Cultures in conjunction
Summary of task
Students analysed conjunctions between art forms and artists across time and cultures. They explored the ways that Asian art influenced the West in the past, and the ways that Western art has influenced contemporary Asian art in the present.
They began by researching the form and representation that influenced the French Impressionist artists and identified influences from Japan. They later explored the influence of Japanese art on Australian artist Brett Whiteley.
The students then created a painting that has traditional and contemporary Asian symbolic references. They also synthesised elements of popular culture with traditional Asian composition and a personalised cinnabar seal.
Finally, students were asked to write a response to scrolls made by other students in the class.
Achievement standard
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Identifies connections between and influences of artists from different places and times
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Identifies Japanese influence on French Impressionists
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Identifies the use of popular culture to express viewpoints
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Identifies the extent of influence from one country to another
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Uses the printing process to personalise their artwork -
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Identifies the influence of Asian practices -
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Carves an image into a block to make a detailed stamp
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Identifies the artist, Katsushika Hokusai, and his artwork -
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Identifies the artist Claude Monet and his oil painting -
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Analyses the use of colour in the woodblock print -
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Describes the content of Claude Monet’s painting -
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Describes the use of colour in the painting -
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Describes the content of Katsushika Hokusai’s print -
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References the composition of both artworks -
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Analyses the visual convention of multiple vanishing points in the woodblock print -
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Analyses the intentions of both artists by making comparisons between their artworks -
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Expresses a personal response to the artworks, giving reasons
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Identifies the artist Brett Whiteley and his etching -
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Analyses the visual conventions of perspective and line to draw the viewer’s attention to the bridge -
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Makes comparisons between Whiteley's artwork and the works of Claude Monet and Katsushika Hokusai
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Incorporates haiku poetry into the artwork to convey its key subject matter -
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Explores the Asian tradition of spatial representation in scroll painting -
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Combines lino printing, watercolour and ink painting techniques to complete an artwork -
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Creates and uses a cinnabar stamp to personalise the artwork with a logogram -
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Composes an artwork that synthesises images of contemporary life with traditional Japanese composition -
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Completes a scroll painting that has traditional and contemporary Asian symbolic references
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Confirms the influence of contemporary life and traditional Japanese arts in their choices -
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Details the cinnabar stamp printing process -
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Acknowledges meaning and interpretation of the artwork
