Year 10 - Collage Artist Research

To prepare for work we are undertaking in class you need to research and analyse a range of works by an Artist or Illustrator who works in mixed media or collage. 
Use the guidance carefully, it is important to start producing the kind of analytical research that secures good grades at GCSE.
Your research should be thoughtfully presented over a minimum of 2 sketchbook pages. 
Suggested Artists to research are:

Martin O'Neill (Illustrator), Eduardo Recife (Illustrator), Robert Rauschenberg (Artist), Kurt Schwitters (Artist), Joseph Cornell (Artist), Mark Powell (Illustrator), Tim Marrs (Illustrator), Nazario Graziano (Illustrator).

Joseph Cornell

Kurt Schwitters

Mark Powell

Martin O'Neill

Robert Rauschenberg

Eduardo Recife

Tim Marrs

RESEARCH

• Identify each Artist.
• Find examples of artworks –get good copies, list dates, dimensions and media used.
• If you can find them, include quotations from the Artist. Try www.artquotes.net

ANALYSIS

• Give a detailed description of the artwork. This includes analysing the formal qualities (see below) but also covers a straightforward description of what you see and should also refer to mood, atmosphere or message.
• Analyse formal qualities – comment on use of tone, line, composition, colour, technique, scale, mark-making, media etc.

YOUR RESPONSE

• Give an opinion on the Artworks, but ensure you justify what you say. Avoid simple value judgements (‘I really like/dislike…’) or vague, meaningless statements (’This piece is really effective’). Comment upon how successful or unsuccessful you find the artwork, and give specific reasons why you hold this opinion.
• What is the relationship between this work and your own? Identify and explain connections between this artist’s work and your own.

VISUAL RESPONSE

• It is important to also include a visual response to the artists’ work. This can either be a copy of an artwork (or a detail of a work) with the purpose of analysing technique; a diagram or study that investigates certain formal elements of the artwork (composition, brushwork); or (even better) a piece of work based on your own imagery that clearly uses some of the techniques, methods or aspects of this artist’s work. In your response use the same materials as employed by the original Artist wherever possible.

OVERALL PRESENTATION

• Take pride in the overall presentation of your research, it should not be rushed. Consider each element carefully:  type/text, layout, titles, backgrounds, visual responses etc.

We will be looking at this work in your first lesson back after half term.