Ceremonial Ceramics
Statement of Inquiry:
‘The production of Ceramics has played an important role in marking significant events’.
Key Concept : Identity
Related Concepts : Narrative, Visual Culture
Global Context : Personal and Cultural Expression
‘The production of Ceramics has played an important role in marking significant events’.
Key Concept : Identity
Related Concepts : Narrative, Visual Culture
Global Context : Personal and Cultural Expression
INQUIRY QUESTIONS:
Factual:
What have been the different purposes of Ceramic work throughout history?
What are the particular events that such work has been created for?
What approaches and techniques have been used in the creation of
Ceramics for a particular occasion or event?
Conceptual:
Can Ceramic work can still play an important role in the present day to mark significant events such as celebration?
Debatable:
What is the difference between being inspired by the work of an artist/artefact and copying the work of an artist?
Is copying work respectful? In what ways can looking at artefacts be inspiring for artists?
Is form or function more important? Are museums right to hold artefacts?
What have been the different purposes of Ceramic work throughout history?
What are the particular events that such work has been created for?
What approaches and techniques have been used in the creation of
Ceramics for a particular occasion or event?
Conceptual:
Can Ceramic work can still play an important role in the present day to mark significant events such as celebration?
Debatable:
What is the difference between being inspired by the work of an artist/artefact and copying the work of an artist?
Is copying work respectful? In what ways can looking at artefacts be inspiring for artists?
Is form or function more important? Are museums right to hold artefacts?
EXPERIMENTING WITH CLAY CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES - Formative
TASKS:
Create Ceramic pieces (3) using the following techniques: Thumb pot, Coil, Slab.
This will give you experience of the main methods of clay construction.
The other traditional method is known as 'throwing' on a wheel.
Having completed making your own pieces it you now need to show your KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING of the following :
Use a double page of your book for each method - create a series of diagrams
and notes to show how you made your pieces (allow room on each double page for a photo of your work).
Try to imagine that someone who missed the lesson could follow your instructions.
This will give you experience of the main methods of clay construction.
The other traditional method is known as 'throwing' on a wheel.
Having completed making your own pieces it you now need to show your KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING of the following :
Use a double page of your book for each method - create a series of diagrams
and notes to show how you made your pieces (allow room on each double page for a photo of your work).
Try to imagine that someone who missed the lesson could follow your instructions.
Mike Murphy shows how to build with slab.
CERAMICS RESEARCH - Knowledge and Understanding - Summative
1. Look at the Ceramic/Pottery work of two different cultures. Research work that has been made to mark a particular event/celebration e.g. birth, marriage, religious festival, homage to a god, death.
For each of the two cultures provide an example (photograph) and write about the following:
Origin: Who made it? Where and when was it made?
Materials: What is it made of?
Process: How was it made?
Function: What was it used for?
Meaning: What does it mean?
Once you have understood the context, you can analyse the form, decoration and function of the object which are usually determined or influenced by all these aspects.
For each chosen piece add a written ‘Art Criticism'
PINTERTEST PAGES THAT WILL HELP YOU WITH THIS UNIT:
www.pinterest.co.kr/MSJESSMURPHY/nist-11-ceremonial-ceramics/
www.pinterest.com/wynniewil/pottery/
For each of the two cultures provide an example (photograph) and write about the following:
Origin: Who made it? Where and when was it made?
Materials: What is it made of?
Process: How was it made?
Function: What was it used for?
Meaning: What does it mean?
Once you have understood the context, you can analyse the form, decoration and function of the object which are usually determined or influenced by all these aspects.
For each chosen piece add a written ‘Art Criticism'
PINTERTEST PAGES THAT WILL HELP YOU WITH THIS UNIT:
www.pinterest.co.kr/MSJESSMURPHY/nist-11-ceremonial-ceramics/
www.pinterest.com/wynniewil/pottery/
Rubric and task details
Use the guide below for art criticism
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LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING TO GIVE YOU
INFORMATION ABOUT CERAMICS OF THE PAST:
Examples of Thai Ceramics:
Click the button below for Images from the Louvre Abu Dhabi - taken by Mr. Jarrod
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RELIGIOUS BOWLS
EXAMPLES OF CEREMONIAL BOWLS
IN DIFFERENT MATERIALS
Celtic Bowls
Maori and Polynesian bowls
Inuit bowls
LOOKING AT WORLD CULTURES:
Africa: Death and the afterlife, Gods and spirits, Identity, Sculpture, Symbols,
The Americas: Celebration, Containers, Gods and spirits, Symbols.
Asia: Celebration, Containers, Death and the afterlife, Gods and spirits, Objects in motion, Sculpture,
Europe: Celebration, Containers, Death and the afterlife, Gods and spirits, Identity, Sculpture,
Middle East: Gods and spirits, Sculpture, Natural World Oceania Containers, Death and the afterlife, Gods and spirits, Sculpture, Symbols, Natural World
The Americas: Celebration, Containers, Gods and spirits, Symbols.
Asia: Celebration, Containers, Death and the afterlife, Gods and spirits, Objects in motion, Sculpture,
Europe: Celebration, Containers, Death and the afterlife, Gods and spirits, Identity, Sculpture,
Middle East: Gods and spirits, Sculpture, Natural World Oceania Containers, Death and the afterlife, Gods and spirits, Sculpture, Symbols, Natural World
An example of an occasion/ceremony that Ceramic work might be/has been created for:
Spider Web discussion
You will have a classroom discussion about your opinion on a topic. You should try to look at both sides of the argument, support each other and be responsive to each others ideas. Listening is just as important as responding
Should artifacts be kept in museums?
1) www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/articles/21-reasons-why-museums-are-great/
2) https://museumplanner.org/what-is-a-museum-2/
3) http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/illicit-trafficking-of-cultural-property/other-cases-of-return-or-restitution-of-cultural-objects/
4) https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_a_museum_Is_it_useful_How_can_it_be_made_better_and_for_what
5) https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/arts/british-museum-london-five-artefacts-you-need-to-see-a3929636.html
6) https://www.ft.com/content/0f48fa90-3cc9-11e8-b7e0-52972418fec4
7) http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150421-who-should-own-indigenous-art
8) https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/arts/design/repatriated-works-back-in-their-countries-of-origin.html
9) http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/cam/activities/past_conferences/1999conf/batch1/CAM%2799-EmmanuelArinze.GuyanaFinal.pdf
10) https://www.economist.com/prospero/2016/02/23/where-it-is-safe-to-do-so-cultural-artefacts-should-be-repatriated
11) https://www.quora.com/Why-should-artifacts-be-kept-in-museums-instead-of-being-left-or-returned-in-the-country-they-were-found-in
12) https://debatewise.org/debates/204-historical-artefacts-should-be-repatriated-to-their-country-of-origin/
13) https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/aboriginal-remains-repatriation
OR
Is the treatment of Ming Vases by Ai Wei Wei appropriate?
1) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78215
2) https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/art-crime/0/steps/11886
3) https://publicdelivery.org/ai-weiwei-dropping-a-han-dynasty-urn/
4) https://www.artsy.net/artwork/ai-weiwei-dropping-a-han-dynasty-urn
5) https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-case-of-the-million-dollar-broken-vase
6) https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/ai-weiwei-denies-porcelain-works-borrow-from-lebanese-artist-vases
7) http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.56.html/2014/contemporary-art-evening-auction-l14024
8) http://www.artnews.com/2015/08/07/it-is-impossible-to-simplify-my-feelings-about-china-ai-weiwei-on-his-controversial-art-in-2006/
Designing your own piece
We are looking for you to design a ceramic piece for a ceremony. The ceremony is of your choice; it can be one that exists currently, or one that you invent. You need to think about how you can connect the aesthetic with the function, i.e what is it going to be used for informing what it looks like? Ask yourself “what if…” and keep pushing the ideas past your initial thoughts.
Start with Initial rougher ideas with annotations, that are then thoroughly explored and refined. How will the line drawing translate into a 3d piece? Show an awareness of the limitations of the media and how you can apply this to your designs. It could be simple and executed well, using techniques.
https://www.pinterest.de/wynniewil/pottery/
Ah Leon - ceramic artist
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/486505
Idea Generation
Refining Your idea.
We are looking for.. An understanding of the correct ceramic techniques for the design you chose. You need to make a plan that is so clear ( instructional diagram ) it could be done by someone else, including the order of the steps that you would take and what needs to be done by each lesson. Rubric =
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eH9Ca06jyk9zaia02oCLiADx4wpvTMIpsN2SmEwYjww/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eH9Ca06jyk9zaia02oCLiADx4wpvTMIpsN2SmEwYjww/edit
Watch the video up to 2 minutes 30. Give your ideas some structure - use others in a group to help extend your ideas. Use your brainstorm as a catalyst for your own idea.
Plan - steps to consider .
Use this plan to stay on track and to check off your progress.
Glazes
After being presented with several different glaze methods, consider the best fit for your piece.
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