Yr 8 SHARED VIEW homework

Australian Aboriginal art has a wealth of ancient meanings, symbolism and views. The SHARED VIEW project requires that you recognise and explore the amazing qualities of this culture, and locate similarities between it and your own cultural heritage. 

1. Write a paragraph about 'The Dreaming' or 'Dreamtime', a process used by Aboriginal people to communicate about history, origins, spirituality and relationships. You will find some good information here, and here. 

2. VIsit DUST ECHOES - this website contains a series of twelve beautifully animated dreamtime stories, telling tales of love, loyalty, duty to country and Aboriginal custom and law. Summarise one of the dreamtime stories in your sketchbook. You can either write, sketch, or create a comic book. 

R Davies

Yr 9 SELF IMAGE homework

WHO ARE YOU?! 

Well, this self image project is all about YOU expressing who you are, using your imagination, memory and imagination. 

It always helps to look at the work of other artists when exploring a new theme. These homework tasks are designed to get you thinking a bit more in-depth about some of the artists you have studied in your lessons. 

1. Visit the excellent website of the late NYC graffiti artist Keith Haring. Drop, drag and colour your own Haring-style image. Print out what you create and place in your art folder. 

2. David Shillinglaw is a contemporary British artists who has recently had an exhibition in Bristol. 

Shillinglaw states that "my work deals with an ongoing quest to control and define the human condition. The work depicts all the devices we use to conceal and reveal our true identities as we struggle both to fit in and stand out. I make work that illustrates the shifts between the multitude of fictions we labour under and the reality of who we are." 

He has placed many of his intricate and thought-provoking works on his website. Print out two of your favourites and write one paragraph explaining what it is about the images that you like. 

R Davies