Mixed Media with Lucinda, Thursday 10th Feb

Message from Lucinda on Moodle:

Hello everyone,
I am looking forward to meeting you on Thursday 13th Feb in Room 308.
We will be going for a walk outside during the evening, so please bring appropriate clothing for the weather! 
Also please bring a sketchbook approx A4 - (small enough to carry around with you) and a camera if you have one.
See you then
Lucinda

MIXED MEDIA INTRODUCTION

Rationale
This is the first collaborative project in year one and aims, through the exploration of mixed media techniques to take students through a process of conceptual development, which encompasses intuitive exploration, analysis and response and finally, making a product, which is discussed and evaluated in groups. Students respond to information collected on a site visit and are expected to work collaboratively towards a creative solution. It is also the first project, which encourages expansive use of sketchbooks as a means of investigation.

Session 1: Introducing the mixed media project
Undertake a research visit and use a variety of methods to collect and investigate visual material.

Session 2.
Respond to material collected.
Work collaboratively in a group situation.

Begin to develop an awareness of the potential of found materials in contemporary art practise.
Begin to use a sketchbook or worksheets to document your first responses to the investigation visit.

Begin to develop a range of investigative techniques towards found materials, e.g., photocopying, rubbing etc.

Session 3: Exploring other media.

Explore at least one supplementary medium, for example paraffin wax or a scanner.
Begin to explore ideas of narrative and sequence in the development of your ideas.
Continue the development of critical and analytical skills in relation to your group project.

Session 4: Critical and analytic frameworks. (In conjunction with theory tutor)
Begin to make links with the work of other artists in relation to your own practice.
Develop further sensitivity towards the potential of a range of media and how this can support your work.
To begin to investigate a range of possibilities for citing your work.

Session 5: Research methods and using your sketchbook.
Consolidate a chosen approach to using visual narrative.
Produce a written, drawn and/ or photographic record of the project development process, to help you evaluate your research methods and the progress you have made.
Demonstrate to others an awareness of your own progress, through visual presentation and verbal discussion.

Session 6: Project review.

Practice using critical and analytical skills in discussion of your work and that of others. 

To exhibit project work in a selected sight, within your work room and discuss the appropriateness of your choice and methods of display.

Achieve a completed piece of work, exploring the possibilities of visual narrative, mixed media and the potential of found objects.

Reflect upon working collaboratively on a small group project.