Landscape

written response task

PHOTOGRAPHY - Unit 1


This activity involves observing, analysing, describing, researching and interpreting and
comparing two artworks that respond to the theme of landscape.
Select two artworks made by different artists from the options
given to you in class and discuss the following in relation to both
works
Select the artwork that interests you the most in relation to the theme of landscape.
Record the details of the artwork (artist, title, date, media, size).
What initially caught your interest about this artwork?
1 STUDIO ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY UNIT 1 WRITTEN RESPONSE TASK #1
Edward Burtynsky, Oil, 2009
Outcome 3:
Discuss how artists from
di!erent times and
cultures have interpreted
sources of inspiration
and used materials and
techniques in the
production of artworks
Describe and analyse the artwork:
Which art elements (for example, colour, line, shape, tone, form and texture) and design
principles (for example, focal point, space, rhythm, variety, unity, balance) are most
important in the work and what visual effects do they create?
What materials and techniques are used to make the artwork? How are they used?
Research the artwork using multiple sources.
Identify and note at least three information sources that help your understanding of this
work. Starting points may include: NGV Collection Stories
Books, exhibition catalogues or art journals from your school, or public library, websites
List ve interesting facts that you learned from your research and explain what each has
added to your understanding of this work.
What feelings, moods, ideas or meanings does the artist communicate to you through
the artwork?
What is it about the artwork that suggests these feelings, moods or ideas?
Explain the connection you see between this artwork and the theme of landscape.
What ideas does each artwork communicate about landscape? How are these ideas
communicated in each artwork?
Explain why you believe these artworks make an interesting comparison in how they
express or suggest ideas about landscape.


DUE IN: ____________________________ This task must be handed in typed and
printed out. Include an image in your document of the two works you have
chosen and please ensure your name is on your work.
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Edward Weston, Onion Halved, 1930
Ansel Adams,The Tetons and the Snake River, 1942
Shaun Gladwell, Interceptor Surf Sequence, 2009