the work in this unit) • Apply ideas for the development of your work in an innovative way.

Do you have a smartphone? If so you can use the camera on your phone to access online resources to help you with this assignment.

All you need is a QR code reader app. Once you have a reader/ app on your smartphone. Simply take a quick snap of the code below, and you will be redirected to the department learning site, directly on your phone.

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