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Movement has been explored in art in many diverse ways. Artists have captured motion in

paintings of people or objects in movement; others have used their own body in movement

to create dynamic art work; and some artists have created real motion in their sculptures

or installations. Could one of these aspects of movement inspire your own ‘motion’

project?

Some artists you could look at for inspiration:

Jackson Pollock (Action Painting)

Edgar Degas (paintings of dancers)

Wassily Kandinsky (abstract art)

Op Art (illusions of movement)

Futurism (dynamic paintings & sculptures)

Nick Diemel (Kinetic Art)

Bruce Gray (Kinetic Art)

Sam Francis (Action Painting)

Eadweard J. Muybridge (photographer)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (painter)

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Consumerism is an ever-increasing part of people’s lives across the world. We are

surrounded by images promising to make us look better, work harder, be happier. Many

artists have channelled their love or hate of popular culture in the creation of art. Could

you explore your own responses to the popular cultures of past and present.

Some artists you could look at for inspiration:

Roy Lichtenstein (pop art)

Andy Warhol (pop art)

Ben Frost (pop art)

Damien Hirst (Brit Art)

Jeff Koons (Pop Art)

Barbara Kruger

NO!Art (Anti-consumerism)

Banksy (Graffiti Art)

Jasper Johns (Pop Art)

Richard Hamilton (Pop Art)

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Art speaks to hearts and minds. Exploring the way in which art has been used as a tool to

communicate political or religious messages provides opportunities to investigate a broad

range of art styles and mediums through the ages. Could you explore how propaganda,

symbolism, subject matter and subtle messages are present in art as a starting point for

your own project.

Some artists you could look at for inspiration:

Picasso – Guernica (Spanish Civil War)

David – Death of Marat (French Revolution)

Botticelli – Birth of Venus (Paganism)

Diego Rivera (Socialist Realism)

Soviet propaganda posters (Communism 1920s/30s)

Renaissance Art (Catholicism)

Banksy (Graffiti Art with a political slant)

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Colour is a significant feature of many art works. However, some artists have explored and

experimented with colour beyond the norm. Could you explore abstract colour, over-

saturated colour, limited colour palettes, or even the absence of colour as a starting point

for your own project?

Some artists you could look at for inspiration:

Fauvism (abstract colour)

Francoise Nielly (over-saturated colour)

Pointillism (optical illusions with colour)

Mark Rothko (abstract colour)

Yves Klein (abstract colour)

Amedeo Modigliani (muted colour)

Jenny Saville (flesh tones)

Hundertwasser (colourful landscapes)

Wassily Kandinsky (abstract colour)

Pop Art (block colour)

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Many artists have explored the theme of identity and what that means to them. Through

exploring perceptions of identity many artists have created challenging and controversial

responses to stereo-typing, discrimination and pre-judgement. Could you explore themes

such as racism, body image or gender differences in your own art project?

Some artists you could look at for inspiration:

Cindy Sherman (photographer)

Jenny Saville (Painter)

David M Bowers (painter)

Monica Cook (painter)

Pepon Osorio (installation)

Kerry James Marshall

Philomena Francis (painter/installation)

Harold Offeh

Alexa Wright (installation)

Chris Ofili (painter)