IB Visual Art Student Handbook

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1 IB Visual Art Student Handbk This Handbk cntains LOADS f essential inf. Mst f it has been written by me, but quite a bit has als cme frm IB Art teachers arund the wrld, which means that this is all VERY RELIABLE ADVICE! Keep this Handbk safe

2 1: The Basics During the IB curse yu will prduce: Studi Wrk: 70% Drawings, paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures, cllages, design wrk, digital artwrk, phtgraphy, architectural mdels, textiles, mixed media wrk... Yur Studi Wrk must shw yur persnal interests and artistic skills thrugh a range f different media and techniques. Yu will aim t cmplete at least ne piece f Studi Wrk each six weeks starting in the Fall. Therefre by the end f yur first year yu will have 6-8 cmpleted pieces f wrk. In yur secnd year, yu will be able t cmplete at least anther 6-8 pieces f wrk. This des nt include any wrk dne during the hlidays. Fr yur final exhibitin yu shuld have at least 14 Studi Wrk pieces, but preferably 18 r mre! Research Wrkbks (RWBs): 30%.. are like sketchbks, but s much mre! Yur RWBs will cntain written ntes, phts, exhibitin leaflets, pstcards, sketches, experiments with different media, written analysis f artwrks, brainstrms, as well as mre finished drawings and paintings. Yu can basically put anything yu want int yur RWB as lng as it supprts the develpment f yur artistic ideas and skills. Yu will need t cmplete arund 3 r mre RWB pages each week. Mst f this will be dne in yur study perids r at hme. By the end f the first semester yu shuld have ver 30 pages cmpleted! Sme weeks yu will find yu are able t d mre than 3 pages because f yur wnderful ideas. Excellent but that des nt mean the next week yu d nt have t d any! Remember, hlidays are a great pprtunity t cllect infrmatin, sketch, recrd and develp ideas, especially if yu are in anther cuntry. By the end f the curse, yu shuld aim t have at least 2-3 RWBs cmpleted. Self-Assessment Yu will be very much invlved in assessing yur wn wrk every mnth, referring t the IB assessment criteria in detail. Yu will als receive cmments frm me that are useful in shwing bth yur strng pints and reminding yu f areas where imprvements are needed. There will be regular pprtunities fr yu t discuss and explain yur wrk and ideas in grup discussins. Yu will als be asked t cmment upn ther IB students wrk. Summary: Research Wrkbk at least 3 pages every week, i.e. hmewrk! Studi wrk at least ne piece per mnth! Self-Assessment every mnth!

3 2: Getting Started Art Equipment During the schl day, yu will be able t use the Art Studi facilities and equipment at any time. Hwever, much f yur wrk will als be dne utside schl, during the evenings, weekends, and hlidays. Fr this reasn, yu must cllect as wide a range f art media as pssible, t help yu develp and practice yur skills in yur wn time. A suggested starter s list wuld be: ESSENTIAL: 8.5 x 11 (A4) spiral- r hardbund sketchbk with gd quality paper suitable fr wet and dry media. 2B,4B and 6B drawing pencils; Ebny Pencils Gd quality eraser Glue Stick r liquid white glue RECOMMENDED: Pack 12 x clr pencils (any brand) Waterclr pencils Black, blue pens Pack 36 x il pastels Pack 18 x acrylic paints (Reeves brand is inexpensive) Varius sizes f paintbrushes These items are available lcally in stres Texas Art Supply, Jerry s Art--rama, Michael s Arts and Crafts, Hbby Lbby. Yu might als try rdering supplies nline. If yu expect t be ding lts f painting at hme, invest in larger tubes f acrylic paint that can be bught individually. (Liquitex is a gd inexpensive brand) Try t get as many f these items as yu can, and add t yur supply f art materials when yu are able t. The first fur items n the list are urgent purchases please buy these as quickly as pssible! Setting up a wrk space (nt essential, but useful!) It wuld be a real advantage if yu have enugh space t create a mini-studi at hme. This will mean that it is much easier fr yu t wrk, as yur art equipment will always be ut and ready fr yu when inspiratin strikes and any wet wrk can be left t dry vernight etc. In additin t all yur art equipment, it shuld include: 1. A large flat table surface and cmfrtable chair. 2. A gd surce f natural light and/r a bright desk lamp (verhead lights tend t cast annying shadws nt yur wrk at night).

4 3. A 12 mirrr, if yu re interested in prducing self prtraits. A full-length mirrr wuld be ideal fr figure drawing. Research Wrkbks (RWBs) These are wrking jurnals f yur life as an artist ver the next tw years! What is the size f an ideal RWB? Yu will need t get an A4 sketchbk with reasnably thick white drawing paper. Make sure yu get a sketchbk which is spiral-bund r hardbund. Yu will be wrking n bth sides f the paper, s there will be abut 50 pages in it. Yu shuld aim t fill arund 2-3 f these sketchbks during the tw year IB curse. Hw d I start? Put yur name and address (r schl address) inside the frnt cver. A phne number r address is essential yu dn t want t lse it! Als put the date. Then leave the first page blank, this can be used as a table f cntents later. Number each page n the bttm right. Yu will be using bth sides f ALL the pages. Gd wrking habits Wrk in yur RWB every day get int the habit, starting tday. Several gd RWB sessins spread thrughut the week are usually better than several hurs f rushed wrk late at night! Remember that drawing and designing yur RWB pages will be an excellent creative break frm ther types f academic study yu shuld enjy it: it s why yu ve chsen this curse, right?! When yu finish wrking in yur RWB fr the day always put the date, including the year. This is s that yur prgress thrughut the curse can be clearly seen. When yu write in yur RWB always use a black pen, and write clearly. This is because I will need t be able t read it, and yu will have t phtcpy pages t send t the IB art examiners. Yu shuld try t make yur RWB a pleasure t lk at and read! Dn t use clred pens t write with, unless it s really apprpriate t yur wrk (ie yur main theme is strng clrs ). Never ever cut r tear pages ut frm yur RWB! Dn t stick pages tgether even if yu have made what yu think is a mistake r a terrible drawing. The RWB has t shw mistakes, gd wrk and very imprtantly yur develpment as an artist ver a perid f time if yu hide yur weaker wrk, hw can the examiner see hw much yu have imprved? Yu remember yu numbered the pages? This makes it easy t refer back t an idea r thught. Fr instance, n p.60 yu might sketch an idea and remember that yu did smething similar befre. Yu culd then write: The drawing n p.27 culd becme a screenprint, see my ntes n printing p.46. Als remember t crss-reference it n pages 27 and 46!

5 When drawing smething frm bservatin write dwn where yu are and why yu have chsen t draw it. Make ntes n the weather r light if apprpriate. A phtgraph f the subject can be very useful if yu are ging t develp the sketch int a painting r sculpture. Always take yur camera! If yu have used a bk r the Internet t find an image r inf always write dwn the full reference in yur RWB yu may need t find the infrmatin again at a later date. The same idea ges fr magazine articles, televisin shws and films. Surces f infrmatin must always be acknwledged even pstcards frm exhibitins that yu stick in yur RWB. Remember: hard wrk generates excitement and energy: have fun and g fr it! Research Wrkbks (cnt.) Help! what shuld I write abut in my RWB? There shuld be written cmments n every page f yur RWB, even if yu just write the date! Yu shuld make cmments n yur feelings, hw yur wrk is prgressing and what successes yu have had. Yu shuld als write abut any research r technical prblems yu have encuntered (eg hw t create a realistic 3D space in a drawing) and hw yu have slved these. Yu shuld make cmments n yur attitudes abut life, scial, cultural and plitical cncerns. Think abut the big wrld utside schl and IB! The RWB is yurs, s it shuld reflect yur beliefs! These cmments can be related t art yu are researching r artwrk that yu are prducing. Yu shuld write abut any cnnectins yu might see between Art and yur ther IB subjects: Literature, Science, TK etc. Make links acrss the curriculum and fllw up yur ideas! Fr instance, the study f bld cells in Bilgy might inspire sme prints r sculptures f tiny natural bjects, the cntur lines r grids in maps frm Gegraphy might be cmbined int landscape drawings, the descriptin f characters in a nvel might inspire imaginative prtraits etc. Yu shuld make ntes n which materials yu have used in yur studi wrk experiments. The type f paper, the type f medium, what type f glue gives the best results, which clay yu used and hw wet it was, which glaze and what temperature it was fired t, etc. This will save yu a lt f time when later yu need a specific result! When trying ut any new medium; inks, graphite, chalk pastel, il bars etc. experiment with it, find ut what yu can d with it (by drawing in yur RWB) and make ntes abut what yu discver. Imagine that yu are carrying ut a scientific experiment and recrding yur results. Hwever. When yu are writing in yur RWB, dn t frget that the IB is an academic curse and that yur written ntes shuld reflect that. Describe yur feelings, successes and failures, cmment upn yur wn prgress, and yur ideas abut life but DON T use slang r infrmal English! Remember that this is yur RWB, but it s nt being written fr yur friends an IB examiner will be reading it!

6 Always try t use the crrect art vcabulary in yur RWB. Lk at fr a great example f an Art-specific dictinary nline. There are sme pages explaining key art vcabulary later in this bklet. Studi Wrk: This is all the larger scale finished artwrk that yu will prduce utside yur RWBs. Studi wrk is the wrk that is the culminatin f yur RWB studies. Studi wrk is mre finished, well thught ut and well executed. Mst f yur class time shuld be devted t yur studi wrk especially in yur secnd year. With every entry in yu RWB, yu shuld think abut hw yu can reslve that entry with a studi wrk. A studi piece is nt just simply a larger wrk. Rather, it is mre cmplete. It s message is clear and it shws the effrt yu ve put int it s creatin. A phtgraph can be a studi wrk prvided that it is well planned, well cmpsed and is in yur mind a successful wrk that uses the art elements and principles in a successful manner. Yur studi wrk shuld be theme riented and it shuld cnnect with the cntent f yur RWB. When yu have yur examinatin exhibit, yu may cnsider presenting studi wrks that are less successful prviding that they are presented t further explain r clarify anther piece that is successful.

7 3: Writing Abut Art Writing abut Artwrks D s and Dn ts Dn t D Write essays n the artist s life histry Make ntes n why yu re lking at this artist (date f birth, favrite ftball team etc..) Anyne with what yu admire, what yu dn t hw this artist s wrk relates t the Internet culd d this. A few bigraphical details yur Studi Wrk. Make yur research persnal t yur particular are useful, but are nt essential. prject. Phtcpy lads f artwrks Chse ne r tw gd artwrks and stick them int yur RWB with n written anntate them and make cpies f them (t practice brush analysis r ther infrmatin. technique, clr mixing r smething similar). and frget t write the titles dwn! include the artist s name, title f the artwrk, year, medium and Treat yur RWB like an exercise bk Dn t prduce blcks f writing, underlined, with n visual cnsideratin r interest. Write withut checking the facts! Make sure that yu are accurate abut dates, media used and especially the gender f yur chsen artist! Plagiarize (include qutatins frm ther writers as if they are yur wn wrds). This is always bvius t the reader. where yu fund it (web address r bk title and page). Think abut yur research in a visual way use clr, headings and images t cmplement yur ntes. Cmpse the pages s that they lk interesting and varied. Use the crrect vcabulary i.e. tne r value is mre accurate that light and shadw. Remember that at IB level, yu will be assessed n the quality f yur written wrk! Dn t be afraid t use adjectives, especially when evaluating an artwrk (giving yur pinin). Include ne r tw relevant qutatins (e.g. the artist writing abut his / her ideas OR a well-knwn critic) and always use qutatin marks. Include the name f the persn wh yu are quting and write dwn where yu fund it. Writing terms and techniques tasks yu will be asked t cmplete: T anntatet make shrt ntes explaining r clarifying a pint r drawing the viewer s attentin t smething f relevance (e.g. the wide range f tnes (values) here adds drama and interest ). T analyze (seet lk clsely and in detail at an artwrk, nting dwn as many pints as yu can abut the next page) piece. These pints might cver things like: Cmpsitin (the rganizatin f shapes within the wrk) Use f clr / tne / value Medium used (il paint, phtgraphy, pastel) Md r emtin created Cntent / narrative (what s happening in this artwrk? Is there a stry?) Issues cvered (i.e. plitical, scial, religius issues?) T cmpare andt analyze tw r mre artwrks at nce, fcusing n the similarities and differences between cntrastthem. This is ften easier than analyzing a single artwrk. T evaluatet make persnal judgments abut the artwrk and t give yur reasns i.e. D yu like the artwrk? Why? What is gd abut it? What is nt s gd? The reasns fr this will, f curse, cme frm yur analysis.

8 Analyzing Artwrks: A Step-by-Step Guide Fllw these steps, answer all the questins and yu can t g wrng! Remember that yur wn drawings/cpies f the artwrk shuld accmpany ALL written analysis. 1: First Reactin Write dwn yur first respnse t the artwrk. D yu like it? Hw des it make yu feel? Des it remind yu f anything yu have seen befre? 2: Descriptin List what yu can see in this artwrk. Figures, clurs, shapes, bjects, backgrund etc. Imagine yu are describing it t a blind persn. D this in as much detail as pssible. 3: Frmal Analysis Write dwn yur bservatins in mre detail, lking at these specific aspects f the artwrk: Clrs: which type f palette has the artist used: is it bright r dull, strng r weak? are the clrs mstly cmplementary, primary, secndary r tertiary? Which clr(s) are used mst in this artwrk? Which clr(s) are used least in this artwrk? Are the clrs used different ways in different parts f the artwrk? Have the clrs been applied flat, straight frm the tube, r have different clrs been mixed? Tnes: is there a use f light / shadw in this artwrk? where is the light cming frm? where are the shadws? Are the frms in the artwrk realistically mdeled (des it lk 3D)? is there a wide range f tnal cntrast (very light highlights and very dark shadws) r is the tnal range quite narrw (ie mstly similar tnes)? Use f media: what medium has been used (il paint, acrylic, charcal, clay etc)? Hw has the artist used the medium ie. is the paint applied thick r thin? Hw can yu tell? Can yu see brushstrkes, mark making r texture? Describe the shape and directin f the brushstrkes / marks. What size f brush / pencil was used? Was it painted, drawn, sculpted quickly, r slwly and painstakingly? What makes yu think this? Cmpsitin (rganizatin f shapes): what type f shapes are used in this artwrk (ie runded, curved, straight-edged r gemetric shapes)? Is there a mixture f different types f shapes r are all the shapes similar? Are sme parts f the cmpsitin full f shapes and sme parts empty, r are the shapes spread evenly acrss the artwrk? Are sme shapes repeated r eched in ther parts f the artwrk? Des the whle cmpsitin lk full f energy and mvement, r des it lk still and peaceful? Hw did the artist create this mvement/stillness? What is the centre f interest in the cmpsitin? Hw des the artist draw yur attentin t it? Md / Emtin: What d yu think the artist wanted yu t feel when yu lk at this artwrk? What has he/she used t create a md? (think abut clr, shape, tne etc.) Hw has he/she succeeded in creating this md? (Fr example, strng vivid clrs might be used t create a jyful r angry md in an artwrk, depending upn hw the artist has used them). Culd the same md have been created in a different way? Hw culd yu change this? 4: Interpretatin Nw write dwn yur persnal thughts abut the wrk: there are n right r wrng answers here! What d yu think the artist is trying t say in this artwrk? what des it mean? What is the main theme r idea behind this piece? If yu were inside this artwrk, what wuld yu be feeling / thinking? des the artwrk have a narrative (tell a stry)? is it a religius artwrk? is it abstract? is it realistic? Why? Hw wuld yu explain this artwrk t smene else? 5: Evaluatin Based upn what yu have bserved already, give yur pinin f the artwrk. Yu MUST give reasns. Eg: Franz Marc has created an effective expressive painting, because the ht clrs and lively brush marks he has used add t the verall feeling f energy and excitement he is trying t create. The verall md f this drawing wuld be imprved if Kathe Kllwitz had used strng, dramatic shadws, instead f just pale tnes. Dark tnes wuld develp the feeling f fear and lneliness in this image. Picass has used sharp, stabbing, gemetric shapes in sme areas f his cmpsitin t create a sense f vilence and distress within Guernica. These make the figures and animals seem mre vulnerable, as if in pain and suffering while under attack.

9 Writing abut Painting A glssary f useful terms: Alla Prima the paint is applied in ne layer nly; there are n under-layers r ver-wrking. The wrk f the Fauves was ften alla-prima; their energetic, spntaneus style suited this methd f wrking. Gestural A lse, energetic applicatin f paint which relies n the artist s mvements t make expressive marks n the canvas. This is suppsed t be a very persnal and unique way f wrking - almst like handwriting. Lk at artists like Cy Twmbly r Antni Tapies fr examples. Glaze (r Wash) a semi-transparent layer f thinned paint. Many traditinal painters like Michaelangel made use f this technique t create the subtle tnes f skin r fabric. Fr a mre recent use f the glazing technique, lk at the abstract, gestural paintings f Helen Frankenthaler. Impast a thick layer f paint, ften applied in several layers with a brush r palette knife. Lk at the dense, textural brushwrk f paintings by artists like Gillian Ayres r Frank Auerbach. Plein-aire a painting which has been made utside, ften quite quickly, t cpe with changing weather, light effects etc. The Impressinists were the first artists t paint utdrs, rather than in their studis. Befre this, hwever, many artists had sketched utdrs in preparatin fr painting; the il sketches f Cnstable are an excellent example. Pintillist the use f many tiny dts f pure clur which seem t blend when seen at a distance. Gerges Seurat s wrk is the mst famus example f this almst-scientific technique. Lk als at the paintings f his pupil, Paul Signac. Scumbling a thin glaze f paint dragged ver a different clur, s that bth layers f paint can be seen, giving a luminus, glwing effect. Abstract painters like Mark Rthk ften make use f this technique. Sfumat literally means smked in Italian; the use f heavy, dark tnes t suggest mystery and atmsphere. Rembrandt s late self prtraits are a superb example f this technique in practice. Sketch A quick painting, ften made in preparatin fr the final versin. See als plein-aire. Trmpe L leil (literally t fl the eye ) Painted r drawn t the extent that bjects appear real and three dimensinal. IB Studi Student Guide page 9

10 Brushwrk The way in which the artist uses the brush t apply paint. Brushwrk can be lse, relaxed, energetic, cntrlled, tight, bsessive, repetitive, invisible, randm etc. Palette 1. A wden r plastic tray, used fr mixing clrs when making a painting. 2. The chice f clrs in a painting ie van Ggh uses a pure and vivid palette in his Arles landscapes. Tne r Value (The tnal quality f a wrk) 1. The elements f light and shadw in an artwrk ie Kathe Kllwitz s etchings use strng, dense tnes t create an intense, srrwful md. 2. The range f tnes within an artwrk ie Rembrandt s later prtraits use a very dark tnal range. Supprt The surface that a painting r drawing is prduced n. Supprts can be paper, card, wd, canvas, metal etc. ie Antni Tapies s paintings smetimes lk as if they have been attacked. The supprt is ften vilently trn, ripped and stabbed int. IB Studi Student Guide page 10

11 Writing abut Clr A glssary f useful terms: Primary clrs: red, yellw and blue. Primary clrs can be used t mix a wide range f clrs. There are cl and warm primary clrs. (ie warm cadmium red and cl vermilin red OR warm primary yellw and cl lemn yellw. Secndary clrs: range, green and purple. Secndary clrs are mixed by cmbining tw primary clrs. Cmplementary clrs: pairs f ppsite clrs n the clr wheel: green-red, blue-range and yellw-purple. Cmplementary clrs are as cntrasting as pssible (ie. there is n yellw at all in the clr purple). Painters like Andre Derain and van Ggh ften made use f the strng cntrasts between cmplementary clrs in their paintings. Tertiary clrs: A wide range f natural r neutral clrs. Tertiary clrs are created by mixing tw cmplementary clrs tgether. Tertiary clrs are the clrs f nature: skin, plants, wd, stne etc and are essential in all types f realistic painting r drawing. Tnes: are created by adding black t any clr. (ie. marn is a tne f red). Tints: are created by adding white t any clr. (ie. pink is a tint f red). Palette: the chice f clrs an artist makes; ie. Van Ggh uses a vivid palette t paint his Arles landscapes. Limited palette: the selectin f nly a few clrs within an artwrk; ie In this drawing, Matisse has used a limited palette f ultramarine blues and purples t create a mdy, subdued atmsphere. Brad palette: the use f a wide range f different clrs within an artwrk; ie Kandinsky s paintings are instantly recgnizable fr their use f gemetric shapes, but als fr the brad palette f clrs he emplys. Tnal (Value) range: the range f tnes in an artwrk frm light t dark. A wide tnal range wuld include all tnes frm white t black. A narrw tnal range wuld include nly pale tnes, nly mid tnes r nly dark tnes; ie Kathe Kllwitz s etchings make pwerful use f a narrw tnal range t create ppressive, dark images. Opacity: the density r thickness f the clr used; if the clr is strng and nthing can be seen beneath it, the clr is said t be paque. Acrylic and il clrs are ften paque. Transparency: thin, transparent clr, with perhaps ther clrs, shapes and lines visible beneath it. Waterclr paintings typically use transparent clr. Useful adjectives yu might use when describing COLOR: Saturated, bright, pure, vivid, strng, harsh, dramatic, vibrant, brilliant, intense, pwerful. Muted, subtle, gentle, dull, sft, watery, subdued, delicate, glmy, tertiary, faded, limited. IB Studi Student Guide page 11

12 Writing Abut Cultural Values Attached T The Arts Useful terms t cnsider: When the arts f the past are seen in museums, they are effectively detached frm the life f the culture within which they riginated. If yu nly see these art bjects in bks r phtgraphs, it is very difficult t see them as a real part f a living culture. T begin t understand the meanings varius arts had fr the scieties they came frm, cnsider the fllwing values: RELIGIOUS VALUES: Arts were ften essential t the belief systems f many cultures; fr example: statues f gds/deities, temples, icns, altarpieces, masks, music, dances etc. SOCIAL VALUES: Arts ften symblized grup identity and pride; fr example: banners, headdresses, tatting, flags, chants, anthems etc. PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL: Arts smetimes prvided assurance f the cntinuity f life; fr example: prtraits, epic petry, mythlgical tales, hymns etc. USEFUL r PRACTICAL VALUES: Art was ften an integral aspect f functinal bjects, bth in shape and decratin; fr example: knives, pttery, lamps, buildings etc. SENSUAL VALUES: Arts prvided a direct surce f sensual pleasure and perhaps an intrinsically aesthetic respnse; fr example: textiles, clthing, sculpture, music etc. EDUCATIONAL VALUES: Arts were frequently a means f transmitting the values, attitudes and histry f a culture; fr example: cave painting, fresces, illuminated manuscripts, epic petry, histric drama, tribal dance etc. DECORATIVE VALUES: Arts were used t enhance peple s appearance r t beautify the envirnment; fr example: jewelry, wall-hangings, tapestries, clthing etc. COMMUNICATION VALUES: Arts reached the illiterate fr whm the written wrd was meaningless; fr example: friezes, stained glass windws, msaics etc. AN EXAMPLE: Medieval cathedrals integrated mst f the values abve. The cathedrals were the fcus f the religius life f the cmmunity even as they were being built by hundreds f rdinary peple and skilled craftsmen ver lng perids f time. The twers symblically rse high abve the twn and, within the walls, the sculpture and stained glass windws stirred the emtins f the faithful. Prcessins with banners, chants and the Mass, with its music, petry and drama, integrated the arts and values f the culture. All f this gave meaning and cntinuity t the therwise impverished lives f the cmmn peple. IB Studi Student Guide page 12

13 4: Assessment There are six Studi Wrk Assessment Criteria: IB ASSESSMENT CRITERIA A Imaginative Expressin The examiner is lking fr studi wrk that is explratry, creative and imaginative. Interesting ideas are presented in intelligent, smetimes surprising, ways. Questins t ask yurself: Have I truly explred my ideas t create interesting, adventurus studi wrk (r have I just settled fr the bvius)? Have I used any unusual r unexpected cmbinatins f ideas r materials in my studi wrk? B Purpseful Explratin The examiner is lking fr studi Hw are the ideas in my studi wrk cnnected with my wn life wrk that matters t its creatr. The art and cultural backgrund? Have I created strng, pwerful pieces f is thughtful and has been develped int smething full f pwer and art wrk which really mean smething t me? meaning. C Meaning and Functin The examiner is lking fr wrk where subject matter, artistic ideas and technique are cmbined well t prduce a cherent utcme. D Frmal Qualities The examiner is lking fr studi wrk that is well planned. Its frm is the result f the thughtful applicatin f design principles. Are the ideas behind my studi wrk well suited t the techniques and media that I have chsen t use? What is the persnal, cultural r visual meaning/purpse f my studi wrk? Hw effectively have I designed the appearance f my studi wrk? Have I used visual language well? (line, cmpsitin, frm, tne, clr, texture etc) Which visual r artistic prblems have I encuntered and have I slved them well? E Technical and Media Skills The examiner is lking fr studi wrk that shws technical skill and effective use f the medium. Am I using my chsen media with high levels f skill? What visual effects d I want t create? Hw effective is the medium I have chsen at creating these effects? Wuld it have been better t chse a different medium? Grwth & Cmmitment The examiner lks at bth the studi wrk and RWBs fr evidence f high quality visual and written wrk, including reflectins n the relative success f different pieces f wrk and n their place in the student s grwth and develpment as an artist. Hw much grwth and imprvement des all my art wrk shw s far? Hw I have develped as an artist during the curse? Can I distinguish between my gd and nt-s-gd art wrks, explaining hw each piece has cntributed t my imprvement? IB Studi Student Guide page 13

14 There are five RWB Assessment Criteria: IB ASSESSMENT CRITERIA P Independent Research The teacher is lking fr wrkbks that shw independent research, bth visual and verbal, in apprpriate depth and/r breadth, with utcmes that are thrughly understd by the candidate. Q Critical Research The teacher is lking fr wrkbks that systematically examine the meaning and significance f art frm varius cultures. R Cntextual Research The teacher is lking fr wrkbks that thrughly investigate scicultural and histrical cntexts, in mre than ne culture. S Visual Research The teacher is lking fr wrkbks that shw a thrugh, wide-ranging and experimental investigatin f visual qualities and expressive frms. Integratin Fr this criterin, the teacher is lking fr a clse relatinship between the RWBs and the studi wrk, in which reflectin and research supprt experimentatin and successful artistic prductin. Questins t ask yurself: Des my RWB shw truly independent research (r have I nly researched what is set in class)? Have I explred and researched my ideas in enugh depth r breadth? Have I shwn that I understand what I have researched (r have I simply stuck things in withut explaining them)? Have I researched apprpriate examples f artwrks (frm mre than ne culture) which are related t my artistic ideas? Have I been able t analyse and discuss the visual qualities f these artwrks? Have I shwn that I understand the significance, meaning and purpse f these artwrks? Have I researched the scial / histrical backgrund t art frm mre than ne culture? Have I shwn that I understand hw the scial / histrical cntext is relevant t these artwrks? Have I used what I have learned elsewhere in my RWB? Have I shwn a thrugh visual explratin f ideas thrugh sketching, drawing, experimenting with different media and practicing different techniques? Have I have recrded my ideas in a wide range f ways? (r have I just prduced pencil sketches?) D my RWBs and Studi Wrk demnstrate a clse relatinship and cnnectin? Have I prduced a wrthwhile, mature bdy f wrk which shws hw what I have learned has led t the prductin f successful art wrks? The Final Exam: In March / April f yur 2nd year in IB Studi, yu will rganize an exhibitin f yur wrk which cvers everything yu have prduced during the whle IB curse. Yur exhibitin will be assessed by a visiting examiner, wh will als talk with yu abut yur Studi Wrk and RWBs. We will begin having ral critiques s that yu may gain sme practice with speaking abut yur wrk. Yu will als prduce a Candidate Recrd Bklet, which cntains phtgraphs f yur finished Studi Wrk, phtcpied pages frm yur RWBs and a 300 wrd statement abut yur develpment during the curse. This will be sent t the IBO fr final assessment, s it must be f a high quality. IB Studi Student Guide page 14