4. The composer Philip Glass (b. 1937) met painter Chuck Close (b. 1940) when he was
working for him as a plumber in SOHO, NYC. Since 1967 Chuck Close has painted many
portraits of Glass, using the same original photo in a huge variety of styles. In 2005,
composer Glass wrote a musical portrait of Close. In 1988 Close suffered a seizure which
left him paralyzed from the neck down. He has relied on a wheelchair ever since. Close
continued to paint with a brush strapped onto his wrist with tape.
Philip Glass - Glassworks (complete)
CHUCK CLOSE AND PHILIP GLASS
5. This is a portrait of Patti Smith (b.
1946) by Robert Mapplethorpe.
Smith is an American singer-
songwriter, poet and visual artist
who became a highly influential
component of the New York City
punk rock movement with her 1975
debut album Horses. She lived with
the photographer Robert
Mapplethorpe in NYC for some
time, before his death in 1989.
PATTI SMITH AND ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxygqSTO1lQ
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946
- d. 1989) was an American
photographer, known for his
sometimes controversial
large-scale, highly stylized
black and white photography.
6. British sculptors. Gilbert Proesch (b. Italy, 1943) and George Passmore (b UK,
1942) met in 1967 as students at St Martin's School of Art in London. They are a
couple and work together as artists. There most recent show was at White cube
‘Scapegoating pictures for London’.
By 1969 they were reacting against approaches to sculpture then dominant at St
Martin's, which they regarded as elitist and poor at communicating outside an art
context. Their strategy was to make themselves into sculpture, so sacrificing their
separate identities to art and turning the notion of creativity on its head.
GILBERT AND GEORGE
7. Christo (born Bulgaria, 1935) and Jeanne-Claude (b. Morocco, 1935 – 2009)
were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Their works
include the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin and the Pont-Neuf bridge in
Paris. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the same date. They first met
in Paris in October 1958. They flew in separate planes: in case one crashed,
the other could continue their work.
CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE
8. Jane Morris (1839 – 1914) was an
English artists' model who embodied
the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty.
She was a model and muse to the
artists William Morris, whom she
married, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 – 1882)
was an English poet, illustrator,
painter and translator. He founded
the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in
1848 with William Holman Hunt and
John Everett Millais.
DANTE GABRIEL ROSETTI AND JANE MORRIS
Jane Morris painted by Dante
Gabriel Rossetti as Proserpine
(1874)
9. Lakovos "Jake" (born 1966) and Konstantinos "Dinos" (born 1962) are English
visual artists, often known as the Chapman Brothers, who work together.
Their subject matter tries to be deliberately shocking. In the mid-1990s, their
sculptures were included in the YBA showcase exhibition Sensation.
JAKE AND DINOS CHAPMAN
10. Boyle Family is a group of collaborative artists based in London. Mark Boyle and
Joan Hills met in Harrogate, Yorkshire in 1957. Joan had studied art and
architecture and was bringing up her first son Cameron whilst running her own
business. Mark was in the army, writing poetry. After a period of working
separately on visual art pieces, they incrementally moved into a natural
collaboration - agreeing that art should not exclude anything as a potential
subject.
THE BOYLE FAMILY
11. AS : Unit 2
CLASS ANDCLASS AND
HOMEWORK TASKSHOMEWORK TASKS
12. TASK 1 : Relationships with interior and exterior space
Create and install an art intervention
An art intervention is an interaction with a
previously existing artwork, audience, space or
situation. There are many spaces in Fortismere
School that provide suitable places for an art
intervention. Art interventions are associated with
the Dada movement and Neo-Dadaists (20th
century), however art interventions are made by
contemporary artists working today.
Materials to consider:
•string
•coloured paper
•Tape
•Recycled material, bottles, cans etc.
Spaces to consider:
•Sections of the playground
•Corners of the school building
OUTCOME:
Photographs documenting your art intervention.
You must photograph both the installation of you
work as well the final outcome as it could be
removed at any point. Present this in your
sketchbook as well as samples of the materials
used and a write up of the process and relevant
artists.
Above: Katharina Fritsch's sculpture Hahn/Cock on the Fourth Plinth, London.
•Remember: Your work must comply to health and safety rules.
For example it must not obstruct the corridor spaces. It must be
removed after you have documented it.
13. TASK 1: Related artists and links
1.Francis Alÿ, 'The Nightwatch'
2.Banksy
3.Sean Griffiths ’My dream of levitation’
4.Doris Salcedo ‘Shibboleth’
5.Eleonora Aguiari 'An equestrian statue
of Lord Napier wrapped in red tape‘
6.Sarah Sze. ‘Triple point’. USA Pavilion,
Venice 2013
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14. TASK 2 : Relationship to the viewer or other art
Controlling the viewer
OPTION 1:
Some artists state that they only make art for
themselves, whist other aim to control the viewer,
aiming to give them a specific experience. The
paintings by the British artist Bridget Riley produce
an optical illusion experience immediately by all
who look at her paintings
OPTION 2:
Produce an artwork that has a direct relationship to
another art work, see examples on the next page.
OUTCOME:
Produce and 2D or 3D art work that will with out a
doubt receive a direct reaction or be recognised by
the spectator. This could be optical or emotive,
attractive or repulsive. You should consider smell,
surface and visual imagery.
*Remember your work must be appropriate and
inoffensive.
Above: Bridget Riley, untitled.
15. TASK 2: Related artists and links
Relationship via material (left)
1.Random International, 'Rain Room'
(Barbican Centre)
2.Mark Rothko ‘Rothko Chapel’
3.Wim Delvoye ‘Cloaca’
Relationship via reference (right)
1.Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope
Innocent X is a 1953 painting by the artist
Francis Bacon. The work shows a distorted
version of the Portrait of Innocent X painted
by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez in 1650.
2.The Chapman brothers etchings are based
on those by Goya, (1746-1819),
3.Neal Fox, Le Gun. A modern take on
Hogarth’s ‘Gin Lane’ print of 1751
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16. TASK 3 : Relationship to a relative
Create a series of portraits
Relationships between people and places in works
of have existed since the beginning of art history.
These could be between Christ and the apostles,
kings and queens or the spectator and artist. In
contemporary paintings today there are many
examples that explore relationships through
portraiture.
OUTCOME:
Produce a series of portraits of a family member.
You should complete at least one from life and
others from a photo in class. This could be a copy
of an old photo from the family album.
•You must have several good printed photo to
work from in class, you cannot draw from your
phone. Photos must be printed prior to the start
of the lesson
MATERIALS:
•Indian ink, coloured ink, ink and bleach
•Pencil, graphite, charcoal
•Chalk, pastels, oil bars
•Oil, acrylic gouache
Artist: Celia Paul. From 1977-2007 Paul
worked on a series of paintings of her
mother, and since then she has
concentrated on her four sisters.
17. TASK 3: Related artists and links
1. Lucian Freud ‘Francis Bacon’.
2. Leon Kossoff ‘Man in a
Wheelchair’ (John Lessore)
3. David Hockney ‘My Parents’
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18. TASK 4 : Relationships with other cultures
Documenting culture and diversity in the local area
London’s population is one of the most diverse in the
world. In East Finchley and Muswell Hill you will find
a huge amount of ethnic shops as well as cultural
centres and traditionally British shops.. Take a 1 hour
walk around either East Finchley or Muswell Hill and
document at least 30 different shops, buildings and
people. This could include the Synagogue on
Tetherdown, the Polish shop in East Finchley and
people in their place of work.
OUTCOME:
A photomontage of building and people from
different cultures all around the local area. You
should include at least one figure in your work.
* Remember, you must ask permission for photo
consent from people directly.
MATERIALS:
•Digital camera
•Disposable camera
•Film camera (35mm)
Artist : Kehinde Wiley. ‘Kalkidan’. 2011, (from "The
World Stage: Israel“) Oil and gold enamel on canvas
19. TASK 4: Related artists and links
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1. JR ‘Inside out project’ installation at Panthéon,
Paris
2. Don McCullin ‘No Nazis in Bradford’
3. Martin Parr ‘Beach Scene’
4. John Londei ‘Pen Shop’ from the Shutting Up Shop
exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery (Drury
Lane, London)
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20. Homework: Task 1
Relationship to outdoor public space
An art intervention is an interaction with a
previously existing artwork, audience, space
or situation. There are many spaces in the
local area that provide suitable spaces for
an art intervention. For example Queens
Wood, Coldfall Wood or Alexandra Palace.
OUTCOME:
Produce, install and document an art
intervention in a local park or outdoor
space. Your work should show a relationship
to the local environment.
Materials to consider:
•Look at home and see what you can find
•String
•Coloured paper
•Tape
•Recycled material, bottles, cans etc.
ABOVE: Mr Nathan’s ‘Floating Ball’ (Installed in North London)
21. Homework: Task 2
Relationship with people in public places
Produce a series of drawings on the tube or bus to
investigate your relationship with people in space.
These drawings must be from observation and you
should investigate the blind drawing technique in your
art work.
Blind contour drawing is a method of drawing, where
an artist draws the contour of a subject without looking
at the paper. This is especially useful if you do not want
the subject to know that they are being drawn.
ABOVE / RIGHT: Mr Nathan’s drawings, produced whilst on the tube.
