1. Robert Indiana
Four letter word
How do artists combine text and images with mix-
media?

2. Gavin Turk’s use of the blue plaque for his own self-promotion

3. Road signs, Car number plates (take photos of street signage)

4. Barry McGee
Make a separate pieces that work well together

5. Use maps to create an image (newspaper is a good idea too)

6. Richard Prince
Use quirky quotes as Art

7. ‘No Ball Games’ (Green) - London
2009
‘One Nation Under CCTV ‘ - London
2009
Banksy cleverly uses text and images
to play with the viewers notions of
society.

8. Robert Indiana
‘Love’
- despite being
made in 1964
(the precursor to
the ‘Peace and
Love’ era) the
font/graphics still
looks fresh!

9. Robert Indiana – New York
Gavin Turk’s homage to Indiana’s
‘Love’

10. ‘ Ahara (love)’ – 1977
Israel Museum Art Garden

11. Examples: (look up four letter words for scrabble
on the internet)
ACNE, ACHE, ACID, ALAS, AJAR, ANTI, ASKS
BABE,BANK,BARK,BITE, BORE, BUFF, BRAT
CAKE, COLA, COLD
DEAD, DOLL, DUSK, EASY
etc.
Task – On one page make a collage of written
text alongside magazine and newspaper
cuttings of four letter words.

12. Task 2
1. Make sure your piece of paper or drawn out square is equal.
Use a ruler to measure and to draw out.
2. Divide your paper into 4 by lightly drawing lines with a ruler.
3. Choose a 4 letter word (that isn’t offensive!)
Examples: (look up four letter words for scrabble on the internet)
ACNE, ACHE, ACID, ALAS, AJAR, ANTI, ASKS
BABE,BANK,BARK,BITE, BORE, BUFF, BRAT
CAKE, COLA, COLD
DEAD, DOLL, DUSK, EASY
etc.
4. Ensure each letter fills the space (as in Robert Indiana’s ‘Love’
image). The second letter needs to be turned on it’s side. The letter
outlines sometimes blur into each other.
5. Note the colours that have been used. The main text is one
colour. The insides of the letters are black and the back ground is
divided by two colours (often contrasting).