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Art award - please help!

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AlexaShutUp · 14/10/2018 16:35

Art is not dd's strong point and it always takes her ages and ages to get it done! She will soon be doing the Bronze Art Award through school, and needs to pick an artist to research and study. As part of this, she will need to copy (sketch) a lot of the artist's work, and she is eager to find someone whose work she can copy relatively easily so that it doesn't take hours and hours away from her other subjects. She isn't planning to choose art as one of her options!

She is not allowed to opt out of doing the award, so please could anyone suggest some relatively simple artists who she could consider? I understand that illustrators are also an option, she said she would like to learn how to draw "something cute".

She will also have to learn/develop a new skill as part of the award. Any suggestions on skills that she could consider that don't involve drawing or painting? She is actually very creative in other ways, but drawing and painting just aren't her thing!

TIA!

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Verbena87 · 14/10/2018 22:06

Eric Carle’s illustrations are great and he even has ‘how to’ slide shows on his website.

Verbena87 · 14/10/2018 22:07

www.eric-carle.com/creativeprojects.html

fanomoninon · 14/10/2018 22:07

DS did Andy Goldsworthy for his bronze arts (he was Y5 at the time) - I took photos as he created, and he did videos explaining what he was doing. He did nature art in the woods, creating things out of twigs/leaves/stones and also some of the rain shadows. Look at his natural works rather than his stone work which isn't for amateurs! www.google.com/search?q=andy+goldsworthy&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXpbSB64beAhWKK8AKHfoNAw0Q_AUIDigB&biw=905&bih=619&dpr=2

DS did magic for a skill but retrospectively I'm not quite sure how he wangled that! I think they talked about performance skills...?!?

Verbena87 · 14/10/2018 22:08

Oliver Jeffers is collage-based and quite simplistic in terms of drawing too.

Verbena87 · 14/10/2018 22:09

Andy Goldsworthy is a fab idea!

Also what about getting some sunprint paper and doing some stuff inspired by Karl Blossfeldt?

fanomoninon · 14/10/2018 22:10

Skill: could she do anything textiles based? Printing/sewing/embroidery/quilting? Or woodwork/whittling?

toomanypillows · 14/10/2018 22:13

I know this isn't what you asked - but this isn't the way Arts Award is supposed to be delivered. The idea is to celebrate and encourage participation in the arts - and (obviously the school have prescribed this) but any unit can be done in ANY area of the arts - and they don't all have to be the same. Young people can do art and drama, dance, photography, creative writing etc. It's a huge shame that it is being dictated to your DD.
I'm not sure about artists, but just so you know the important thing about the Arts Award isn't the quality of the end product as such - it's about the process. And for Bronze, the work load shouldn't be enormous. It's only a Level 1 and I've done it in a week with dozens of year 5/6 students (who opted in)
I will jump off my soap box now, but as long as the process is detailed like a diary and she can demonstrate understanding of the art form and evidence her "research" then she'll pass it.

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