Annotations by
Giuliana D’Angelo – VCAA State Reviewer for Art Making and Exhibiting
Research – art forms
Matilda commences Unit 3 Outcome 1 by selecting a specific art form (painting) and creates a mind map.
Matilda brainstorms various painting techniques and styles such as layering, realism and monochromatic painting that she plans to explore.
Research – Artist and art forms
Matilda commences her research by seeking influence and inspiration from artists to help her develop subject matter, ideas and to understand the use of materials, techniques and processes in her own art making.
In Unit 3, Matilda selects Chuck Close, Yvette Coppersmith and Jenny Saville as her artistic inspirations throughout her art making. From these artists, she decides to explore grid method, monochromatic, realism and alla prima techniques.
Matilda organises and presents her research using headings such as context, visual language, art elements and principles, materials, subject matter, techniques and processes, ideas and meaning, style, and personal influences.
Research – Artist and art forms
Matilda commences her research by seeking influence and inspiration from artists to help her develop subject matter, ideas and to understand the use of materials, techniques and processes in her own art making.
In Unit 3, Matilda selects Chuck Close, Yvette Coppersmith and Jenny Saville as her artistic inspirations throughout her art making. From these artists, she decides to explore grid method, monochromatic, realism and alla prima techniques.
Matilda organises and presents her research using headings such as context, visual language, art elements and principles, materials, subject matter, techniques and processes, ideas and meaning, style, and personal influences.
Explore artistic inspiration, visual language, subject matter, ideas, materials, and techniques
Matilda documents how she intends to use these artists to develop her own ideas, subject matter, and visual language. Matilda plans to explore portraiture as her subject matter and ideas of female empowerment within a specific art form – painting.
Matilda clearly identifies how each artist will inform her artmaking such as Close’s use of photographic realism and grid method, Coppersmith’s use of objects and Saville’s gestural brushstrokes.
Matilda also documents the painting techniques that she plans to explore such as blocking in, blending, underpainting, layering, alla prima and realism.
Explore artistic inspiration, visual language, subject matter, ideas, materials, and techniques
Matilda documents how she intends to use these artists to develop her own ideas, subject matter, and visual language. Matilda plans to explore portraiture as her subject matter and ideas of female empowerment within a specific art form – painting.
Matilda clearly identifies how each artist will inform her artmaking such as Close’s use of photographic realism and grid method, Coppersmith’s use of objects and Saville’s gestural brushstrokes.
Matilda also documents the painting techniques that she plans to explore such as blocking in, blending, underpainting, layering, alla prima and realism.
Experimentation – materials and techniques, subject matter, and ideas
Portraiture
Matilda decides to focus on portraiture in Unit 3 conducting photoshoots to develop her subject matter. She uses a Photo Editing program to enhance the contrast of hues to help develop her painting techniques.
Matilda provides thumbnails of the steps of the painting process and discusses the different techniques used
Experimentation – ideas, materials, and techniques
Inspired by Chuck Close and Jenny Saville, Matilda explores the grid method and underpainting to explore her ideas and subject matter.
Matilda uses her Visual Arts journal to document her developing visual language and her experimentations with oil painting.
She also identifies, analyses, and evaluates the characteristics and properties of oil paint throughout her art making by referring to specific images and visual examples of her techniques and processes
Experimentation – ideas, materials, and techniques
Inspired by Chuck Close and Jenny Saville, Matilda explores the grid method and underpainting to explore her ideas and subject matter.
Matilda uses her Visual Arts journal to document her developing visual language and her experimentations with oil painting.
She also identifies, analyses, and evaluates the characteristics and properties of oil paint throughout her art making by referring to specific images and visual examples of her techniques and processes
Experimentation – ideas, materials, and techniques
Inspired by Chuck Close and Jenny Saville, Matilda explores the grid method and underpainting to explore her ideas and subject matter.
Matilda uses her Visual Arts journal to document her developing visual language and her experimentations with oil painting.
She also identifies, analyses, and evaluates the characteristics and properties of oil paint throughout her art making by referring to specific images and visual examples of her techniques and processes
Experimentation – ideas, materials, and techniques
Inspired by Chuck Close and Jenny Saville, Matilda explores the grid method and underpainting to explore her ideas and subject matter.
Matilda uses her Visual Arts journal to document her developing visual language and her experimentations with oil painting.
She also identifies, analyses, and evaluates the characteristics and properties of oil paint throughout her art making by referring to specific images and visual examples of her techniques and processes
Experimentation – materials and techniques
In this trial, Matilda investigates imprimatura painting to develop her ideas and subject matter.
She refers to Jenny Saville’s brushstrokes and painterly style as her artistic inspiration when painting a portrait of her Nan. Matilda explores underpainting techniques, layering burnt umber oil paint using expressive brushstrokes.
Matilda documents, reflects on, and evaluates her individual art making throughout her Visual Arts journal.
Experimentation – materials and techniques
In this trial, Matilda investigates imprimatura painting to develop her ideas and subject matter.
She refers to Jenny Saville’s brushstrokes and painterly style as her artistic inspiration when painting a portrait of her Nan. Matilda explores underpainting techniques, layering burnt umber oil paint using expressive brushstrokes.
Matilda documents, reflects on, and evaluates her individual art making throughout her Visual Arts journal.
Experimentation – materials and techniques
In this trial, Matilda investigates imprimatura painting to develop her ideas and subject matter.
She refers to Jenny Saville’s brushstrokes and painterly style as her artistic inspiration when painting a portrait of her Nan. Matilda explores underpainting techniques, layering burnt umber oil paint using expressive brushstrokes.
Matilda documents, reflects on, and evaluates her individual art making throughout her Visual Arts journal.
Development – subject matter and ideas
Matilda continues to develop her ideas and subject matter based on her Nan, referencing Yvette Coppersmith painting Self Portrait after George Lambert, as her artistic inspiration. She adopts Coppersmith’s painting techniques to paint the portrait of her Nan as a younger woman. Similarly, Matilda explores portraiture and ideas surrounding female empowerment. She adopts a monochromatic colour palette, alla prima and layering techniques to capture a sense of realism that communicates her ideas on the subject matter.
Development – subject matter and ideas
Matilda continues to develop her ideas and subject matter based on her Nan, referencing Yvette Coppersmith painting Self Portrait after George Lambert, as her artistic inspiration. She adopts Coppersmith’s painting techniques to paint the portrait of her Nan as a younger woman. Similarly, Matilda explores portraiture and ideas surrounding female empowerment. She adopts a monochromatic colour palette, alla prima and layering techniques to capture a sense of realism that communicates her ideas on the subject matter.
Development – subject matter and ideas
Matilda continues to develop her ideas and subject matter based on her Nan, referencing Yvette Coppersmith painting Self Portrait after George Lambert, as her artistic inspiration. She adopts Coppersmith’s painting techniques to paint the portrait of her Nan as a younger woman. Similarly, Matilda explores portraiture and ideas surrounding female empowerment. She adopts a monochromatic colour palette, alla prima and layering techniques to capture a sense of realism that communicates her ideas on the subject matter.
Development – subject matter and ideas
Matilda continues to develop her ideas and subject matter based on her Nan, referencing Yvette Coppersmith painting Self Portrait after George Lambert, as her artistic inspiration. She adopts Coppersmith’s painting techniques to paint the portrait of her Nan as a younger woman. Similarly, Matilda explores portraiture and ideas surrounding female empowerment. She adopts a monochromatic colour palette, alla prima and layering techniques to capture a sense of realism that communicates her ideas on the subject matter.
Development – subject matter and ideas
Matilda starts to develop her subject matter and ideas as she progresses towards the making of two artworks in Unit 3 in a specific art form (painting).
She conducts a series of photoshoots exploring her subject matter, ideas and artistic influences and other sources of inspiration.
Matilda then documents and explains the materials, techniques and processes used to make her first artwork.
Development – subject matter and ideas
Matilda starts to develop her subject matter and ideas as she progresses towards the making of two artworks in Unit 3 in a specific art form (painting).
She conducts a series of photoshoots exploring her subject matter, ideas and artistic influences and other sources of inspiration.
Matilda then documents and explains the materials, techniques and processes used to make her first artwork.
Development – subject matter and ideas
Matilda starts to develop her subject matter and ideas as she progresses towards the making of two artworks in Unit 3 in a specific art form (painting).
She conducts a series of photoshoots exploring her subject matter, ideas and artistic influences and other sources of inspiration.
Matilda then documents and explains the materials, techniques and processes used to make her first artwork.
Development – subject matter and ideas
Matilda starts to develop her subject matter and ideas as she progresses towards the making of two artworks in Unit 3 in a specific art form (painting).
She conducts a series of photoshoots exploring her subject matter, ideas and artistic influences and other sources of inspiration.
Matilda then documents and explains the materials, techniques and processes used to make her first artwork.
Development – visual language
Matilda documents the development of her visual language in her artworks to represent ideas. She discusses her use of techniques combined with her understanding of art elements and principles that communicate the ideas about the subject matter. She evaluates her use of thin brushstrokes and layering to communicate ideas of love, wisdom, and emotional balance.
Development – materials, techniques, and processes
On these pages, Matilda documents the development of her second artwork in Unit 3. She documents her process, reflecting on the use of materials, techniques, and processes to develop her subject matter and ideas.
Matilda reflects and evaluates her reasons for selecting a yellow underpainting, using imprimatura with Liquol and oil paint to achieve a higher colour contrast. She documented the development of visual language in a similar way to her first artwork for Unit 3 by discussing the use of art elements and principles, combined with her selection of materials and techniques to communicate ideas.
Development – materials, techniques, and processes
On these pages, Matilda documents the development of her second artwork in Unit 3. She documents her process, reflecting on the use of materials, techniques, and processes to develop her subject matter and ideas.
Matilda reflects and evaluates her reasons for selecting a yellow underpainting, using imprimatura with Liquol and oil paint to achieve a higher colour contrast. She documented the development of visual language in a similar way to her first artwork for Unit 3 by discussing the use of art elements and principles, combined with her selection of materials and techniques to communicate ideas.
Development – materials, techniques, and processes
On these pages, Matilda documents the development of her second artwork in Unit 3. She documents her process, reflecting on the use of materials, techniques, and processes to develop her subject matter and ideas.
Matilda reflects and evaluates her reasons for selecting a yellow underpainting, using imprimatura with Liquol and oil paint to achieve a higher colour contrast. She documented the development of visual language in a similar way to her first artwork for Unit 3 by discussing the use of art elements and principles, combined with her selection of materials and techniques to communicate ideas.
Development – materials, techniques, and processes
On these pages, Matilda documents the development of her second artwork in Unit 3. She documents her process, reflecting on the use of materials, techniques, and processes to develop her subject matter and ideas.
Matilda reflects and evaluates her reasons for selecting a yellow underpainting, using imprimatura with Liquol and oil paint to achieve a higher colour contrast. She documented the development of visual language in a similar way to her first artwork for Unit 3 by discussing the use of art elements and principles, combined with her selection of materials and techniques to communicate ideas.
Unit 3 Critique
This is an example of Matilda’s critique that she presented at the end of Unit 3. Matilda selects the 10 pages that best reflect her art making and demonstrates how she integrated the inspirations and influences of other artists and expanded on her ideas in her artworks.
Matilda has firstly described the artist Chuck Close and how his highly realistic portraits were an inspiration for her own art works. Matilda describes how she was drawn to the subject matter of Close’s work and his use of techniques.
She also presents her Unit 3 artworks and discusses her artistic influences, and other forms of inspiration, subject matter, ideas, techniques, aesthetics, and style in the artworks.
Unit 3 Critique
This is an example of Matilda’s critique that she presented at the end of Unit 3. Matilda selects the 10 pages that best reflect her art making and demonstrates how she integrated the inspirations and influences of other artists and expanded on her ideas in her artworks.
Matilda has firstly described the artist Chuck Close and how his highly realistic portraits were an inspiration for her own art works. Matilda describes how she was drawn to the subject matter of Close’s work and his use of techniques.
She also presents her Unit 3 artworks and discusses her artistic influences, and other forms of inspiration, subject matter, ideas, techniques, aesthetics, and style in the artworks.
Unit 3 Critique
This is an example of Matilda’s critique that she presented at the end of Unit 3. Matilda selects the 10 pages that best reflect her art making and demonstrates how she integrated the inspirations and influences of other artists and expanded on her ideas in her artworks.
Matilda has firstly described the artist Chuck Close and how his highly realistic portraits were an inspiration for her own art works. Matilda describes how she was drawn to the subject matter of Close’s work and his use of techniques.
She also presents her Unit 3 artworks and discusses her artistic influences, and other forms of inspiration, subject matter, ideas, techniques, aesthetics, and style in the artworks.
Critique feedback
Matilda has gathered, collated, and documented the feedback provided to her in the Visual Arts journal. She asked a series of questions to focus the feedback .
Matilda then reflects on the advice from the critique and considers how she will further develop her artworks in Unit 4.
She then completes a 1000-1500 words reflection on the feedback with visual information. This is clearly documented in her Visual Arts journal. She discusses how she would have treated her subject matter differently and the variety of materials she would use in Unit 4.
Critique feedback
Matilda has gathered, collated, and documented the feedback provided to her in the Visual Arts journal. She asked a series of questions to focus the feedback .
Matilda then reflects on the advice from the critique and considers how she will further develop her artworks in Unit 4.
She then completes a 1000-1500 words reflection on the feedback with visual information. This is clearly documented in her Visual Arts journal. She discusses how she would have treated her subject matter differently and the variety of materials she would use in Unit 4.
Critique feedback
Matilda has gathered, collated, and documented the feedback provided to her in the Visual Arts journal. She asked a series of questions to focus the feedback .
Matilda then reflects on the advice from the critique and considers how she will further develop her artworks in Unit 4.
She then completes a 1000-1500 words reflection on the feedback with visual information. This is clearly documented in her Visual Arts journal. She discusses how she would have treated her subject matter differently and the variety of materials she would use in Unit 4.
Extend and resolve
On this page, Matilda extends and resolve ideas explored in Unit 3 for her Unit 4 finished artworks in a specific art form (painting). By conducting another photoshoot for her final portraits. She annotates which images she will further develop based on the aesthetic consideration of colour and the suitable portrayal of the subject.
These pages demonstrate how she is also planning to present her finished artworks. She discusses the materials she will use as well as the aesthetic qualities such as colour, size and texture of the work. She also considers how the audience would respond to her work and the ideas she is intending to convey.
Extend and resolve
On this page, Matilda extends and resolve ideas explored in Unit 3 for her Unit 4 finished artworks in a specific art form (painting). By conducting another photoshoot for her final portraits. She annotates which images she will further develop based on the aesthetic consideration of colour and the suitable portrayal of the subject.
These pages demonstrate how she is also planning to present her finished artworks. She discusses the materials she will use as well as the aesthetic qualities such as colour, size and texture of the work. She also considers how the audience would respond to her work and the ideas she is intending to convey.
Extend and resolve
On this page, Matilda extends and resolve ideas explored in Unit 3 for her Unit 4 finished artworks in a specific art form (painting). By conducting another photoshoot for her final portraits. She annotates which images she will further develop based on the aesthetic consideration of colour and the suitable portrayal of the subject.
These pages demonstrate how she is also planning to present her finished artworks. She discusses the materials she will use as well as the aesthetic qualities such as colour, size and texture of the work. She also considers how the audience would respond to her work and the ideas she is intending to convey.
Extend and resolve
On this page, Matilda documents her process in making her first finished artwork. She documents the materials that she has employed as including research on the properties and characteristics of MDF as a material for the painting surface.
Matilda also documents the connection between her artistic influences (Chuck Close and Jenny Saville) in her first finished artwork. She discusses the size and surface of the artists’ works and techniques they use such as the use of fingerprinting instead of brushstrokes. These are materials, techniques, and processes that Matilda intends to use in her work
Extend and resolve
On this page, Matilda documents her process in making her first finished artwork. She documents the materials that she has employed as including research on the properties and characteristics of MDF as a material for the painting surface.
Matilda also documents the connection between her artistic influences (Chuck Close and Jenny Saville) in her first finished artwork. She discusses the size and surface of the artists’ works and techniques they use such as the use of fingerprinting instead of brushstrokes. These are materials, techniques, and processes that Matilda intends to use in her work
Extend and resolve
On this page, Matilda documents her process in making her first finished artwork. She documents the materials that she has employed as including research on the properties and characteristics of MDF as a material for the painting surface.
Matilda also documents the connection between her artistic influences (Chuck Close and Jenny Saville) in her first finished artwork. She discusses the size and surface of the artists’ works and techniques they use such as the use of fingerprinting instead of brushstrokes. These are materials, techniques, and processes that Matilda intends to use in her work
Refine and resolve
On this page, Matilda documents her subject matter and ideas based on her grandmother. She refines and resolves aesthetic considerations and justifies her reasons. In her discussion she focuses on how she will depict the subject matter and why she selected the image; that it reflects a period in her grandmother’s life that conveys a particular style. Matilda also discusses the context of the work referring to when the original image was taken, and how she responded to the image as a younger child and now as an 18-year-old
Refine and resolve
On this page, Matilda documents her subject matter and ideas based on her grandmother. She refines and resolves aesthetic considerations and justifies her reasons. In her discussion she focuses on how she will depict the subject matter and why she selected the image; that it reflects a period in her grandmother’s life that conveys a particular style. Matilda also discusses the context of the work referring to when the original image was taken, and how she responded to the image as a younger child and now as an 18-year-old
Refine and resolve
On these pages, Matilda documents her process and documents her refinement and resolution of materials and techniques and evaluates the use of yellow as the base colour of her painting. The choice of the colour conveys a particular style using visual language.
Refine and resolve
On these pages, Matilda documents her process and documents her refinement and resolution of materials and techniques and evaluates the use of yellow as the base colour of her painting. The choice of the colour conveys a particular style using visual language.
Refine and resolve – Visual language
On these pages, Matilda documents her refinement and resolution of visual language, style, ideas and her materials and techniques. She connects these to her subject matter and how these contribute to her meaning and ideas behind the work. She discusses the expressive techniques she uses in the painting to convey meaning and the use of warm colours.
Conservation and care
On this page, Matilda documents the conservation and care for the materials used in painting when it is on display. She discusses light and humidity levels and that she should adhere to the same considerations in her own work when she displays it.
Refine and resolve – Visual language
On these pages, Matilda documents her refinement and resolution of visual language, style, ideas and her materials and techniques. She connects these to her subject matter and how these contribute to her meaning and ideas behind the work. She discusses the expressive techniques she uses in the painting to convey meaning and the use of warm colours.
Conservation and care
On this page, Matilda documents the conservation and care for the materials used in painting when it is on display. She discusses light and humidity levels and that she should adhere to the same considerations in her own work when she displays it.
Refine and resolve – Visual language
On these pages, Matilda documents her refinement and resolution of visual language, style, ideas and her materials and techniques. She connects these to her subject matter and how these contribute to her meaning and ideas behind the work. She discusses the expressive techniques she uses in the painting to convey meaning and the use of warm colours.
Conservation and care
On this page, Matilda documents the conservation and care for the materials used in painting when it is on display. She discusses light and humidity levels and that she should adhere to the same considerations in her own work when she displays it.
Presentation of artworks – research
Matilda researched and discussed the characteristics of specific exhibition spaces and the display of artworks in specific exhibition spaces. She researched a commercial gallery space and placed her work in it considering the placement of the work in the space, the lighting, and the movement of the viewers around the space. She also documented specifics of how the work will be hung.
This research informed her planning of the display of at least one finished artwork in a specific art form in a specific space.
Presentation of artworks – research
Matilda researched and discussed the characteristics of specific exhibition spaces and the display of artworks in specific exhibition spaces. She researched a commercial gallery space and placed her work in it considering the placement of the work in the space, the lighting, and the movement of the viewers around the space. She also documented specifics of how the work will be hung.
This research informed her planning of the display of at least one finished artwork in a specific art form in a specific space.
Presentation of artworks
Matilda plans and documents the display of her 4 finished artworks in a specific space.
She documents how the presentation of the work in a hypothetical space would represent her subject matter, ideas, and the communication of meaning. Matilda plans to present her four finished paintings as double-sided hangs suspended from a ceiling that ‘allows the viewer to walk in between and around the artworks experiencing and observing the different sections of Jill’s life.
Presentation of artworks – conservation and care
Matilda researched and documented the conservation and care of oil paints and finished artworks when on display. She discussed how these considerations would be applied to her own work discussing the lighting conditions and hanging of the work.
Presentation of artworks – information label
Matilda presented a short overview statement about her finished artworks and her intentions, as didactic information. The statement also formed the preparation work for the critique, where Matilda discussed the subject matter and ideas developed in her finished artworks, her use of visual language, and the materials, techniques and processes used to make the artworks.
Critique, feedback and reflection
Matilda presented and discussed her finished artworks in a critique. Matilda prepared for her critique by discussing the decisions she made throughout her art making, including the development of ideas and use of visual language and the resolution and refinement of the finished artworks.
She organised the critique using simple headings that discussed the ideas in the works, the materials, and processes of the artform, the conservation and care of the artwork, and information about the presentation of the artwork and didactic labelling for it.
Matilda asked some questions to her peers to receive feedback on her critique to write a final reflection.
Critique, feedback and reflection
Matilda presented and discussed her finished artworks in a critique. Matilda prepared for her critique by discussing the decisions she made throughout her art making, including the development of ideas and use of visual language and the resolution and refinement of the finished artworks.
She organised the critique using simple headings that discussed the ideas in the works, the materials, and processes of the artform, the conservation and care of the artwork, and information about the presentation of the artwork and didactic labelling for it.
Matilda asked some questions to her peers to receive feedback on her critique to write a final reflection.
Critique, feedback and reflection
Matilda presented and discussed her finished artworks in a critique. Matilda prepared for her critique by discussing the decisions she made throughout her art making, including the development of ideas and use of visual language and the resolution and refinement of the finished artworks.
She organised the critique using simple headings that discussed the ideas in the works, the materials, and processes of the artform, the conservation and care of the artwork, and information about the presentation of the artwork and didactic labelling for it.
Matilda asked some questions to her peers to receive feedback on her critique to write a final reflection.
After presenting her critique to a group, Matilda collated and reflected on the feedback in her visual arts journal.
After presenting her critique to a group, Matilda collated and reflected on the feedback in her visual arts journal.