Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
The Reflective Journal is a body of work reflecting the candidate’s exposure to the
theory, process and practice of Visual Arts with special reference to the Expressive
Forms studied. The Journal must show evidence of research undertaken inclusive of
samples, photographs, interviews, critiques, descriptive and personal statements and
reflections,
The Journal should contain approximately 1000 words and must be presented in a format
no smaller than 21cm x 30cm and no larger than 30cm x 40cm.
I. knowledge of:
• aspects of Visual Arts in the Caribbean through a study of the work done and
techniques used by artists and craft persons;
• facts relevant to the topic of study;
• description, interpretation and evaluation of artwork studied:
Showcasing Agriculture
Through The Visual Arts
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REASONS WHY THE THEME WAS SELECTED
I will start off by saying that I do believe that at first glance, not many
persons
would he able to see a connection heteen art and agriculture. However,
I find this
area rather interesting because agriculture inspires me and gives energy
to my
creative mind.
When I look out across the landscape, I am able to see lush egetati
on, li\ estock
and It the human spirit to create great artistic expressions.
The artist will be able to produce permanent collection of fine art based
on,
stimulated by, and portraying agriculture.
For me. I enjoy doing artwork both indoors and outdoors, What behold
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beautiful is my eyes weather it is a landscape. livestock, still life of
fruitsegetable, or tools used in agriculture. The element of design
such as colour,
texture, shape, pattern among others are tremendous in this area.
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The a a ol’the sdnes the shapes of the leaves and the texture ofa
strasberrv an lend theinselses to creating dillerent expressive
forms,
As I dra, I rcact to my cnironment, and m ièeling. [he Caribbean
boasts a
sealth of \ ceetation, of agricultural produce, and
Fhe Caribbean islands also show considerable arie. Some islands still remain
almost agricultural. hile others turned briskly to 20th century trade and
industry. Some ha\e trien, bloodily or peacefull\ for freedom. hile others
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remained colonies but whate\er the state of their economies or govern
ment, the
daz7le the isitor ith their \ i\ id natural beauty and ‘vegetation.
The drenching shoers that keep the islands fertile on e’verv side, are ‘ i
id colours
from rich blues of sea and sky, to the fiery punctuation of tropical blosso
ms on a
dozen shade of luxuriant green cane fields.
1 have selected the expressive forms of drawings and painting and mixed
media
to bring out my theme.
I feel that these two expressive tbrms lend themsehes very ell to
the creati e,
artistic & aesthetic beauty of nature itself
Uhe expressive tbrm of draing tends to capture quite vividly, the images
of the
subject matter in a detailed rnannner, Iherefore. I can display a or’ the
ictual things being drawn using any drawing medium such as, pencil
or Loloured
Lrayon among others; as eil as a combination of draw lug media.
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After drawing the basic sti ucture of’ the objects. I neatly washed the paper with a
liitht colour and I took in consideration the materi ik that “ich item are made of so
that I can colour them as is realisticalk. Also the texture on the surface area of
each object was carcfully t.xamined and applied
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lightly on a paper. After doing so I took keenly at the colour of the items and also
look at were the light is hitting the items. (applied the technique that I was taught
such as gradual hEading in my drawing.
hile ‘hading I washed e cry thing on the paper dth a tight colour either with a
light blue or y el low. I shaded each of the items according to the material that they
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over colour in this piece so it can ga e me a rich colour (realistic feeling). I use the
media uch as ptncil pri ‘ma crayon and royola and airbrush thi. three brown
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media Kh a pncil pri ma ray rn aid eroyola
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shadin., the pot, I shadeS the ot in one flu bick colour it frst. 1 did not u’c any
tonal alu. and I failed to observe where the light was really attecting the
ohjects.l lowever. I did not g e up hut realized. he harde%t was is the best ;say to
go so I erased that ection 31 the pot wcre I hid applied a fiat black colour xl I
also obsene,i wheN the light ‘was coming from to affect die pot. I used a dark
blue and black prisma crnon and I work with these two crayons. using my tonal
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shade the surface area of the table in a horizontal way and then I used a soft blue
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way t( lilly complt.te my drawin&.
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While preparing for all my painting and mixed medIa pi.eees, i• •had to reserrehfhr
images that nave me inspiration in relation to my theme “Shon casing Agriculture
through the Visual Arts.” lnterpretations of the following themes were done.
Preliminary work
I •tirst tried shadinu the hair in different shad.es ot blue in the form of (‘b)n(fS but
then! thoueht ot nature and snades of browns and ereen came n mind so i used
t.he technique ul. aur bros h i.o spray the hair i..n a ttreen colour to repre era Mother
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Media It is entitled “Mother Nature’s Varmth,” When I began my research hr
ths itt pi ‘e I cLay Lap in theme in mind ‘Showeasing \grieulture through
the isua krt’ Di ring ny researches I t ird g eat in piration irom the pick na!
images teat I in h 1’ i irg the interact I c llectcd these piet)rial images ad
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LI eggplant is attacl’ed to the tate Ibrn*’2 a hod5. flrnugh the running roots a forms
an egplant. I he oizplant s orming a botth. in vhi h the b thy is comins from s
LI çumpkin ma a. drinks rrom fle ggj tait 11 e purr plin is rtpresenung thc
woman’s somb but is taking the form of a rose. I’he banaras iround the pumpkin
are forming leaf petals and he tree or .1w right side of the paper has n’nning xiii:’
around it shich has strawberry growing from it.
I use the elements and principle in this painting and mixed media. the technique
that I had used were prisma crayons. paint. erayola, airbrush vhich is a form of
painting and print shidir; ethnique whij..h wds the women clothes. I ii o used
gesture. gradually blended technique the use of tonal value was great n this piece
and I experiment colour o’er colour so the piece come out looking nice md
interting to the ieis er eyes.
While shading this piece. I aksays sashed the paper tsith a light colour. When
continuing shading I encountered some difficulties in shading the strawbt.rries. I
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attention to the te’cture on he strawberrios, co the strawbern clour was flat. I
then trased and added the oft pink crayon and paied attention to the te’cture. I had
dicciplined myself to get the task done.
10 complete this piece. I liaded the ground like i candy te’iture and added a blue
hackjound to fully compi bte this pie e
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PIECE # 2: Title A View from your perspectIve
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This art piece Is based on the expressive form of Painting and Mixed Media. It is
entitled “A View from My perspective.” When I began my research for this art
piece I always kept my theme in mind, which is ‘Showcasing Agriculture
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through the Visna Art” During my researches I found great inspiration form the
pictorial images that I saw hile using the internet as a reference and guide me,
Before drawing and putting my feeling and thought on paper, I lightly zketched
out the idea I wanted to portray to the lewer, I did a quick layout of\hat I 4anted
to draw on the paper. Ibis piece is depicting an agriculture scenery. along the
seaside where there are boats \\hich tIsherrnen use to go fishing. a light house
J tands on a cliff and a plantain a’ee at the left in the forecxound of the wane. I his
piece has a houce and oie’ in the niddIe backLround distance and the fure
ar0d has t nan ho juct a ene fwm farmina and a ‘ uan carry ma t trutt m
basket on her head, At the side of the can field a goat is eating grass. The
background was painted with a soft blue,
I used the techniques such as gradual blending and 1 also used the elements and
principles of art. I worked with the media such as paint, crayola and prisma
crayon.
In completion of this work, I painted the background in soft blue and I applied
green for the ground.
For my third paintina and mi\ed media piece I also did research on the internet tir
pictorial images so my mind could flow with ideas that would inspire me and gke
me a clear idea of what to d.o w.hi.ch is relati.ng t.o my theme. I also c.onsulted
through magazines and books.
Before I proceeded I sketched and laid out hat I anted to dra ery Eighty on a
paper so that if I was not satisfied with it I could erase it, In this piece I drew a
rooster as the focal point on the right side of the paper hich as accompanied by
two little chicks. This piece also had a cow, windmill and a house on the left side
of the paper.
J \fter drawing e’ery thing I started shading the rooster, I used lines on the rooster
such as cure and straight line which I enjoyed colouring. i was so happy when I
finished shading it because when I was done I was astounded at what I did or had
accomplished in a few hours. I had put all m feeling in this piece and I was not
tarful or frightened. I just did my best to shade and express myself. Truly I hae
never felt so overwhelmed. I felt like part of the rooster was part of me. fhat is
how much I admired this piece. The elements were used as well as the principle of
art in this work. I also shaded with tonal .alue. I worked with the media such as
paint. prisma crayon and crayola and was not afraid to shade and apply colour o’er
colour.
Fo finally tinsh this piece I painted the sky in white paint and different shades of
blue paint to form the clouds and shade the ground with different shades of yellow
zreen, blue and brown to ftrrn the rass.
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Carlo Val train was born in the beautiful island of Haiti (PortAPrince). lie
is well known for his fascinating painting of lovely fruits, egetable and
landscape which he takes pride in painting.
He also paints intricate foliage, colorful birds and wildlife, abstracts and
social commentary scenes depicting the difficulties of life in I-laid.
( arlo uses iid colours in his paintings which make his artwork filled with
life, and excitement, Ills pieces are interesting and ‘er attractive based on
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draw ing painting. In this piece there is a setting on a surthce v ith plankton, bread.
banana, a\ocado, lime and a plate. Their are various shades of green, hron,
yello and blue utilize in this piece and shapes. hich ou can see the lime has an
circle or globular shape. the bread is cy lindrical in shape and the plate is a square
shape.
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Analysis
In this piece ofork the artist use ofarious shade olcolour from the range of
light to dark (tonal alue). The artist did not use one medium in his artwork but he
made his ork intensie and filles ith vibrant colours hich make this piece
interesting. Ihe avocado has a dark green to soft yellow, the bread has a soft
\ellow colour with some brown added to it and the bread also has a pale colour
with some orange and brown apply to it. The background has a nice shade of red
with the reflection of the shadow of the banana and bread on it.
Critique
[his piece is attractive to my eves with it viid shades of colours but the thina that
I dislike about this piece is that the artist could have applied a little more brown on
the banana to nave it that rich banana feelinn and to add some texture on the
a ocado to ga\ e it ii tè and work on the background more w ith a softer red and
raree cok ir. I aRo by th h cc r usc t the obo rs h uscd in ha art
“Pineapple”
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The title of this piece is “Pineapple” and the artist who did this work is Carlo Val
train.As I ohsered this art piece I notice that this art work is a still life
drawing/painting. In this piece there is a setting on a surface with plate tilled ith
pears and beside the plate on the right side there are sugar cane, pine appe and an
apples laid on a surface, Fheir is various shades of green, brown, yellow, purple
and orange utilize in this piece ,while keenly observing this art piece I saw the use
of different shape. Fhe apple has a circle or globular shape. the pineaple has an
oval shape and the plate n has a trapezium shape.
Anahsis
In this piece of an work the artist utili e arious shades of colour from the range
of light to dark tonal alne Pie artist did not ork ‘s ith onk one medium in hi
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I he apple as painted trom a dark green to o1t e1lo die pear has a ott veHo
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p Ic r or c nd r add 3 r r v e s r e
leaE Ehe background has a nice shade of red, orange and yellow which gave you a
warm feeling.
Critique
This piece is attractive with its vivid shades of colours, pattern and texture utilise
but the thing that I dislike about this piece is that the artist should have added more
texture to the pineapple to bring out the pattern of the pineapple, the sugar cane
look like mediocre work, It doesn’t look realistic, he should have applied a little
black and purple to it and the artist should have added a soft yellow to the
background instead of the warm colours cause he make this piece feel like a sunset
scenar hut above that he handle the pears very well ,he gaed it a nice rich goldish
paint colour which made it very intersting and it had caught my attention and I also
love how he paint the apple very nicely and I also love how the artist utilised his
tonal value in this work.
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Statement of retction
M }ourne of isual arts through fourth ftwm was quite challenging and
e\eitin.
During fourth form I learned that art does not mainly focus on drawing only hut
it
invokes a writing aspect. I had a lot of experience of drawing basic structu
res and
shading in fourth form but my skills in colouring was not at the standard it should
be. I was afraid to use colour oer colour. I used to colour objects in a flat way
and
I wasn’t quite observant, I used to let my fears of shading get in the way of my
work so at the end of the day I neer got the results I looked forward to. As I began
to shade. I was given the most challenging and demanding work of my life.
On my wa to fifth form I grasped some techniques and skills that I was taught
in
fourth form by my teacher.Fifth form was quite an adventurous period for me.
I
learned to overcome my fear and use colour o\er colour. My shading skill was
improving as the day ent by and I began to understand what drawing is all about,
in terms of obsering, shading, drawing basic structure and to he disciplined. I
learned how to paint which was a great opportunity for me. I learned how to mix
paint to get various shades of colour or medium. From my pre ious experiences
from fourth to fifth I learned that if you do not discipine yourself and know what
your goals are, ou are on your to the know the road of no success ‘if you fail
to
prepare ,you prepare to fail.”
When I first heard that we have to write a reflective journal which is a part of the
SBA. I was quite alarmed because I thought that was net necessary and I wasn’t
interested. The idea never jumps to me and I did not see the point hut as I
continued in fifth form and completed my ha pieces. I realized that the journal
was quite intersng to write and express m ibelinus.
I also realized writing the journal can help me in life and open other doors/areas for
Inc in the art world, Art has helped rue to ohser\e objects keenly and has built
up
imagination to attain a wider persuective.
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‘Showcasing Agriculture Through the Visual Arts’
Visual impact for this cover was good. The design was very neat and colorful.
The cover design was very appropriate and relevant to the theme. All the images were
related to Agriculture’.
There was excellent use of the design elements. The candidate had good control of
the medium and displayed excellent knowledge of lines, shapes, colors and also the
use of space. Overall, the design was cohesive and attractive.
Creativity 3 marks
Neatness 2 marks
Cohesive Layout 5 marks
The overall presentation of the journal must be creative and innovative, The pages
must be exciting and inviting. The overall presentation must be neat and display
cohesiveness throughout. The visual aspects must support the theme throughout.
The presentation of this Journal was highly effective and creative. (Pages 1-35). The
images were aptly suited to the theme and the expressive forms being explored. The
visual content on each page was of a good quality and well organized with text and
illustrations. The border on each page complemented the design throughout, and was
related to the theme, ‘Agriculture’.
The presentation of the visual elements in this journal was excellent. (pages 1-35).
There was a design element creating a border on each page. This related to the theme
of ‘Agriculture’. All the illustrations were adequate and related to the theme and
expressive forms. The illustrations throughout the journal were of a high quality and
were neatly labeled and identified. The artworks were clearly identified with the
name of the piece and that of the artist. The size, medium and year of completion
were also identified. On page 9, this candidate showed the work in progress which
illustrated the exploration of different arrangements of the objects — in this case
fruits and vegetables. A completed work was shown on page 10. On pages 12, 14,
16, 17, 19 and 20 were excellent illustrations of the candidate’s work.
This section was marked out of a total of 10 marks. The candidate must include in
this section a minimum of 5 samples of the work of an artist or artisan; which could
include actual samples of work, photographs or illustrations. The samples should be
sufficient and relevant to the theme and the candidates’ own work. The samples must
be of a good quality and relevant to the concepts, themes. techniques or subject matter
being explored in the journal. If the samples are in the form of photographs, the
subject matter must be clearly visible and identifiable. They must also be properly
labeled.
The samples of the artist’s work provided on pages 24 were relevant to the theme.
This artist, seen on page 23. produces paintings with an agricultural theme using paint
and mixed-media. So. the selection of this artist was very relevant. The samples on
pane 24. ‘Bread and Banana. Pineapple and ‘Sugarcane and Banana”, were of a very
high quality, but could have been more comprehensively labeled to include size.
medium and date completed. The candidate must always keep in mind the fact that
the persons who will he marking their work are not necessarily familiar with all the
information that is being presented in the journal. So, it would be wise to explain,
identify and illustrate all concepts and themes as comprehensively as possible. This is
also standard practice in the Visual Arts.
(e) CANDIDATES’ SAMPLES
In this section, the candidates must include a minimum of 5 samples for each
expressive form being studied.
Design and Composition good use of design elements, line, colour, shape. mass.
principles of design suited for purpose for I mark.
Originality — good or novel ideas. Samples were innovative and effective for 1 mark.
This candidate’s samples were excellent. See pages 12, 14, 16 and 17. They
demonstrated a high level of skill in using the media selected. The compositions
were excellent and also original. It was obvious that the candidate developed a high
level of knowledge and skill of the elements and principles of good design. All of the
candidate’s samples were relevant to the theme.
On page 12, the name of the piece is ‘Breakfast from the Farm’. The theme is relevant
to that of the journal, which is ‘Showcasing Agriculture Through the Visual Arts’.
The presentation of the stages of development was excellent. The selection of the
various objects in terms of size, texture, form and colour was given much thought.
This candidate demonstrated a high level of knowledge and skill in creating mass and
form. as seen in the portrayal of the banana, eggs and slices of oranges. The
arrangement of the objects on the surface was excellent, and the appropriate shadows
were cast by the objects unto the surface. The candidate demonstrated a high level of
skill in using the media. which. in this instance is a variet of pencil crayons.
On page 14, the composition is entitled. Backyard Gardening’. This theme is also
relevant to the title of the journal. This is another excellent composition, with a range
of objects demonstrating a variety of colour, texture, size and form, This piece
demonstrates an. excellent use of space. The placement of the objects creates interest
and use of colour forces the viewer’s eyes to move around the piece. This candidate
has succeeded in achieving three dimensionality and perspective in the individual
objects as well as in the total composition. It is clear that this candidate has explored a
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On page 16, two preparatory studies for the painting and mixed media piece entitled,
VIother Nature’s Warmth’ were presented. The candidate explored the use and
combination of techniques such as airbrushing. paint and crayons. The piece was very
creative and original. The candidate again demonstrated a high level of skill in using
the medium. The composition was good. and drawing skills were excellent. There
was a good sense of form and depth and perspective.
Theoretical Content
The title of the journal. ‘Showcasing Agriculture Through the Visual Arts’, was very
appropriate. It was a broad enough title to encompass and explore both expressive
forms studied by the candidate. It was appropriate to the theme. The content of the
journal, both visual and text, was related to the title.
The candidate made excellent use of correct vocabulary and artistic jargon. The topic
was fully explored and articulated. All processes, concepts and exploratory work
were successfully articulated. Each page of the journal was neat and legible. An
appropriate font was used, and the decorations and illustrations did not obscure the
text in any way.
This candidate did an excellent job of giving the background for the connection
between art and agriculture. This theme is evident throughout the journal. The still
life compositions and mixed media compositions were all connected and related to
agriculture and the arts. The historical stage was set on page 5. when the candidate
speaks to the fact that the theme. ‘Agriculture has been explored by many artists
throughout the centuries. The theme is also placed in the Caribbean context with a
brief outline of the history of the islands and the link and dependency on agriculture.
It also links the rich flora and fauna of the islands to the theme.
The candidate introduced both expressive forms studied and how the theme would be
related to exploration in both (page 6).
(c) Data Gathering Processes 8 marks
This candidate utilized a range of sources including books and the Internet. For both
drawing and painting and mixed media the candidate demonstrated a good grasp of a
variety of medium and techniques with which to explore the theme. There was also
evidence of a good grasp of artistic vocabulary and jargon related to both expressive
forms.
Overall, the data throughout the journal was sufficient and related to the theme.
This candidate did not fully critique his/her own work. The information following
each piece of work on pages 12, 14, and 17 was more description of process than
critique. Some attempt was made to critique the work of the artist, Carlo Valtrain, on
pages 24, 25, and 26 but this needed to be more in depth and comprehensive.
There were some insightful reflections on page 29. Again this could have had more
substance, and could have been expanded to really give more insight into the total
process and experiences. The candidate could have expounded on the journey. They
could have spent some time comparing, contrasting and coming to personal opinions.
Overall, this section, pages 24—29, was a fair interpretation of information gathered.