Assignment brief UAL Level 2 Diploma Art & Design

Assignment title

Transcription

Assessor

Kim Bramham

Date issued

Monday 14/09/15

Hand in deadline
Duration (approx)

5 weeks

Qualification covered

UAL L2 Diploma in Art and Design

Units covered

Unit 1:
Introduction to materials, processes and technical skills in art
and design

Learning aims covered

1 Understand materials, processes and technical skills

in art and design.

Units covered

Unit 2:
Introduction to contextual research in art and design

Learning aims covered

1 Understand art and design contextual research.

Scenario

An online publishing website has asked students from Bradford

College to contribute to a book about the Pop-Art movement
and its influence on artists today. In order to contribute you
should carry out research into a significant Artist or Designer
from the Pop-Art movement and present this research in
digital format. You should also create a series of transcriptions
of your chosen Artists work using a range of media, processes
and technical skills demonstrating how they were inspired by
the work you have chosen.

Task 1

Research
1

In order to secure an interesting and informative investigation

you need to make sure that;
You have researched at least one artist from the PopArt movement.
Researched the different mediums, styles and subject
matter your chosen artists and designers use.
Collected your investigation material in a digital format
including images and annotations discussing the works
chosen.
Evidence you must
produce for this task

Digital document containing;

Research on artists or designers, artworks and the Pop-Art
movement
Annotations about the works chosen including
mediums/techniques used.
Historical information on the movements chosen
Contextual information including what influenced the
works.

Criteria covered by this task:

To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:

Research and record contextual information for a range of art

and design activities
Demonstrate the use of contextual knowledge to inform and
develop ideas for creative activity
Assess the effectiveness of contextual awareness to support
creative activity.

Task 2

Evidence you must

produce for this task

Unit

Criterion
reference

1:1

1:2

1:3

Generating work inspired by Artworks.

In order to develop the use of your research and explore
materials, processes and technical skills in art and design you
need to ensure that;
You have used your research on artists and artworks
from the Pop-Art movement to inspire you to produce a
series of transcriptions using a range of media,
materials and technical skills.
Discussed how your work relates to the artworks
chosen.
Annotated and evaluated your choices.
A series of transcriptions using a wide range of
materials, processes and technical skills;
These must reference or relate to your chosen artworks,
artists or movement.
Annotations;
Discussing the materials, processes and technical skills
used and how your choices have affected the results.
Also discussing how your transcriptions have been
influenced by the work you chose to look at.

Criteria covered by this task:

To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:

Select and compare, through experimental application, a

Unit

Criterion
reference

1:1
2

range of materials and processes in support of creative

activity.
Demonstrate the use of materials, processes and technical
skills to affect the appearance and meaning of images and
objects in art and design.
Assess the choice of materials, processes and use of
technical skills to affect the appearance and meaning of
images and objects in art and design.
Demonstrate the use of contextual knowledge to inform and
develop ideas for creative activity
Assess the effectiveness of contextual awareness to support
creative activity.

1:2

1:3

1:2

1:3

Sources of information http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/timelines/modern_

art_timeline.htm
http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/popart
http://www.warhol.org/
http://robertindiana.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5pN6fKVhx1wYhVXt
kjWwPFS/pop-art-season
https://visscom.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/20th-centurydesign-movements/
http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/0-9/20th-century-design-styles/
http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/popart