EXPERIMENT refers to the development of skills and the use of materials across the required art making forms. Consistent with intentions means that it is purposeful rather than random exploration. Assured and sustained experimentation.

INVESTIGATE specifically refers to investigation of artists, works, art forms. It includes both the investigation itself and the consideration of how this relates to/influences/guides the students work. How have my investigations impacted my artwork? Visit page on Critical Investigation 

De-construction and re-construction

In order to understand how something works you need to take it apart bit by bit, ‘de-construct’ it, and then put it back together again, ‘re-construct’ it. Your work should not be a copy but a personal re-interpretation of the original.

We may or may not recognize the primary work of art your transcription is based on. You can add new elements or leave out other things. Your finished work should reveal as much about you and the way you look at the world as is does about the artist whose work you are analyzing. Your final interpretation may have a different emotional tone than the original piece; it might be funny or sad, touching, ironic, witty, weird, - but it must be original.

De-construction means examining the work- Taking it apart

Draw: analyze, simplify, extract, fragment,observing carefully the work you are analyzing in order to understand the composition and structure and how the various formal visual elements and principles of design have been used to create the whole.You may want to focus on one element specifically at a time, a pattern or a colour scheme, or a detail of the composition, until you feel you have enough practical preparatory studies and familiarity with the image and it's ideas to begin your reconstruction.

Considering the medium

Experiment with different materials and techniques at this stage to see what works best and see what to discard. Although you have made a number of preparatory studies in your Journal already, you should re- consider the materials and techniques you use for the final piece you produce.

If you are looking at a painting you may want to interpret it in a sculptural form or with mixed media. If it is a sculpture you may want to make a computer generated image or animation or create a relief print in linoleum of a collage or photographic original. You may completely change the format-for instance breaking a single image into several separate images.

COMMUNICATE developing and communicating ideas and intentions, both visually and verbally.  How have my ideas developed through experimentation with techniques, materials and ideas? Visit page on Ideas and Intentions in the PP 

REFLECT means to develop a growing an artistic self awareness and the ability to self reflect, analyze and review own development. How have I developed as an artist? Visit page on Reviewing, Reflecting, Refining 

Activity 1: RRR on a resolved art work

Reflection and review and refining of a resolved art work for the exhibition can be included in the process portfolio along with an image of the finished piece and process documentation, photos, drawings etc.

• How did your original concept evolve?

• Why did you choose this technique/materials?

• What did you discover during the process of making it?

• What did you decide to change along the way? ( show)

• What do you feel is successful about the piece?

Activity 2: Reflect on connections

Choose three of your resolved artworks that you think work well together. What are the connecting threads, the invisible and visible links? Remember that to be convincing there must exist a genuine common ground. Use the following questions to guide you. Write up your reflection in your visual journal or driectly in your PP, using visuals to support the written content. This will help when you come to write your Curatorial Rationale

• Discuss your choices of materials and techniques.

• Analyse the visual qualities: colour, weight, texture, light, shadow, transparency etc.

• Discuss ideas or beliefs that underpin your work.

• What are the influences (from other artists, books, pop culture, the media, events, hot topics) that inform your work?

PRESENT refers to the overall presentation, clear and legible, visually engaging, with appropriate art vocabulary used throughout.