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This artist creates awareness about the treatment of animals in society without using live animals... Do you think it is as effective and does it have the same shock impact?

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Artist Gets Tortured Like an Animal to Raise Awareness for Animal Cosmetics Testing

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Want to see more like this? Follow us on http://www.facebook.com/artFido Performance Artist Jacqueline Traide Gets Tortured Like an Animal to Raise Awareness for Animal Cosmetics Testing in Regent Street, London. Read all about it here: http://www.artfido.com/blog/artist-gets-tortured-like-an-animal-to-raise-awareness-for-animal-cosmetics-testing http://www.artFido.com/blog http://www.facebook.com/artfido Pinterest/Instagram: @artfido Twitter: @artfido

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Human-Looking Faces on Animal Bodies: Taxidermy as Art | National Geographic

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Brooklyn-based artist Kate Clark uses clay to sculpt human faces onto traditional taxidermy forms, covering the human features with the animal's skin. She hopes her creations will help people reconnect with the animal kingdom and realize humans and animals are not as different as we think.

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A great article to get some commentaries from for your Outcome - Discussing and Debating Art

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A great article to get some commentaries from for your Outcome - Discussing and Debating Art

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http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/24/arts/animals-have-taken-over-art-art-wonders-why-metaphors-run-wild-but-sometimes-cow.html

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The use of live and dead animals in art has a history, and the history begins in Surrealism. Go back to 1938, when Salvador Dali made ''Rainy Taxi'' for the lobby of the International Exposition of Surrealism at the Galerie Beaux-Arts. Inside the car were two mannequins, one covered with live snails from Burgundy that fed on nearby lettuce and vines watered by rain falling from the ceiling.

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"Rainy Taxi" Artwork at the Teatre-Museu Dalí in Figueres, Spain

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"Rainy Taxi" at the Teatre-Museu Dalí in Figueres, Catalonia in Spain. The museum is a day trip from Barcelona. Put a euro in the slot of this artwork by Salvador Dalí, and it actually rains inside the taxi. More on my blog: www.varrtravel.wordpress.com. Richard Varr Travel Writer USA

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Damien Hirst - Mother and Child (divided) 

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Damien Hirst - Mother and Child (divided) 

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You need to select 3 x artworks that illustrate or relate to the role of animals in art. Out of the three artworks you need to select one and complete a formal analysis of the work and then also apply the contemporary framework to the artwork. (you will be require to apply the frameworks in your written outcome).

Scroll down the page to see information and questions regarding the frameworks.

You need to complete this work on your computer and submit it on Compass in our learning tasks for assessment.

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The role of animals in Art can often be seen as controversial and offensive. Do you think that the animals in artworks should be restricted or allowed?

Yellow Team (For restriction)
Maggie
Maddi
Rebecca
Georgia

Pink Team (For Allowance)
Luke
Tiarna
Azriel
Rhiannon

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http://hyperallergic.com/218248/the-calm-and-controversy-of-12-horses-in-an-art-gallery/

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Jannis Kounellis | Film & Interview | Blain Southern Berlin

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VTV Classics (r3): Jannis Kounellis: Untitled (12 Horses) (2006)

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In 2006, as part of our Art Cologne coverage, we filmed the reconstruction of one of Jannis Kounellis' most famous works, the spectacular installation Untitled (12 horses). The original was staged in 1969 at Galleria L'Attico in Rome. It consisted of a group of twelve live horses tethered in the gallery.

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euronews interview - Damien Hirst on art sharks and cash cows

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He is rich and controversial, provocative and extravagant. Animals preserved in formaldehyde, skulls decorated with diamonds, the art of Damien Hirst is firmly focussed on death. As well as the work there is the money..no freezing garret for Hirst, the man who grew up in Leeds has a smart business skull and he has used it.

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Below is a list of resources/articles that you can use as your three articles for class on Thursday.  Please try and source more articles also so that there is a diverse range of resources for our debate. Some articles are more complex and conceptual so try and use an article that is at your reading ability.

http://www.juilliard.edu/journal/what-role-animals-art

http://advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advocacy/2010/11/the-exploitation-of-animals-in-modern-conceptual-art/

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ReferenceDetailsPage/DocumentToolsPortletWindowdisplayGroupName=Reference&jsid=bdc02a52ca9dcb42fd17ff3f0d0fa9ca&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CCX2897300034&u=mlin_m_highrock&zid=68f6bef5fd6a470eeb63d6738249037f

http://www.widewalls.ch/animal-rights-art-what-is-acceptable/

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Unit 4 Art - Discussing and Debating Art OUTCOME 1

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Unit 4 Art - Discussing and Debating Art OUTCOME 1

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Area of Study 1: Students discuss and debate art issues such as the varying interpretations of the role of art in society. They research, analyse and interpret artworks related to their discussion. They refer to a range of resources and commentaries to examine and debate opinions and arguments, and refer to artists and artworks to support their points of view. They use relevant aspects of the Analytical Frameworks to provide structure for their analysis.

In this area of study, students must study:
- a minimum of one selected art issues;
- at least one artist not studied in Unit 3 and a minimum of two artworks by that artist;
- a range of diverse viewpoints as seen in commentaries relating to artworks and art issues.

Description of task:
Students are to discuss, debate and compare two or more viewpoints regarding an issue about art in a 1500 word essay that includes a range of resources including commentaries to examine, debate and evaluate diverse interpretations of an art issue, a developed personal point of view in response to the questions/prompt below.

"The role of animals in Art can often be seen as controversial and offensive. Do you think that the animals in artworks should be restricted or allowed? Refer to at least one artists and two artworks, aspects of the analytical frameworks, and at least 3 diverse commentaries to support your opinion."

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The Contemporary Framework is used to examine an artwork, irrespective of when it was created, in the context of contemporary art ideas and issues. For the purpose of this study contemporary art ideas and issues are those originating in the late twentieth century onwards.

With a focus on current ideas and issues, you shoul consider the following questions:
- How have contemporary art ideas and issues challenged traditional understandings of artworks and their significance?

- How does the choice or presentation of subject matter or medium, materials and techniques reflect or challenge artistic or social traditions?

- What is the impact of dynamic media applications and other emerging art forms on the viewer such as video, digital, projection, installation, interactive, street art, sound and performance art? How do ehtese art forms differ from traditional ideas of viewing and experiencing object-based art in mueums and galleries.

- How might artworks of the past take on new or different meanings, in the context of contemporary ideas and issues?

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Frida Kahlo’s painting, The Broken Column, is a self-portrait that depicts pain, agony, suffering and isolation that the artist had to go through. Kahlo had a sever tram accident that left her with enormous physical pain and with that came the hardship of mental pain. The title of the painting is given as a visual in the painting as well which represents Kahlo’s spine that was destroyed and broken in the accident. The nails that litter her body in the painting symbolizes the overall pain and how pain was felt on every inch of Kahlo’s body. Kahlo is also wearing what appears to be a white brace, which represents the support that had to hold her into place so that her back and body would not do anymore damage. In the background the landscape is very baron and spacious. This signifies how lonely Kahlo was during her time in hospital recovering in a small little hospital bed with no one to visit her.

The personal objects that are symbolic in this painting is Kahlo’s famous monobrow which links to her personality. Every painting that Frida Kahlo does it shows the monobrow so that the audience knows that this is her in her true form. While Kahlo was recovering she used painting as her way of releasing the pain and this sense of agony is clearly displayed in every piece of work. Her work not only displayed the miserable pain but it also shows her emotion and her depiction of death.

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Great work Maddi!

You kept linking evidence in the artwork back to her personal life events and your descriptive art language was very good.

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Personal Frameworks: Frida Kahlo- Tiarna

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Personal Frameworks: Frida Kahlo- Tiarna

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The Broken Column was painted shortly after Kahlo underwent spinal surgery. She depicts herself bound and constrained by a cage-like body brace. A cavern of missing flesh violates the integrity of her body, exposing a broken column in place of her spine. The column appears to be on the verge of collapsing into rubble. Metal nails pierce Kahlo’s face, breasts, arms, and torso, as well as her upper thigh which is representing her pain,then she is hidden behind a swath of cloth. Tears stream down her face. Set in an open landscape, the artist-sitter is exposed in more ways than one. The terrain on which she stands appears barren and cleaved.

Fridas eyebrow is a iconic visual in her artwork it is seen in everything she does which shows her personality also her tears are seen in many pieces, the strait face she paint of her self is the symbol of the emotions that she has which are not happy showing that her life is quite miserable.

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You started off really well I liked your description of the column how it was on the verge of collapsing into rubble, but the rest of the writing seamed rush and cut short.
What do the tears represent? Whats the terrain represent? what emotions and feelings does it represent.

You need to explain further and be more descriptive like you were at the start

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Frida Kahlo’s artwork ‘The broken column’ is a self portrait that represents the trauma and anguish that she suffered throughout her devastating life. The broken column, where her spinal cord should be, explains her accident she had with a trolley, which severely damaged her body, and broke her spinal cord, the column going up-right through her body, also represents the impalement of iron handrail that speared through her body, leaving behind an irreversible scar that would haunt her life forever. the nails scattered around her body provide a sense of immense pain into the artwork, the pain she endured for her broken body to recover, and the pain she went through after from the side effects. You can also see she is in a very baron place, isolated from any other life forms, and the tears dropping from her lifeless eyes show that she feels as if she is very alone, that she has no-one else in this world there for her though these harsh times. The brace surrounding her body looks as if it’s the only thing holding herself and her body up, the only thing that’s keeping her from crumbling, mentally, and physically. The brace might represent a significant person in her life that stood by her through her agonizing life, and this person is the person kept her from doing anything ghastly, like commiting suicide.

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Great work!!!

You used very descriptive words and linked back to evidence in the work extremely well.

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Frida Kahlo's self portrait 'the broken column' is another personal painting that reflects her emotions and life experiences. she uses didffernt sybols to represent feelings and thoughts about herself. The nails in the painting have been scattered all over her body. She has used these to symbolize all the pain and agony her body has felt and has to experience. Other elements that are represented are the broken column meaning the her broken spine and the body brace to hold herself up. All these symbloic item have been painted to express her feelings and to disply her physical and mental pain. The brace around her body tells the story on how she struggles to be able to hold herself up through life. Frida Kahlo's accident damaged her body and dreams as she was not able to have children or a physical career. She became a well know painter and expressed her life pain through her art. In all her self portraits she always displayed her think black eyebrow that has now become an iconic symblo today.

Frida Kahlo paintings always represented her in some way. She uses culture art and emotional recall to reflect her life. The broken Column portrait has been displayed behinde a beautiful landscape of hills. The landscape is obviously a personal place that allows her mind to escape or feel at peace. The way she has painted herself in pain while in this atmosphere is a message of feeling free. She is in pain so allows her thoughts to think of a place of peace where she can let go and forget about the truth in life.

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Good work Maggie,

The structure of your response is a bit disjointed.

Start by writing about the main aspect of the work - The column.... describe how it links to her accident - Then go on and describe other aspects of the artwork like the nails, the brace, the background etc...  finish up with the discussion about her artwork in general  after that with the eyebrow etc.
Everything your saying is correct its just the order you talk about things is a bit confusing..

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Miss Anderson - Frida Kahlo Personal Framework 

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Frida Kahlo's work, The Broken Column, is a self portrait that illustrates an overall sense of pain, injury and suffering endured by the artist during her life. Kahlo had a number of serious accidents in her life which left her with immense mental and physical pain.  The title and the visual representation of a column as her spine that is crumbled and broken, represents the injury that occurred to her spine. The column appears to be fragile and old, almost at the point of collapsing. The constricting brace that holds her body up acts as a support, representing both mental and physical challenges she has faced within her life and the need to be held up to prevent collapsing. The large number of nails that pierce her entire body express the number of medical procedures she has undertaken through out her life and the continuing pain experienced from the poking and prodding. Frida herself fills majority of the composition, the large white mass of fabric encourages your eyes to travel from the bottom of the painting up the column to her face. Her naked torso and the baron and desolate landscape she has painted herself in links to her feelings of vulnerability and isolation she experienced after her accidents. The painting expresses an over all feeling of sadness experienced by the artist, this is emphasized by the contrasting white tears that fall down her face.

The accidents that effected Frida Kahlo in her life forced her to spend long isolated years in her studio where she painted a myriad of self portraits that illustrate through the use of symbolism the pain and suffering the artist has endured. Frida represents her self through a range of imagery whilst consistently using her iconic brow line which links the viewer directly to the artist and her personality. Kahlo uses her art to visual express the personal events that have occurred through out her life.

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Becca personal framework activity- The Broken Column

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Becca personal framework activity- The Broken Column

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In Frida Kahlo's "The Broken Column, there is multiple parts that link to her life. The nails which are scattered all over her body represents the pain that she was going through in her life. The nails have a flat top which is hard to remove after placement which could suggest that the pain will not stop for the rest of her life. The pain from the nails also links into the broken column, this represents her broken spine from the trolley accident, where a handrail impaled her body breaking her spine and losing the chance of ever having children. The column shows bits of chipped away metal which suggests a collapse in the skeletal system, revealing the jagged parts of her spine which would not heal. The brace represents the support from others, how she needed to hold herself together through both the mental and physical challenges she had to confront throughout her life. The brace is made of a metal which appears to have been tightened around her middle section which could symbolize the possible pains that have taken a toll of her. The background however represents the isolation that she was feeling at the time of creating this artwork. If you look closely you will see little spots of white underneath her eyes representing the emotional traumatic experiences she had to undertake throughout her life. Due to all of this it is simply seen that this artwork reflects the physical pain that she was suffering from for most of her life.

The personal object in this picture that relates to Frida is the signature eyebrow which is shown in many of her artwork, this relates to her as her rebellious side to the tradition of Mexico. Another personal part of the artwork is the constant showing of a traumatic event that happened around the time her painting was created, for this one it ina representation of the nailds digging into her body, as like in most of her paintings she finds a way of finding something that digs into her body whether its nails or a thorn necklace

As this is a self-portrait of Frida it easily links to the both places and personal experiences. The deserted background relates to her traveling around and meeting new people, yet she felt homesick and isolated from the world. As provided above the physical and mental struggles are seen here as well from the extreme physical and mental pain from the nails showing the pain that would never leave, the brace of every challenge she needed to undertake throughout her life, the broken column that shows every drop of pain from the accident that left her with a broken spine, the spots of white that shows the tears that show the emotional traumas she struggled through.

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This is fantastic!!!

You applied the personal framework very well. your response is structured very well and you have used fantastic descriptive art language.  Great work!! This is the type of writing you should be aiming for in your essay!

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Apply a personal framework to the following artwork.

The Broken Column, 1944
Frida Kahlo

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Ai WeiWei's incredibly controversial artwork 'Dropping off a Han-Dynasty urn' throws into question many people's opinions on destruction, heritage and historic value. This destruction of the urn that was worth millions, was a statement referring to his culture, change and the control of the government.  The aspects that is most significant in his work is that he, a Chinese man, is destroying his own culture. It seems as though he is wiping the slate clean, the look he gives the viewer of complete nonchalance. His steely gaze almost accusing the government, and people who blindly follow without questioning the method. Illuminati

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Example application of Personal Framework

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Example application of Personal Framework

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The title of the painting indicates that the work is a self portrait by the artist, exposing and revealing his private Sydney art studio. The composition of the self portrait is quite interesting and unique in the fact that the viewer is shown the studio in majority of the work as opposed to his own face filling the canvas like most self portraits. Whiteley appears only in the bottom right hand corner in a hand held mirror. This aspect of the work shows how private the space is that he is showing within the artwork. The use of human hair in the artwork creates a direct tangible link with the artist himself, along with many of his tools such as brushes, palette, and naked model.
The artworks that can be seen in studio space depicted in the artwork are from a range of different cultures. The Asian and African works show the personal connection the artist has with works he had collect on his many international travels. It illustrates the inspiration he had from these cultural artworks and his time spent there.

Whiteley spent most of his painting career her in this studio on Sydney Harbour. He loved the ambiance and atmosphere created by the light reflecting from the water and the sky. Whiteley expresses this passion for his studio within this artwork. The open plan composition gives the viewer glimpses out into the harbour and through to the Harbour bridge. The flat picture plan encourages the viewer to see the background as part of the studio, reinforcing the importance of the harbour and its light to the artist personally and how he worked in his studio. The use of ultra marine blues dominant the painting also illustrates a connection between the Harbour and the artists studio.

Self Portrait in the Studio,
1976
Brett Whiteley
(oil, collage, human hair on canvas)

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The personal framework can be used to interpret how an artist's experiences, feelings and thinking can be exhibited in an artwork. When using this framework you are looking at the personal ideas that the artist is exhibiting in the work, what symbolic elements, aesthetic qualities or techniques they may have used in the work that are relevant to their personal ideas.

When applying this framework to your interpretation here are some questions that you may ask:

1. What evidence in the artwork reflects aspects of the artist's life?
2. Are there personal objects or is it a scene that relates to the artist's personality?
3. Are there any symbols that reflect the artist's personality?
4.Can the artwork be linked to people, places or personal experiences relation to the life of the artist or their ideas?

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Ai Weiwei is a Chinese  contemporary artist as seen in his three c-prints below "Dropping a Han-Dynasty Urn" created in 1995. Ai takes archaic Chinese vessels and treats them as ready made.  These include paint-dipped pots, pulverized urns in a jar, a pot with a superimposed Coca Cola logo, and a photograph of the artist casually letting a Han dynasty urn smash on the ground.  Of these works the cheerily painted Colored Vases (2006) immediately catch the eye. Weiwei has been sentenced time in prison several times as the political government disagrees with the work and its messages.
Ai Weiwei`s piece "dropping a han- dynasty urn" is placed into three different positions all with a different movement, eventually leading the to smashing of the urn. Ai was born on the 28th of August 1957, Beijing, china, he is now aged 58, before Fame AI and his family lived in a Chinese Labor camp and later, in exile. they returned to Beijing in 1976, and studied animations at the Beijing Film academy. Ai Weiwei also lived and studied in New York City during the 1980`s during this time he was introduced to the work of pop artist Andy Warhol.

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Tiarna,
Your history of the artist is fantastic but your response is to focused on this aspect. You need to spend more time talking about the actual work itself. Please have a look at some of the other responses and cut out some of your history/background and try to focus more on the pictured art work and draw out some points that link to his cultural background.

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Ai Weiwei, born 28 August 1957 in Beijing, is a Chinese Contemporary artist and activist. His 1995 cultural artwork ‘Dropping a Han-dynasty urn’, represents the idea that “We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well”. He produced this artwork to show the world that if we aren't fond of our past history, and want to rid of its existence, we must delete anything and everything, antiques and all. The Han-Dynasty urn is a piece of history that dates back to the Roman Empire, and for him to destroy such a valuable piece, is him trying to make the world forget of those horrific times. The photo being taken in a black and white, makes the artwork travel back in the past, as if he was dropping the urn thousands of years ago. Ai Weiwei’s strong cultural beliefs has gotten him in a mass amount of trouble in the past. He has been sent to imprisonment several times for his artwork so far, because they cause such uproar within society. To Ai, the Urn means nothing, which is shown in his facial expressions with each shot, its cultural significance means nothing, its value means nothing, its age means nothing.

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Good work Luke!
I like how you have reffered to particular aspects of the artwork to support the application of the cultural framework.

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cultural framework Ai Weiwei response: Becca

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cultural framework Ai Weiwei response: Becca

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Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, in the three c-prints below you see Ai Weiwei dropping a Han-Dynasty urn, giving it a name of dropping the Han-Dynasty Urn. During the Han-Dynasty is was known as the United Empire and was also known for its destruction during that time. The links between the Han-Dynasty and these three c-prints is that the destruction has continued up to now. This also links to the cultural side of the c-prints as it was to express the painfulness of the destruction that has gone around china to this very day. The aspects of the c-prints is obviously the urn from the Han-Dynasty, originally there was 2 Urns but due to his photographer failing at taking photos of the fall of the first Urn. The two urns were worth over 3 thousand dollars. The techniques that Ai Weiwei used to express the meaning of the artwork was to have a straight face, and dropping the vase like it was worth nothing. The religious element contributes to the meaning behind the c-print because it shows the destruction of the Han-Dynasty through breaking the Han-Dynasty Urn. After some research I’ve learnt that in the final days of the Han-Dynasty that a number of different natural disasters such as tremors, floods, and grasshopper plagues took place during these days and were seen as manifestations of the anger of heaven, prophets concluded that the end of the dynasty was close. This shows some of the destruction of the Han-Dynasty. Another thing to support that the Han-Dynasty was destructive is that around 202 BCE, Emperor Gaozu, became the first Han emperor after defeating the last rebellion against him. He had already been king of Han since 206 BCE; the formal beginning of the Han-Dynasty. There was also so much bloodshed in the Han-Dynasty, especially in the emperors family, in 195 BCE, after the emperor died, his empress tried to take over the empire with her own family, she did so by killing the former emperors sons who were born by concubines, mutilated his favourite mistress and had her thrown into a latrine. She also replaced with her own relatives many of the loyal generals and members of Liu Bang’s family who ruled the fiefdoms.

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I have put some parts in italic for you to change or remove... You dont need to keep referring to the work as c-prints as this becomes repetitive in your response. just call it an artwork or the piece.  You also dont need to say After some research I have learnt....

This is good but it is too heavily focused on the history of the Han-Dynasty rather than focusing on the artwork and drawing links to the cultural background of the artists. Have a read of some of the other responses that focus more on the artwork it self and have a go re-writing it.  It needs to have a small amount of history and then discuss the work in more detail... what elements in the work link to the cultural background of Ai WeiWei?

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Cultural Framework Ai Weiwei Response: Courtney 

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The art work dropping a Han Dynasty Urn by the contemporary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, this artwork is a controversial piece of work as it is challenging his culture and for that, he has been imprisoned on several occasions as the government does not agree with his methods and ideas. The Han Dynasty Urns are a great symbol of the Chinese culture as they are thousand year old objects that are greatly valued by the Chinese Culture. Ai Weiwei produced this artwork as a political statement against his culture and country. When producing this artwork, Ai Weiwei smashed two Urns as his photographer failed to capture the first attempts. The evidence of this piece being a cultural Artwork is within the Han Dynasty Urn and the expression that is on Ai Weiwei’s face whilst he is dropping it is very impassive and unmoved at the object which can be seen as him not having any worth or value from his culture or history. His objectives from this piece was to show the destruction that has occurred throughout China and how he disagrees with this violence and the horrific events that may have occurred. This artwork is very personal and physical as it is actually himself being the one to drop the artwork which is seen as this is his statement against the issues that are occurring in China.

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Fantastic job Courtney! You have written this well, it is clear and easy to understand what you are trying to say.  And good referencing to aspects of the artwork to support what you are saying.

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Ai Weiwei is a Chinese political artist that challenges the cultural beliefs of the Chinese community. Ai Weiwei has actually served many years of imprisonment from the Government because of his controversial contemporary artworks/ideas.

WeiWei’s work Dropping a Han-Dynasty Urn 1995, shows a series of photographs of him dropping and destroying an old ceramic urn (206 BCE–9 CE). The ancient vessel was forged by craftsman in kilns and two thousand years later Ai Weiwei has it in his possession. This provocative piece of art is conveying a message of his personal feelings towards Chinese culture. He does this by showing no expression or emotion in each of the three photographs suggests that he has no value for the cultural and history of the urn.

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This is a good start Madi. Just explain further what you are saying. discuss what the urn really represents or symbolizes in the work. Is it acting as a cultural symbol which would be recognized by all Chinese people and to see it being dropped so casually is a dramatic and painful thing to see by the viewers. Otherwise, good job, the response is written well and is easy to understand. Just go further with explaining. Pick aspects of the work that support what it is that you are trying to say.

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Miss Anderson - Ai Wei Wei cultural framework

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Miss Anderson - Ai Wei Wei cultural framework

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Ai WeiWei is a Chinese controversial political artist, whose work has seen him incarcerated a number of times. His array of contemporary artworks threaten and question many political decisions and issues China faces in todays world.

His work Dropping a Han-Dynasty Urn 1995, depicts him dropping a ceramic urn (206 BCE - 9CE) within a photographic series. This ceramic vessel was forged by craftsmen in kilns that have not been remembered by history, and two thousand years later Ai WeiWei acquired an assortment of them. This monumental work is influenced by the interest and questions Ai Wei Wei holds for Chinese history. The staggered images of the urn falling on the floor as Wei Wei shows no emotion or facial expression suggest the value of the urn is nil from both a cultural and historical perspective. The artwork undermines the value of history (as the urn symbolizes history and antique value) and the significance of tradition.

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http://artasiapacific.com/Magazine/78/DevastatingHistory

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Ai Weiwei is a cultural and political artist and is know for his work  towards his culture and beliefs . The chinese government have sentenced him to time in prison several times because they disagree with his work and the messages he shows. Ai Weiwei's art piece "dropping a Han-Dynasty Urn" has been placed into three photos and in each picture there is a different movement occurring. The Han-Dynasty Urn is the cultural symbol and is the the main focal point. His art is always displayed and expressed with a message towards his audience.

These photos were taken behind a brick wall to show that he his in a common place of no importance. In these photos you see the process oh him dropping the Han-Dynasty Urn to the ground and smashing it to pieces. The message in this artwork are about his personal feelings and beliefs towards chinese culture, obviously he disagrees with something about the Chinese history or laws. Him smashing this Urn sends a dominated message to the public with a clear statement saying no, i will not allow this, I do not believe this is right. Ai Weiwei's artwork engages the public's attention  through contemporary art and displays important messages with his unique art pieces.

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This is really great Maggie! I like the way you introduced the work and the artist history and then went on to describing the cultural links in the artwork in the second paragraph! good job. just remember FOCAL point not VOCAL point

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Cultural Framework Activity - Ai Weiwei - Rhiannon

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Cultural Framework Activity - Ai Weiwei - Rhiannon

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Dropping a Han-Dynasty Urn, By Ai Weiwei.

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. He is very vocal about his disdain towards the Chinese Government and their stance on democracy and human rights. He has investigated many Government corruption and cover up scandals and subsequently was sent to jail at the Beijing Capital International Airport where he was held for eighty-one days before all charges were dropped, and it was said that their reasoning for his lock up were 'economic crimes'. From 1981 to 1993, Ai lived in the United States and briefly attended school at Parsons School of Design and later, Art Student League of New York. However, he eventually dropped out of school and made his living by making street portraits and taking on odd jobs. Ai is rather active on online blog forums, often giving scathing reviews on the Chinese Governments and the way they run things.

Dropping a Han-Dynasty Urn is a photo (SERIES)set by Ai WeiWei. It is in black and white, possibly referring to a time period where colour photo's were not all that common, and in a setting which is rather bland and devoid of any real identifiers, either giving his area a sense of anonymity or showing how bland China has become since he believes Government corruption has stricken. The man, who we assume to be Ai, Starts the set by holding the Urn, with a seemingly nonchalont look on his face, possibly trying to imitate what he sees the government to have. Uncaring features. either that, or that even though this piece is a part of history and should be worth thousands, has no real value to the world anymore. As we move along the photo series, his facial features stay the same, while he releases the Urn, as well as letting go of thousands of years of history.

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Great work Rhiannon, The structure of your response is fantastic, good relevant background on the artist and his life and possible cultural influences. And then good cultural interpretation of the artwork, referring back to evidence in the artwork.

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Apply a cultural framework to the following artwork...
(be sure to read the below slides on cultural frameworks!)
You may also need to quickly read up about the artist.

Ai Weiwei
Dropping a Han-Dynasty Urn
1995
Triptych
C-prints
each 150 x 166 cm

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Miss Anderson - Application of CULTURAL FRAMEWORK 

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Rover Thomas, Cyclone Tracy, 1991

Rover Thomas was born in the Great Sandy Desert. When he was ten years old he moved with his family to the Kimberly in WA to work as a stock man. As was tradition at the time Thomas kept his connect with his land and the ceremonial traditions associated with the Indigenous culture. Over the years Thomas was to become a major leader in the Aboriginal community. Thomas was one of the first indigenous artists to use natural pigments on board. He uses this technique with the matt textured surface the pigments create to represent how closely associated Indigenous people are with the land. His imagery is defined by his ability to strip the subject to its essential elements using a minimal aesthetic for impact. In Thomas' works, shapes, composition and colour are combined using an overall aerial viewpoint. The outlines of dots add a stricking effect and add to the surface tension of the work. The large expanses of colour are rhythmic, like the music of Indigenous performances. The shapes communicate the expanse of the Kimberly region and the embedded plains of deep colour reference the subjects of the landscape.

His work Cyclone Tracy 1991, depicts the events of Cyclone Tracy that hit Darwin on Christmas Day 1974. The event was interpreted by Aboriginal elders in the Kimberly area as a warning sent by the Rainbow Serpent, the creator of the land, to the elders to keep the Indigenous culture strong. Known as the Krill Krill, the songs and story was revealed to Thomas. The story was also associated with the story of an old woman who travelled the length of the Kimberly to witness the Rainbow Serpent devastate Darwin. The Rainbow Serpent is also usually associated with the wet season and the commencement of the first monsoons in northern areas of Australia.

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The cultural framework can be used to interpret the influences of the time and place in which an artwork has been produced. The viewer can also interpret the purpose of the work and the cultural, historical, political, religious, and social setting in which it was made. This is often referred to the 'Context' of the artwork. Most artworks are born out of the feeling the artist has for the time in which the work was produced or the purpose behind it. In the study of Art in an Australian culture, the student must also investigate the works of Inidgenous and Asian cultures as an aspect of their study.

When applying this framework to your interpretation, here are some questions that you may ask.

Why did the artist produce this artwork? Was it for a festival or event, to m a political statement, to express an idea about their culture or to record a particular event?

What aspects of the artwork reflect the culture in which it was made? This might be the subject matter of the artwork, the use of techniques or the ideas that the artist is expressing.

How does the social, political or religious context in which the artwork was made contribute to its meaning? Investigate the background of history or culture in which the artwork was made to see if you can gain evidence about the artwork.

Is their evidence of cultural symbolism in the work? Cultural symbolism could include the representation of subject matter, the use of techniques in the artwork the choice of design elements and principles or the style of the artwork. How does this reflect the ideas behind the artwork?

Do the materials, techniques and processes selected and used by the artist reflect anything about the values of the culture in which the artwork was produced?

Does the work reflect the gender values of the social context in which it was produced? If the work is a historical example, how does this compare with the gender values of today?

Are the ideas of the artwork a reflection of the gender of the artist? How do male and female artists explore different ideas in their work?

If the work is now in a different context and location to when it was produced, such as a gallery or museum, how does this location affect the interpretation of the artwork?

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Hey guys!
Some of you seam to be having trouble with writing about the use of art elements...

Here is some info/help....

I tend to follow this process when writing about art.

IDENTIFY ELEMENT (___________) -- DESCRIBE ELEMENT (______) --INTERPRET/MEANING (______).

So for example:

IDENTIFY ELEMENT (Line) -- DESCRIBE ELEMENT (Curvy) --INTERPRET/MEANING (Organic and Natural).

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The most dominant art element in these three egg-like structure series is form. The abstract look to these odd and geometric objects makes each egg distinctly and definitely different.  The first structure in the series portrays the lengthy oval shape like a Quenelle would have but instead of it traditionally being smooth the egg-like structure has soft spikes/peaks. The irregular figure has an appearance of white at first until you notice that there are acute black shadows. By having light reflecting off this abnormal figure you can get a better sense of the dimensions – width, height and volume.
The second structure in the series physically portrays a small pebble but textually it depicts a two-dimensional sea urchin. This unnatural peculiar structure looks more of a faint cream colour rather than white. The small ovals that are on the rounded surface makes it look like a dragon’s egg from a mythical land. Again, just like the first, form can easily be seen by the light reflection off the rounded three-dimensional object.
The last structure in the series portrays a kidney bean and/or jelly bean. This unusual object is very similar to the second structure with some minor differences. Instead of a cream colour, the bean-like shape is charcoal black and instead of miniature ovals there are miniature circles that help make up the physical texture. Even though it looks more distinctly as a bean it still shares the same common noticeable appearance of a certain mythical object. And just like the previous two it also has a shadow which shows width, depth and height.
The message that the series could convey has a mythical and science-fiction feel to it that could be portrayed as dragon or alien eggs. This could make the audience feel a sense of engagement, excitement and fear because the egg-like structures could crack open at any given time and release whatever is inside.

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Great work. You didn't necessarily have to break it down into each different sculpture as they are seen as a 'series' but it still works. You described the visual appearance of the sculpture very well. At the end don't say what it 'could' convey, instead just go ahead a state it. Your opinion in art is never incorrect as long as you link it back to evidence (visual) in the artwork.

For example:
"The sculptural series conveys a mythical and science-fiction feel to it as the rounded forms illustrate a dragon or alien egg like feeling. The viewers are engaged and excited by the sculptures yet still feel a sense of fear as the unkown could crack out of the eggs any second." - The same as what your saying but with out the could or maybe this is what it means. Be confident in what your saying about the artwork.

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These sculptres are all similar with some different features. The tones are different, for one is dark and the others light. The first sculpture appears spikey and smooth. when I look at at it it makes me feel small and reminds me of something inhuman. It is a very unique sculptre and can be interpreted in many different ways. The other two both complete each other they both lack what the other has. the second one is very light, if you look closely you are able to see thin patterned lined covered over the sucpture.

The second object has been beautifully displayed behind a white background, the shading around the rim really helps it stand out. As for the last sculpture it is a dark shaded colour but as it is also displayed behind a white back ground it gives it a softer feel. It also has a reflective light underneath it which brings out its shape and shade more.
These objects all seemed to be shaped like a round jelly bean and could almost be seen as dragon eggs or rocks from space. They are very appealing and interesting to look at.

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For me, the most definitive element is Shape. The round smooth shapes have an organic appeal, as the rounded unthreatening shapes are reminicent of pebbles, eggs or bubbles.

This series seems to portray the message of growth. The first sculpture makes the veiwer feel huge. Looking down at the tiny bumps is almost like observing the planes of another planet, it takes you to a forein place, with it's bizzare and unique shape. The second sculpture is reminicent of an egg, the smaller shapes within looking like bacteria almost. This piece makes the veiwer feel small, as this egg of growth seems to encompass the world, and the tiny interlocking circles are like the people growing within it. The last one is the most significant. The dark change of colour makes it appear to be a giant pebble, once a rock, this pebble is now smooth, from the endlessness that it has been sanded down to. It seems to tell a story of age and growth and change, with it's complex yet intriging shape.

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The most definitive element in this piece for me, is shape.  The three sculptures have an organic appeal to them, making them look almost like smoothed over pebbles or eggs. Each of the three shapes are different, yet all have a smooth quality, and a rounded bubble-like feeling that stop them from becoming threatening or uncomfortable for the viewers.
These egg like shapes seem to covey the message of birth and growth. For example the first two look simmilar to eggs, the mounds building in the first sculpture reminicent of tiny mountains, as though I am giant, looking down at a small planet.

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Clear and easy to understand! Great work. Good descriptive words and linking back to visual evidence in the artwork. Perhaps could have gone into more detail or extend further with the meaning. But overall, very good!

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Describe and interpret the most dominant art element.

Describe: discuss the use, how does it look?
Interpret: what message does it convey? how does it make you feel?

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Art Elements:

Colour:
visual sensation in the eye, can be described as primary, secondary, warm, cool, complimentary etc

Line:
Line is a mark on a surface that travels from one point to another. Line can vary in scale, tone and colour and can be used to create texture and form. Can be described as, horizontal, parallel, diagonal, vertical, perpendicular, contour, gestural

Texture:
the actual or implied surface quality of a work of art and describes how objects and figures look and feel. Actual textures can be touched where as implied texture are created usin visual effects, it can be described as real/actual, implied, natural, surface, rough/smooth, tactile, sticky/spiky.

Tone:
Tone or value is the degree of variation of lightness and darkness in a work of art. can be described as, high key - light, low key - dark, value, contrast, grade, atmospheric.

Shape:
A shape is two - dimensional area in a work of art defined by a line, colour, tone or texture. Can be described as geometric, organic, outline, two dimensional, solid, flat, silhouette.

Form:
A form is a three-dimensional object or figure that is defined by its mass, volume, height, width and depth, can be described as geometric, organic, natural, scale, realistic, abstract, volume, solidity, roundness, mass, monumental, miniature, free standing.

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In Jackson Pollock's Autumn Painting. Pollock used certain elements and principles, like lines, texture, rhythm and balance within the work, the lines he used are messy and rhythmic and with the earthly colours it creates an autumn like atmosphere. The painting visually looks bumpy and rough yet soft, which seems to be creating the texture of trees, leaves and dirt. The technique Pollock has used to crate his work, is by placing the canvas either on the ground or somewhere that he can easily flicking paint onto the canvas. With everything technique Pollock has used it symbolism that dead leaves falling/laying on the ground.

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You clearly understand how the elements are used and how they convey meaning in the artwork and you also no about the technique used.
You just need to explain everything further.
Your response should be about twice this in length! You can also include more art terms and descriptive words.. this will happen natural when you explain things more. You obviously know how to interpret an artwork so just put in a little more effort in talking about it more :)

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In the artwork that has been produced by Pollock, many elements and principles have been implemented into the piece. The dominant ones are: texture, balance, rhythm and line, the way that the lines have been painted in a tangled manner with lots of swirls and misleading directions, gives an earthy feel to it. The browns and beiges allows to remind the audience about the feeling they get in Autumn and to imagine the chilly air that is brought in by soft winds that allow the trees to just sway. Pollock balances out this painting by using the thick and thick line work which makes it seem as though there are trees swaying in the wind, hence the title being “autumn rhythm”. This whole painting gives off a sense of calmness and tranquillity to the audience viewing it. The textures in this piece vary with some of the strokes from the brushes looking soft and some looking rough. The materials that could have been used in this painting is acrylic paints and a canvas. Pollock’s technique seems to be very loose strokes or light flicks from the brush to the canvas, almost as though he were one of the swaying trees that he was portraying. The thick layer of the paints that have been flicked on, give an illusion to how leaves would fall and collect on the ground in autumn.

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Really good work!!! Good structure of writing, it would've been great if you had perhaps explained the way the element has been used even more before discussing the way it affects the meaning of the artwork.
for example:

Line has been use in a tangled manner. The strokes swirl around the canvas leading the viewers eyes all around the artwork. This swirling mess of lines illustrate an earthy feeling linking with the fall and flow of autumn leaves as they drop of the trees.

Other wise, really great work,
just work on explaining everything a little bit more!

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Great work to all the students who completed the activity! Fantastic job by all!
I will be posting a new activity this week!

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The painting Autumn Rhythm by Jackson Pollock has expressed very strong emotions. This painting displays many different art elements such as line, texture, tone and space. The colours and lines used in this painting seem to represent darkness, like tree branches all muddled together. There has been a lot of variety used in this artwork as nothing is identical, all the lines and textures used are individual. There is thick and thin lines smeared all over the painting which gives it a feel of aliveness. There isn't much detail in this painting but it is expressed through different techniques with materials. The way it prepresents autumn would have to be structure of the painting as it appares like a forest. Aumtumn colours are normaly dark and rich colours, which has been expressed throughout this painting strongly.

The way the painting makes me feel is myserious and gloomy which is an affect autumn can bring. The movement of the lines and paint make it fell like crowed  leaves and branches covered all over the floor and through the wind. It displays a very messy style which is what makes it affective and dynamic. This art work is also very symbolic as it uses many different lines and patterns as it symbolizes trees and leaves in Autumn.This is a painting where you can imagine any story and your own personal feelings towards the artwork has it is an open piece with no obvious look towards it.

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Good work! you clearly have an understanding of interpreting artworks. Just need to work on your structure of writing. Be sure to discuss one art element at a time and not to re-vist it again later in your response:
So with line you may have wanted to start of talking about line (most dominant element) and really explained the appearance of the lines and then moved onto the other elements.
Start with the elements and then follow the rest of the formal framework prompt questions discussed in the padlet post down below.

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In Jackson Pollock’s painting, Autumn Rhythm, he has used a variety of art elements and principles. The most dominant art element is line.  By making the lines connect and weave in between each other Pollock has created a flowing vibe which can link in with how the leaves on an Autumn tree would flow in the warmly wind. The painting visually looks bumpy and three dimensional which is caused by the technique called dip painting, this creates the art element of texture.  The colour pallet that is used in foreground and the line work of this painting include browns, whites and what looks to be black. In the background a colour mix of brown and white create a cream pastel colour.  Pollock has made a strange sense of balance in this painting by having conflicting thickness and thinness of line work. With the use of black and white to create a Ying and Yang feel to it, which gives the painting the sense of calmness and a serenity ambiance that you normally feel during Autumn.
Pollock is commonly known for his theatrical and intense painting techniques which entail putting a canvas on the ground and flicking or drip painting household paints onto it. This technique creates a connection to the art by giving the meaning of movement metaphorically, to which the way the leafs fall off the tree or the way wind gently sways a tree in Autumn. The symbolism that is represented in Pollock’s painting is the feeling of ease. Not only on a personal note that was felt when Pollock created the painting, but also the ease of Autumn and how that generally makes most people feel comfortable and free-going.

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Great work! It is clear that you followed the process described in the early post about applying formal framework. You have indentified the element, described how it appears or how it has been used, and then you also give an insightful interpretation of how the element contributes to the works meaning. The only part that you could have discussed more is the style of the artwork... you could have discussed how Pollock is known for this large scale abstract style paintings - creates a dramatic appearance really engulfing the viewer in the work.
But overall very good job! great use of art terminology also and very clear and easy to understand what it is you are talking about.

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In Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythms painting, the elements presented are colour, rhythms, lines, texture and shape. the colour palette is a simple brown and cream palette. The brown and cream palette gives of a chaotic feel to the final details. Due to the way it looks the paint looks like it has been randomly flicked onto the canvas, which give it the chaotic feel. rhythm is contributing to this artwork because by the way the paint is you can tell they painted it along to a beat of a song, the songs could not have been calm as there are no soothing moments in the painting, which mean it is a chaotic and rough beat suggested by the painting.  line is contributing to the artwork by having curved, crossed-over lines, looped, and splot lines. these are shown all around the painting, makint it the most used element in this piece. texture in this piece is contributing to the colour and line topics as the paint gives of a rough yet some soft lines, showing confusion in the piece.

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This is a great start, you just need to work on following a clear structure in your writing. You also need to be sure to interpret the art elements used not only describe them. So it would be really great for your writing if you practice this method.

Art Element (identify) - Describe (look) - Interpret (what is it saying or what does it mean).

for example:

Line - rough, messy,  - illustrates the movement of leaves associated with Autumn.
Once you write this down you can then re-write it in a structure sentence/s.

For the overall structure of the formal framework response follow the information in the second post down bellow...

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Pollock has used certain elements and principles, such as line, texture, rhythm and balance in his artwork Autum Rhythm.  The lines that he uses are messy and interweaving, creating the earthy atmosphere that autum brings. Due to the way Pollock has spun the paint onto the canvas, there seems to be a bumpy, corrugated surface, reminicient of the ridged texture of trees, leaves and dirt.  The rhythm he uses is one of the most important principles, as it is the whole point of the peice, to recreate the pattern and movement of the trees swaying in the harsh wind, and the journey the leaves take to the ground, done effectively with the repeated swirling of lines. The balance he has created, using varying thickness in his lines, and how he has directed a majority of the paint into the center, works to create a clustered and wild feeling that is supposed to represent the nature of the season.
The technique Pollock has used to create this painting, like many of his others, placing the canvas down onto the ground and working around it, works to his advantage in how it forms together at all angles, makes the simple paint become more lively.
His unromantic style creates an abstract narrative of Autum, and how it changes the environment, and even the emotions of the people experiencing the season.  The symbolism of the weather and leaves in his paintings is conveying not only a particular time secluded to him, but an infinite season open to all who relate to it.

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Great work. You identified the element and described it but then you also interpret it and discuss how it contributes to the meaning in the artwork. This is very important and is a good method of talking about art elements and principles in an artwork. The overall structure of your response is fantastic. Very clear and easy to understand. This will help you in the exam and outcomes.

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Jackson Pollock has used various art elements and principles in Autumn Rhythm. The most predominant art element is line. The artwork is dominated with messy and rhythmic lines which link and connect with one another resembling the flow and movement of the autumn leaves as they fall in the wind during the titled season. The colour pallet is subtle and reminiscent of the dull weather tones experienced in Autumn. Pollock is well known for his dramatic and theatrical painting techniques where he would often lay the work flat and drip or flick different colored acrylic house paints. This technique creates a clear connection with the visual rhythm in the work both metaphorically and actual. The thickness of the paint creates a layer texture illustrating the layers of leaves as they pile up on the ground during autumn. The use of this technique creates a clear style often seen in the artists work evident in the size of the artwork and the flicking of paints. The movement of the paint and rhythm on the canvas symbolizes the change and fall experienced in autumn.

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Formal Framework:

This framework is used when the viewer analyses the formal elements of an artwork and how they contribute to the meanings and messages of the work. This is the most important Framework and it proides links between the other Frameworks. The Formal Framework can be broken into different aspects of interpretation, such as:

Visual Analysis - How have th elements and principles of art been applied by the artist? What effect has this created? How do these qualities contribute to the meanings and messages of the work? http://prezi.com/ofp56holcrhu/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share (use this prezi as a refresher for art elements and principles if needed)

Technique - What materials and techniques has the artist used and how do these assist in our interpretation of the artwork?

Style - Does the artist work in a distinctive style? How do the stylistic qualities of the artwork contribute to the meaning of the artwork?

Symbolism and metaphor - What physical aspects or presentation of the artwork suggest symbolic meaning?

ACTIVITY 1:

Apply the formal framework to Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm painting. Use the dot point questions. Be sure to write your name as the title in your post! Your response doesn't have to be too long!

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What does this really mean? What are you working towards?

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Okay so the previous post is a copy from the 2016 VCE Art Study Guide and I know way its written can be a bit daunting so I wanted to explain to you what it is that you actually have to do...

You will be working through a series of short theory tasks that will assist you in completing the final outcome for this area of study.

In this blog feed I will be posting each week what is its that we are working on so you can come back whenever you want to clarify what it is you should be doing.

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In this area of study students respond critically as they interpret the meanings and
messages of artworks. They develop, examine, and analyse their own and others’ opinions
and use evidence to support different points of view. Students undertake
research to support their analysis. Using appropriate art language, they
compare and contrast artworks produced before 1970 with artworks produced since
1970.

When selecting artworks for study, it is recognised that all Analytical Frameworks
can be applied to all artworks in varying degrees, and that in application to
the study of specific artworks, some aspects of the Analytical Frameworks may
overlap others. Students demonstrate depth of analysis by drawing on specific
aspects of the frameworks to support their interpretations of artworks.

On completion of this unit the student should be able to use the Analytical Frameworks to analyse and interpret artworks produced before 1970 and artworks produced since 1970, and compare and contrast the meanings and messages of pre and post 1970 artworks.