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angewina_naguen:
--- Quote from: svnflower on October 25, 2020, 05:09:04 pm ---:) Hello
In the HSC 2015 paper q3 plate 5, are there any positive and negative shapes? (i'm unable to post it here, file is too large :( )
Also, what does "sensitivity of material practice" mean?
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Hey, svnflower!
I don't really remember using positive and negative shapes as a discussion point (but I also haven't done VA since my HSC so perhaps I'm just out of practice) but you might want to describe the way the graffiti artist has constructed the artwork through its use of positive and negative space instead. I think it really subverts your expectations and perceptions on what positive and negative space are because you would expect for positive space to usually be filled and busy with activity and negative to be clear and blank. In this plate, it appears that the positive space which contains the coloured wall and details are more so the background and the negative space is the salient female subject who is depicted. You could make an interesting argument about how the structure and materials of the artwork has challenged how we conceptualise artistic composition!
Could you also provide some more context as to where you've seen the expression "sensitivity of material practice" used? It might help me with giving you a more exact explanation :D
Angelina ;D
svnflower:
THANKS!
I saw it under the suggested answers for Question 3 (2015 paper) (12th dot point down the list!)
https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/39b2458a-16a9-41ae-a2e8-3e9e1ad00fba/visual-arts-hsc-mg-2015.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-39b2458a-16a9-41ae-a2e8-3e9e1ad00fba-nbDp1l7
angewina_naguen:
--- Quote from: svnflower on October 26, 2020, 04:35:04 pm ---THANKS!
I saw it under the suggested answers for Question 3 (2015 paper) (12th dot point down the list!)
https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/39b2458a-16a9-41ae-a2e8-3e9e1ad00fba/visual-arts-hsc-mg-2015.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-39b2458a-16a9-41ae-a2e8-3e9e1ad00fba-nbDp1l7
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Hey, svnflower!
I hope this isn't too late of a response. I actually have no idea what they're referring to, I have to admit. You might want to enquire your VA teacher about it tomorrow prior to the exam if you think it might be important :)
If it helps in any way, the suggested answers are only suggestions at the end of the day. I remember seeing the suggested answers for one of the HSC questions I did a practice attempt for and none of them were relevant to what I discussed. I asked my VA teacher to mark my response and she said it was still worth full marks because it answered the question using relevant examples and art metalanguage. That is the beauty of VA; any answer is a valid one if you justify yourself. This is ultimately what matters at the end of the day :D I hope that helps and wishing you all the best with tomorrow's paper!
Angelina ;D
muneezaaa:
Hi!
Its me again :) I've kind of had an epiphany and sparked a new idea, but again I wanted some feedback. So I decided to extend a bit further from my icarus and greek mythology idea, and I wanted to base my body of work on how greek mythology has transcended into our modern lives and how it shows us the true dark realities of our world. So I was thinking that maybe I could have like a panel of 3 works including
- icarus: a symbol of youth and perhaps drug usage, how at first its exhillirating, but the side effects could be fatal
- persephone and hades: showing the illusion of happiness but in real life it symbolises domestic violence
- medusa: I actually am still thinking on how to depict this but I was thinking of maybe giving it a feminist perspective?
Would these themes be too dark and inappropriate for my major work or are they alright to stick with? Would my original idea with just Icarus be better?
Thanks!! :)
angewina_naguen:
--- Quote from: muneezaaa on October 31, 2020, 03:00:46 pm ---Hi!
Its me again :) I've kind of had an epiphany and sparked a new idea, but again I wanted some feedback. So I decided to extend a bit further from my icarus and greek mythology idea, and I wanted to base my body of work on how greek mythology has transcended into our modern lives and how it shows us the true dark realities of our world. So I was thinking that maybe I could have like a panel of 3 works including
- icarus: a symbol of youth and perhaps drug usage, how at first its exhillirating, but the side effects could be fatal
- persephone and hades: showing the illusion of happiness but in real life it symbolises domestic violence
- medusa: I actually am still thinking on how to depict this but I was thinking of maybe giving it a feminist perspective?
Would these themes be too dark and inappropriate for my major work or are they alright to stick with? Would my original idea with just Icarus be better?
Thanks!! :)
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Hey, muneezaaa!
Sounds like you've got some interesting ideas coming along! I am really loving the way you're bringing the Greek myths into modern life but I might recommend just checking with your teacher first to see what their thoughts are about taking a slightly darker and potentially more controversial approach :) I think the best artworks are the ones that provoke shock and thought within us and, more often than not, those are the ones that reveal the uncomfortable truths in our society. However, the last thing you want is to present something too radical that it impacts your results in a less favourable way :'( If your teacher thinks it's a good pathway to take, they will not only be supportive of your endeavours but will also be able to guide you in the best ways to represent these ideas that make them layered and complex in meaning.
Another suggestion would be to have the opposite approach and have BOW still exploring this idea of re-contextualising Greek mythology but working with a more consistent theme. You might want to look at something like "everyday struggles" and have a business-man rolling up a boulder made of papers like Sisyphus does, or to have a Medusa teacher who has all these students staring back at her with blank faces as if they were turned to stone. This could give the BOW a more defined concept and allow you to make some interesting commentaries on the nature of modern careers, for example. Hopefully that gives you some more ideas :D The key piece of advice I'd offer would be to present all these ideas to your teacher and see which one they think will translate your intentions best to a marker, as well as to us as your general audience. I'm keen to hear what you decide to do!
Angelina ;D
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