A Level Fine Art Bridging Work

Welcome to the Art department, we are delighted to have you studying with us,

and look forward to working with you over the next two years.

We promise to stretch, engage, support and inspire you throughout this course!

Objectives of this brief

Greater understanding of your strengths

Increase your exposure to London based cultural sites of interest

Share your Art practice with your new class at the start of the term

You must demonstrate in your body of work that you have:

Recorded your experiences and observations

Researched and explored your ideas

Used a range of appropriate materials and techniques

Shown connections between your work and that of an artist or cultural

visit

Selected and presented showing refinement

Evidence of a first-hand visit to a gallery or place of interest

A 200 word summary/analysis of this body of work

Brief

Produce, select and present a body of work on a theme of

‘News & Events,’ to be presented in a mini-exhibition within

the Art department in September.

We wish you the very best of luck with this assignment.

If you have any questions before September please do not hesitate to contact us;

Miss John (Lead Teacher of Art)

a.john@kaa.org.uk

Miss Armon (Teacher of Art)

a.armon@kaa.org.uk

Miss Marks (Teacher of Art)

n.marks@kaa.org.uk

Institute of Contemporary Art – FREE with a day membership pass (If under

18/Visit on a Tuesday, get online)

The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH

https://www.ica.org.uk/

The London Transport Museum – FREE if under 18 – History of transport

Covent Garden Piazza, London WC2E 7BB

http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

Newport Street Gallery – FREE - Damien Hurst Gallery (Opened in October

2015)

Newport Street, London, SE11 6AJ

http://www.newportstreetgallery.com/

Imperial War Museum – Students £7 – WW1 to conflicts today

IWM London, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ

http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london

The Foundling Museum – Students £5.50 - explores the history of the

Foundling Hospital, the UK’s first children’s charity and first public art

gallery

40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ

http://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/

Tate Modern and Tate Britain – FREE

Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG

Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG

http://www.tate.org.uk/

Camden Arts Centre – FREE – Contemporary Art

Arkwright Road, London, NW3 6DG

http://www.camdenartscentre.org/

News and Events

‘News & Events’ have been portrayed by artists, designers and craftspeople in

many different ways.

Possible starting points: Conflict, war, environment, climate change, protests, riots, history

and politics …

A Level Coursework Deadlines

Week Beginning

16th September

Task Due

Group Critique

23rd September Complete mini– final piece inspired by Sonia Boyce

with written evaluation

7th October Group Critique

14th October Complete mini– final piece inspired by Gerald

Priest with written evaluation

18th November Group Critique

25th November Complete mini– final piece inspired by Chris Offili

with written evaluation

2nd December Individual tutorials based on new artist.

16th December Complete final piece with written evaluation.

Visit to a gallery or place of interest (possible places to visit);

The Serpentine Gallery (FREE) – Contemporary art

Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA

http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/

The Wallace Collection (FREE) -18th century collection (for the more traditional

and to see some impressive oil paintings)

Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, W1U 3BN

http://www.wallacecollection.org/

The Victoria and Albert Museum (FREE) – Art and design

Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL

http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Saatchi Gallery (FREE) – Contemporary art

Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London, SW3 4RY

http://www.saatchigallery.com/

The British Museum – FREE

Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG

http://www.britishmuseum.org/

The Photographers Gallery – Costs vary although exhibitions are usually

around £5 – check before you visit!

16–18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW

http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/

National Portrait Gallery – FREE

St Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE

http://www.npg.org.uk/

Critical Analysis Example

The expression on the pig’s face is perhaps what would draw the viewer into

this picture the most. It directly contradicts the gruesome depiction of decapi-

tation and appears almost to be laughing. This work like most of Gerrard’s oth-

ers is a single object centred on a stark white background. The amount of emp-

ty space in this picture is very eye catching and directs the viewer’s vision in-

wards, there is no chance of distraction by details in a menial part of the work.

Once again Gerrard uses charcoal in his personal style, leaving the artwork in

black and white. This lack of colour is cold, it presents the reality of the grisly

scene without the embellishment of colours. This does not allow the audience

to be caught up in what is ‘pretty’ but forces them to take in every details in it’s

highly realistic, and perhaps disturbing, state. The shock factor of this piece is

emphasised ten- fold by the sheer size. It cannot be realised until you view this

piece in reality, but being dwarfed looking up into a pig’s head captured mid

laugh brings upon you a bizarre sense of fascination.

Bridging Task

1.Watch the following video on Henry Moore:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHTsmJ39dTI

2.Find articles on current or past events that interest you.

3.Create 4 A4 visual responses to scenes from the articles in the style of

Henry Moore.

Consider: Imagery, composition, background, tone & use of materials.

(fine liner, charcoal, wax, ink, pastels, graphite, collage, biro)

4. Write a 200 word summary/analysis of this body of work. (see

example on next page)

5. Evidence of a first-hand visit to a gallery or place of interest