Navigating myth ‘Year of the Dragon’ A Mural Brief

1. Navigating myth‘Year of the Dragon’A Mural Brief

2. Mural: ‘2012 - Navigating Myth’ • Title Page: Make a title page in books • Flow Chart – plotting process used in doing unit of work • Planning Chart with key used from Flow Chart – Planning for duration of unit, how long to spend on each process

3. Research: - Myth in all cultures: • Mäori, Pacific and Asian, Celtic. Class brainstorm/dump sheet. • Research imagery to support brainstorm, class collaboration in computer-room • HW find resources for above

4. Analysis: of Artists from OTHC trust collectionwhodo narrative/installation works: use task sheets • Artist models: Richard Killeen , John Pule art works: Composition, Colour, key ideas, patterns used and how used, marks, tone, texture

5. Concepts: - group brainstorm of mural ideas, assign a page to small groups, reference ideas from Artist research - • Make 4 composition ideas on an A3 page. Explore use of line to create textures and patterns as seen in artist’s works studied

6. Developments: (On Card to Scale) - Discuss, improve best ideas, make colour plan using 3-4 colours. ( for learning about colour, using paint and tone) Create 3 colour wheels to , primary, secondary tertiary colour. This will help students mix paint and apply with discernment

7. Finals - Transfer image to Ply. Paint with white. Work over line work in ink. Allow to dry then work over in colour tone, media

8. Art Process

9. Self - Management

10. Research: • Chinese ‘Year of the Dragon’begins on January 23, 2012 and ends on February 9, 2013 • The year of the Dragon is the year for great deeds, innovative ideas and big projects.

11. Our project is a mural installation which is based on 2012 – Year of the Dragon, Myth (or imaginative story), Shape & Colour

12. A dragon is a mythological beast usuallywith lizard-like traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two different cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragons, which come from folk traditions and are related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and theChinese dragon, which is similar to dragons from Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries.

13. Dragons are found everywhere in everydaylife: in poetry, legends and folklore, or in the Chinese Zodiac... • Chinese think it • is considered a great honour to be born in the Year of the Dragon.

14. Distinctive features of Chinese Dragons • the body of a serpent • the claws of an eagle • the legs of a tiger • the whiskers of a catfish • the antlers of a deer • the scales of a fish

15. Often we find dragons together with the Chinese Phoenix. The Phoenix is also a creature from Chinese mythology and symbolizes good luck, peace, kindness and glory.

18. European dragons symbolizing protection of Holy Grail

19. Dragon-like gargoyles were used in European culture to protect buildings

22. Dragons are from the imagination and are probably based on Lizards

23. The Manaia is the Maori version of a dragon acting as a ‘protector’ figure and is also mythological

24. Our own Marae has wonderful Manaia figures on its poupou

25. This one represents education and learning

27. This one has scales on its body like a fish or lizard and the tail of a fish

28. This one looks as if it has eyes for feet.These are all creatures from someone's imagination

29. A manaia carved into a circular piece of wood

30. A manaia caved out of jade

31. NZ born Samoan Artist, Michel Tuffrey uses lizards in his work combining it with symbols of his culture

33. Designers often stylise real creatures to make them look fantastical’

34. Artist StudyRichard Killeen : Installation • Richard Killeen is an artist who uses a range of different shapes which he combines together to form ‘modular installation’ works. • He likes to research and puts his collections together in creative combinations • He also like to work inside shapes

38. Student example

39. A multi media dragon

40. detail

42. The end