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AIS IB Handbook IB Visual Art @ AIS Student Handbook This Handbook contains a lot of essential information. Keep it safe and refer to it often! 1: The Basics During the IB course you will produce: Studio Work: 60% Drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, collages, design work, mixed media work, digital artwork, photography, models, textiles and more. Your Studio Work must show your personal interests and artistic skills through a range of different media and techniques. Investigation Workbooks (IWBs): 40% Investigation Workbooks are like sketchbooks, but so much more! Your IWBs will contain written notes, photos, exhibition leaflets, postcards, sketches, experiments with different media, written analysis of artworks, brainstorms, as well as more ‘finished’ drawings and paintings. You can basically put anything you want into your IWB as long as it supports the development of your artistic ideas and skills. Your IWB is the ‘net to catch your ideas’ and will be a great support in your studio work. You will need to complete 5 or more IWB pages each week. Most of this will be done in your study periods or at home. Some weeks you will be able to do more than 5 pages because of your wonderful ideas. Excellent – but that does not mean the next week you do not have to do any! Holidays are a great opportunity to collect information, sketch, record and develop ideas, especially if you are in another country. By the end of the course, you should have at least two thick IWBs completed. Self-Assessment You will be involved in assessing your own work every month, referring to the IB assessment criteria in detail. You will also receive comments from me that are useful in showing both your strong points and areas for improvement. There will be regular opportunities to discuss and explain your work and ideas in group discussions and critiques. You will be asked to comment upon other IB students work. Summary: Investigation Workbook At least 5 pages every week – that means homework! Studio Work At least one quality finished piece per month. Self-Assessment Every month! 2: Getting Started Equipment: During the school day, you will have open access to the Art Studio and equipment. However, much of your work will also be done outside school, during the evenings, weekends, and holidays. Due to this, you must collect as wide a range of art media as possible, to help you develop and practice your skills in your own time. A suggested starter list would be: 2B, 4B and 6B sketching pencils Essential items Good quality eraser Glue Stick Pack 12 x color pencils (preferably watercolor pencils) Recommended items Markers and drawing (ink) pens - Black, blue and red Acrylic paints (at least primaries, secondaries, white, black) A small range of quality brushes in a variety of sizes (e.g. No. 5, No. 9 and No. 20) Art supply case (for storing and transporting supplies) Try to get as many of these items as you can, and add to your supply of art materials when you are able to. The first three items on the list are urgent purchases – please buy these as quickly as possible! Collect as many ‘free’ items as you can to build up your art supplies, such as different papers, tissues, magazines etc. Work Space Setting up a workspace at home is not absolutely essential but it would be highly advantageous if you were able to create a ‘mini-studio’. It is much easier for you to work if your have a space and your art equipment is out and ready, also wet work can be left to dry overnight etc. A basic workspace should include: A large flat table and comfortable chair. A good source of natural light. Working at You may wish to purchase night can be troublesome if you do not have daylight bulbs or additional good lighting, as overhead lights can cast lamps to prevent directional annoying shadows on work and alter shadows when working at perceived colors. night. A 12” mirror, if you’re interested in producing self-portraits. A full-length mirror would be ideal for figure drawing. 3: IB Visual Arts Assessment Criteria: Studio Work Studio work will be developed and evaluated according to several key criteria. Some of them overlap and should be considered parts of a holistic approach. They are: A Understanding This refers to the degree to which the artwork reflects an understanding of how one can express concepts and ideas in the visual image, as well as how well the student grasps the technical and formal methods through which these can be conveyed. B Relevance This refers to the degree to which the artwork reflects or conveys personal elements (Where are YOU in the work?); the degree to which it shows an awareness and an understanding of socio-cultural issues and concerns; and the degree to which it shows evidence of well-developed, complex ideas and approaches to given theme(s). C Development This refers to the level of development of both ideas and technical competence with chosen media or mode of expression. D Sensitivity to This criterion concerns the ability to use and in some cases materials develop novel uses for materials. It refers most importantly to the ability to review and modify use of materials, so that work shows evidence of increasingly well-informed resolutions of concepts and the ideas that can be conveyed. E Technique This is related to criterion A and D. It refers to the mastery and understanding of the media chosen to explore. A student in the IB Art program can choose whatever medium they wish, but must be able to demonstrate competence in the handling, potential and limits of that medium. F Confidence This criterion refers to the degree to which work shows evidence of a confident, inventive and wholly personal approach to image-making, one that does not rely heavily on existing art, historical precedent or teacher guidance. G Independence This criterion looks at the degree to which work shows self- direction and use of the student’s own judgment. Ultimately, artwork must be entirely one’s own and should show the arrival of the visual statement it makes on one’s own accord. This has a great deal to do with criterion F. Investigation Work The Investigation Workbook will be developed and evaluated according to several key criteria. Some of them overlap and should be considered parts of a holistic approach. They are: A Cultural / This refers to the degree to which the workbook shows that Contextural the student has analyzed, considered, compared and Research reflected upon art from other cultures and time periods, especially its function and significance, both within its original context and today. All art is interrelated. B Technical / This criterion references ability to display careful records of Process skill development and awareness of techniques and processes that led to the creation of studio pieces. It also refers to work that shows that the ability to understand and discuss the techniques and methodologies of other artists. C Investigation This refers to evidence in the workbook that develops clear, coherent strategies for investigating the visual qualities, ideas and their contexts, and various approaches to ways of formulating art. It also shows evidence of connections between all these things. D Depth and This refers to the degree to which the workbook shows Breadth evidence that research and investigations took in a broad range of influences, ideas and inspirations that helped formulate a successful synthesis of these in the studio work. E Vocabulary This criterion examines the evidence in the workbook that indicates the student has learned and became familiar with an effective and accurate specialist vocabulary in the visual arts. A good artist uses the proper terminology to refer to his or her work and the work of others. F Acknowledgement This criterion considers the degree to which the student of sources accurately and consistently cites the sources used in the workbook. G Presentation This criterion looks at how work is presented in the workbook. It considers effective and creative writing regarding work and the degree to which the student demonstrates thoughtful, critical evaluations of work. H Integration This criterion refers to the workbook’s relevance to studio work. All workbook entries should reference studio work. This criterion evaluates the level to which studio work is emphatically evolved, supported, justified and explained in the workbook. It is imperative that this be seen as a developmental process – it should be continuously taking place as work is developed, not simply after the fact. 4: Investigation Workbooks A closer look: Essential Information You will be provided with an A4 sketchbook for use as an IWB. Clearly write ‘If found please return to:’ and follow with all information listed in the box below on the inside front cover of your IWB – in the event that your IWB is ever misplaced you must provide as many details as possible in order for it to be returned. Full name, address (or school address), home or mobile number, school phone number, email address, class, teacher name, classroom number. Investigation Workbook Guidelines You are to record the date of each entry you make in your IWB, including the year. This is so that your progress throughout the course can be clearly seen. Your work should be neat, show good craftsmanship and a sense of good art aesthetics. Use only black pen when writing in your IWB and write clearly and legibly. Your teacher will need to read your IWB and photocopied pages will sent to the IB examiners. Whilst your IWB should be visually interesting you must also be aware of clarity.
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