Achievement
- Use a study of artists’ works to extend ideas, using techniques and conventions appropriate to media and techniques.
- Demonstrate control of media and techniques sufficient to produce new work
Achievement with Merit
- Use a study of artists’ works to clarify and extend ideas, with understanding of techniques and conventions appropriate to media and techniques
- Demonstrate control of media and techniques appropriate to purpose and stages of development in the production of new work
Achievement with Excellence
- Use a study of artists’ work to evaluate, clarify and extend ideas, with understanding of techniques and conventions appropriate to media and techniques
- Demonstrate skilful use of media and techniques clearly related to purpose and throughout the stages of development in the production of new work
Other possible outcomes or extenstions may include
- Students could install the work in the school hall for viewing and have their own opening and note responses
- Materials extension: Students could sew, dress with existing clothing items or create part clothes from existing clothes. Again this could be incorporated into the concept and change the context of the installation.
- Students could invite someone to participate, as Davies has, rather than use them selves and work collaboratively with that person.
- Students could consider what the person is wearing and extend that into a range of interchangeable ‘costumes’ or ‘personas’ for that person
- Students could subvert the notion of the portrait by portraying themselves or someone else as an alter-ego or counter-stereotype
- Students create their own crowd scene out of know personalities in their community
Extension questions using the complete resource for Sculputre achievement standards 2.2, 3.2, or 3.1 AS90234 or AS90666
Historical context:
Locate the notion of ‘Contemporary Maori Art’ within New Zealand’s cultural history. What was the form and function of pre-colonial Maori Art?
Traditional Maori Art
What are traditional Maori Art processes, materials, techniques, concepts, functions and context?
Contemporary Maori Art
What are contemporary Maori Art processes, materials, techniques, concepts, functions and contexts?
Kaupapa
What are Maori Art making protocols and how have they been challenged?
What is Maori Art?
The very notion of ‘Maori Art’ has been subject to much discussion and debate both in the media and within Art circles as issues surrounding authorship, appropriation and identity arise.
