RESOLVED WORK

What does resolving artwork mean?

A resolved artwork will:

communicate meaning in relation to the concepts and ideas that are presented
demonstrate a synthesis of ideas
be informed by research and development
show a purposeful use of materials and techniques
come to an end point.

In resolving artworks, you should not:

include all aspects of the development work
re-make previous works more carefully.

You should:

develop your ideas and techniques further than the experimental and development work.

The resolved work can be quite different from the development work. Students who are working well will use the experimental work as starting points only.

choose a number of your experimental works [1-2 from each experimental phase - selfies, collage, projection] and:

photograph or copy them into your visual Diary
reflect on your successes within each piece
write a statement as to whether the artwork says something about you.

so far you have been able to explore different aspects of yourself through experimenting with processes of research, development and reflection.

You have started to develop your own personal style through:

directly reflecting on aspects of yourself, and
experimenting with different materials and techniques.

In the examples shown, they have covered the elements as shown below.

ACTIVITY:

Make a list of your own in your visual diary reflecting on your own experiments and what you want to include in your resolved work

Where to start?

start with imagery and processes you are comfortable with and have already used in the unit.

Some different approaches will be demonstrated below to show how works can evolve through a series of decisions, leading to different resolutions. you can use these ideas as a starting points for your own resolved work...

Journey 1

Using a projector, imagery can be blown up to a larger scale as a starting point. The spider and web (a found image) links clearly to the student’s concept about phobias and nightmares.

NOTE: Images could also be traced or drawn by hand

The student can use drawing materials (charcoal, graphite, pastels) to build up lines based on the spider image.

Using watercolours or inks, shapes and spaces can be blocked out and built up.

This example uses a limited colour palette, as identified in the student’s intentions.