National 4/5 Critical Studies

1. National 4/5 Critical Studies

2. Historical Designer You must enter the name of a designer from before 1980 into the circle and then fill the mind map with information from the topics listed below. Try to add pictures. This will help you to study for your SQA exam. • Life • Art movement • Materials • Techniques • Inspirations • Famous Designs • Who they have influenced

3. Contemporary Designer You should now choose a designer from after 1980 and complete this page of research. This will help you to study for your SQA exam. ……………………….…………….belonged to the ………………………………………..art movement. Their style was……………………………………..... .................................................................... Facts about …………………………………………….life: Examples of their work should be glued in here

4. Design Word BankTry to use these words when describing a designers work The DESIGN ELEMENTS Form - curvaceous, linear, geometric, hard, heavy, natural, sculptural, soft, solid Function – the purpose of the design Materials – why have they been chosen, economic, safety, aesthetics, environment? Safety Issues – manufacture, health & safety, wearability, environment Ergonomics – how it interacts with the human body Cost/Economic Issues – high quality, target market, budget Target Market – age, income, shopping habits Aesthetics – pleasing to the eye Form / Appearance – its 3d shape, visual elements (line, tone, colour, shape, texture, pattern) Health & Safety – fireproof, water resistant, heavy duty Construction – sturdy, simple, heavy, complicated The STYLE Art Nouveau, Bauhaus, Arts & Crafts, Modernists, Contemporary, Gothic, Simple, Ornate etc. The INSPIRATION Nature, Technology, Necessity, Fashion, Sport

5. Design can often be very confusing or difficult to describe but by using each of the words down the side of this page you will be able to analyse any piece of design work. Remember to use your WORDBANK. How to analyse a piece of design Style Purpose Function Materials Target Market Aesthetics Cost Form Visual Elements Health & Safety Construction Influence Ergonomics Choose a piece of art and insert here then use the words to create the arms of a mind map!

6. List of Designers Fashion Designers Vivienne Westwood Jean-Paul Gaultier Christian Dior Coco Chanel Alexander McQueen Bill Gibb Zandra Rhodes Giorgio Armani John Rochas Issey Miyake Jean Muir Elsa Schiaparelli Gianni Versace Yves St Laurent Valentino Sarah Burton Erte Paul Poiret Leon Bakst Charles Frederick Worth Doucet Karl Lagerfeld Architecture Charles Rennie Mackintosh Frank Lloyd Wright Sir Norman Foster Sir Richard Rodgers Santiago Calatrava Antoni Gaudi Le Corbusier William Van Allen Walter Gropius Mies Van der Rohe Frank Gehry ZahaHadid Friedrich Hundertwasser Sir Edwin Lutyens Jerry Tate Product Designers Louis Comfort Tiffany Emile Galle Rene Lalique Daum Brothers Clarice Cliff Susie Cooper Charles Rennie Mackintosh Frank Lloyd Wright Kenneth Grange Memphis Charles & Ray Eames Terence Conran PhillippeStarck Eric Ravilious Robin Day Ron Arad Tom Dixon Verner Panton Textile Designers OrlaKielly Lucienne Day Angie Lewin Neisha Crosland Mari Makko Timorous Beasties

7. Dictionary of Expressive and Design Words Visual arts – all artworks that you can look at e.g. paintings and sculptures. Sculpture – 3d artworks that can be carved from wood or stone, built with metal and clay etc Renaissance – the “rebirth” of art in the 14th century Art Movements – groups of artists who use the same styles or have the same ideas Fragmented – broken up Inspiration – where artists and designers get their ideas from Unconscious – what your brain thinks about during sleep, dreams or when you are not aware of thinking Modern – new ideas, different to the past, in the last 50 years Imagery – images, pictures Contemporary – things that are happening now. Artists and designers who are still alive and working today Influence – when an artists work inspires someone else Analyse – to think about a piece of art, what it means, how it was made, why it was made etc Graphic Design – 2d flat images used on posters, book covers, cd covers etc Product Design – any product that is bought and used by customers Functionality – what something is used for and how it is used Decorative - with lots of decoration, pleasing to the eye Innovative – new, exciting, never been seen before New words you have learned: * * * * * * * * * *

8. Expressive Word BankTry to use these words when describing an artists work The VISUAL ELEMENTS Line – bold, broken, feathery, fine, flowing, heavy Tone – dark, light, flat, graduating, broken, contrasting Pattern – large, small, floral, flowing, geometric, organic, repeat, ornamental, decorative Texture – flat, glossy, gnarled, polished, rough, spotted, uneven, raised Colour – bright, dark, pale, blended, cold, contrasting, harmonious, intense, mellow, muted, natural Form – curvaceous, linear, geometric, hard, heavy, natural, sculptural, soft, solid The STYLE Abstract, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Pop Art, Realistic, Romantic, Surrealism etc. The COMPOSITION Abstract, Angular, Balanced, Broken, Circular, Continuous, Flowing, Fragmented, Symmetrical, Unbalanced The SUBJECT MATTER Portrait, Still life, Figure Composition, Natural Environment, Built Environment, Fantasy & Imagination

9. Possible artists/designers you could study Portrait Figure Composition Still-life Graphics Pablo Picasso Auguste Renoir Paul Cezanne Cassandre Max Beckmann Edgar Degas F.C.B.Cadell Neville Brody Frida Kahlo Paula Rego Georges Braque Wolfgang Tillmans Lucien Freud John BellanyGeorgioMorandi Peter Saville Andy Warhol Fernand Leger Elizabeth Blackadder Chuck Close Sir Stanley Spencer Patrick Caulfield Natural Environment Built Environment Fantasy & Imagination Architecture Claude Monet Claude Monet Max Ernst Antoni Gaudi Vincent van Gogh Edward Hopper Salvador Dali Charles Rennie Mackintosh Samuel Peploe David Hockney Rene Magritte Gordon Benson J.M.W.TurnerAvril Paton Wallisy Kandinsky Richard Rogers David Hockney Christo Jeanne-Claude Henri Rousseau Frank Gehry Andy Goldsworthy The Boyle Family Joan Miro Fosters Jewellery Fashion & Textiles Product Sculpture Archibald Knox Marcel Breuer Ron Arad Alberto Giacometti Rene Lalique Alexander McQueen PhillippeStarck Henry Moore Raymond Templier Christian Dior Terence Conran Barbara Hepworth Margaret De Patta John Galliano Charles & Ray Eames Anthony Gormley Peter Chang Coco Chanel Memphis Eduardo Paolozzi Jack Cunningham Christopher Kane Kenneth Grange Ron Mueck