Artist Study and Key Words

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Artist Studyand Key Words
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Learning objective Look at the work of an
artist or culture that has produced work using
recycled materials.

• Choose one or two artists to research
• Create an imaginative artist study in your
  sketchbooks using colour/texture/layering

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Artists/Starting Points

• Elizabeth Birrien (Grandmother was Welsh!)
  http//www.wirelady.com/
• Giacometti http//www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWo
  rks?cgroupid999999961artistid1159page1
• Pitt Rivers Transformations The Art of
  Recycling http//www.prm.ox.ac.uk/TRANSFORMATIONS/
  
• African Recycling

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More artists

• Bridgette Ashton - Makes art objects from
  recycled and 'novelty' objects
  www.bridgetteashton.co.uk
• Mike Badger - Uses tin cans and found metal
  objects to create 3D sculpture -
  www.mikebadger.co.uk/sculpture.html
• Lucy Casson - Sculptures using recycled tin,
  copper, aluminum and found - www.axisweb.org/seCVP
  G.aspx?ArtistID10
• Sharon Porteous - Makes hand-woven fabrics from
  plastic carrier bags www.sharonporteous.co.uk/gall
  ery.html
• Robert Race - Makes toys, automata, and
  sculptures from found materials 
  www.robertrace.co.uk/gallery.html
• Justine Smith - Makes sculptures made with
  recycled comics http//www.justinesmith.net/sculpt
  ure/
• John Dahlsen Environmental artist using
  recycled plastic bags http//www.johndahlsen.com/
  
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Page Taken from the book TransformationsThe Art
of Recycling from Pitt Rivers Exhibition 2002
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Points to consider when writing/researching your
artist.

• Background information-
• Who made it? When was it made? Where was it
  made?
• What can you see?
• What is it made from? What colours, forms and
  shapes can you see?
• Meaning
• What is it about? How does it relate to your
  project?
• How has texture, form, line, tone, composition
  and colour been used?
• What materials and processes have been used- e.g.
  feathers, plastics, wire, fabric, paint
• What do you think of it and why? What do you
  like/dislike?
• How might you use some of these ideas in your own
  work?

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• Do
• Make your artist study look bold.
• Include personal opinions.
• Do experiment in the style of the artist
• Choose an artist that informs your own ideas
• Dont
• Cut and paste from the Internet.