Grade+6

Expressionist portrait Students will be encouraged to express themselves through the use of art. They will gain an understanding of the role of art in society and how it can be used to communicate emotion. They will solve problems and plan for creating expressive portraits in mixed media that reflect their identity and mood. ||^  || There are a variety of ways artists can express emotion. Through the use of colour, tone, posture and texture. ||
 * ** Area of interaction focus ** ||  || ** Significant concept(s) ** ||
 * ** Health and Social Education. **

__ ** MYP unit question ** __ How do the arts communicate emotion?

** Approaches to Learning: **
 * Organisation:** self-management—including personal goal setting, organization of learning materials
 * Collaboration:** personal challenges—including respecting cultural differences, negotiating goals and limitations with peers and with teachers
 * Communication:** informing others—including presentation skills using a variety of media
 * Thinking:** generating ideas and planning (outlining a plan)
 * Reflection:** self-awareness, reflecting on areas of perceived limitation and self-evaluation—including the keeping of learning journals and portfolios, reflecting at different stages in the learning process

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This is the Powerpoint which we discussed in class. Use this to remind yourself of the key concepts.

__Your First Task__ You are a famous artist who has been commissioned to produce a life-size expressive self-portrait. Your client is Virgin Music, a reputable music store in Australia. They would like the painting to be on display next to the main entrance of the shop. It will be the first thing their customers will see when they enter the store. Virgin believes that **art can effect how people feel just the same way as music does.** Mood and character can be developed through the use of posture, colour, brushwork, tone and a variety of media. Virgin Music requires the completed artwork with a reflection by Week 6, Sept 16th.

Use these documents to keep track of your requirements

Something to keep in mind is the way you use colour as it is crucial to how artists express themselves. Have a look at Frank Curkovic's excellent slide show about colour.

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You have also been asked to compare TWO different portrait artists. Consider their style, goals, materials, techniques. This sheet will provide you with some guidelines. You will then present your collated information to the class through your choice of media and technology. You can create a Voicethread, slideshow, imovie, Glogster poster. Use a program you are familiar with or enjoy the challenge of "playing" with something new.



For some inspiration try finding your artist on You Tube. Here are some GREAT examples.

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