L6 - Tools Project Supporting Research

For Prep you need to research the Artist's detailed below,  You should complete this work by Monday 9th September at the latest. We will look at the work in class as a group.

Two pages of research into the Tool drawings of Jim Dine and the same for the mixed media collage work of Florian Nicolle - find good reproductions of their work, give a brief bit of background information about each Artist, provide some analysis and personal opinion on at least 2 specific images by each of them (guidance below) and make a visual response of your own to one of the Artist’s work (this should be an interpretation of YOUR TOOL in the style of your chosen Artist, not just a copy of one of their images).

Jim Dine

Florian Nicolle

RESEARCH

1. Title your pages with the Artist’s name, you might consider using fonts available online from sites such as www.dafont.com


2. Find good examples of Dine's tool drawings and Nicolle's collages – not tiny jpegs that print out pixellated, print at around A5 scale (quarter of a sketchbook page).


3. Give a little background information on each Artist, when they were born, do they belong to a particular Artistic movement?


4. If possible include quotations from the Artists. www.artquotes.net is good for widely known Artists (Nicolle may be harder to get this for).

ANALYSIS

1. Give a detailed description of the artwork.


2. Analyse – comment upon use of colour, composition, technique/media, scale, line etc.

WRITTEN RESPONSE

1. 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 - e.g. "I find this drawing particularly successful because of the way Dine's dramatic use of tone around the tool emphasises the simple forms". 


2. What is the relationship between this work and the work you are undertaking? Identify and explain connections between this artist’s work and your own.

VISUAL RESPONSE

1. This should be an interpretation of YOUR TOOL in the style of one of the Artists, not just a copy of one of their images. Use appropriate media.

OVERALL PRESENTATION

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