Starting Point 3 Words and Images were combined in Medieval manuscripts. More recently, artists such as Barbara Kruger and Tom Philips have combined image and text in different ways to communicate an idea or message. From your research into appropriate selected sources, produce your own responses combining image and text

Image and Text Tom Philips - http://www.humument.com/gallery/index.html

Barbara Kruger

Ed Ruscha

Jasper Johns "Numbers in Colour" 1958-1959 Grey Alphabet 1956

Peter Davies Fun With the Animals: 1998

Image and Text - How to answer this question. Week 1. On a large sheet make 15 – 18 black and white studies of the suggested artists. Keep the images small. Use a variety of materials. Do close-ups. HW 1. In your sketchbook make some black and white studies of the suggested artists. Keep the images small. Fill 2 sides. Find images on the web. Add notes using your Writing About Art sheet Week 2. On a large sheet make 15 – 18 colour studies of the suggested artists. Keep the images small. Use a variety of materials. Use full copies and close-ups. HW 2. In your sketchbook make some colour studies of the suggested artists. Keep the images small. Fill 2 sides. Find images on the internet. Add notes Week 3. Filter through some magazines and newspapers to find interesting images and text. On a large sheet of paper make 15 – 18 collages. Homework 3. In your sketchbook fill 2 sides with small black and white collages. Add notes. Experiment with materials Week 4. Choose some song lyrics and poems. Take some photographs of yourself. On a large sheet of paper make 15 -18 images combining the pictures and words. Homework 4. Use photos of people and letters cut from magazines to produce two pages of images. Weeks 5. Produce a range of larger studies in colour and black and white. HW 5. Continue to develop your project with studies, sketches and notes as you plan your Main Piece. Christmas: 9 – 12 sides of further studies as you finalise what to produce in the 10 hour exam.