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
1
-
Annotations
-
1
Annotation 1
Identifies influence from one country to another using a diagram with a key
1
2
-
Annotations
-
1
Annotation 1
Identifies the influence of Asian practices -
2
Annotation 2
Uses a painted character to personalise the artwork
1
2
3
4
-
Annotations
-
1
Annotation 1
Identifies the artists Katsushika Hokusai and Claude Monet -
2
Annotation 2
Compares the artists’ use of colour -
3
Annotation 3
Describes some of the content of the artworks -
4
Annotation 4
Gives a personal response to the artworks
1
2
-
Annotations
-
1
Annotation 1
Identifies the artist Brett Whiteley and the date the artwork was made -
2
Annotation 2
Describes the content of the artwork
1
2
3
-
Annotations
-
1
Annotation 1
Completes an artwork that has Asian symbolic references -
2
Annotation 2
Personalises the artwork with the Chinese character for home -
3
Annotation 3
Combines watercolour and ink painting techniques to complete an artwork
1
-
Annotations
-
1
Annotation 1
Acknowledges responses to their artwork
