The Frames Different perspectives Frames Each creation of

The Frames: Different perspectives

Frames • Each creation of an artwork is a journey. • Along the way, stand back from your work and look at it with ‘fresh eyes’. • The Frames are four viewpoints that you can use to examine your art in progress.

• To use the Subjective Frame to examine your artwork in progress you can begin by concentrating on feelings. • Ask yourself ‘Do I like it? ’ • ‘Good art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us. ’ (Roy Adzak) The thought bubble represents the Subjective Frame.

p. 138 • Does this work suggest a physical sensation? • How do you react to the painting emotionally? • The artist hoped the audience would empathise with the subject. • Can you imagine yourself in the same situation? Chris Kearey, student, Portrait of Courage, 2007, oil on canvas, 102 × 152 cm, artist’s collection.

Ask yourself … • Is there something special about you that you can bring to your artmaking practice? • Are there strong emotions that you have experienced in the past that you can remember and use?

One of the most useful questions a creative person can ask themselves is ‘What if …? ’ • ‘What if I used a different medium? ’ • ‘What if I do the opposite of what I had originally planned? ’ • ‘What if my sculpture of a cat had wings and three heads? ’ • ‘What if …? ’

• Think about the artwork you are creating. • Can you see how ideas from the world around you have influenced your art? The two hands shaking represents the Cultural Frame.

• In developing his painting, Portrait of Courage, Chris explored the idea of violence as entertainment in a wider cultural context. • He saw links between today’s popular sports and the gladiators of Ancient Rome. • Men would face injury and death to entertain the masses.

• Looking at artmaking through the Structural Frame we try to understand how a work is put together. • We can begin by asking, ‘Does the work belong to a particular art style or genre? ’ The triangle and square represents the Structural Frame.

p. 143 • As an artist, you can experiment with ways of arranging and placing different elements. • Too much order is boring. • No order is a mess. Alex Mackenzie, 2006, Suburbia series, photograph, 29 × 21 cm, artist’s collection.

• Using the Postmodern Frame students can explore how meanings in their work can shift. The Mona Lisa with a moustache represents the Postmodern Frame. This symbol is a reference to the artist Marcel Duchamp, who famously painted a moustache on a print of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

• Year 12 student, Tim Playford, examined his work through the Postmodern Frame. • He tried to create images that were ambiguous, leaving the meaning open for people to interpret. Tim Playford, student, Suburbia, 2007, photographs, variable dimensions, artist’s collection.

Summary • Each creation of an artwork is a journey. • Along the way, you may find it helpful to stand back from your work and look at it with ‘fresh eyes’. • The frames are four viewpoints that you can use to examine your art in progress.