together and apart - kintsugi pottery

Together / Apart

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Kintsugi金継ぎ

The Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum.

As a philosophy it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.

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Task 1タスク

1. Choose a pot.2. Cut and stick in your sketchbook.

3. Do a LARGE line drawing which echoes the shape/silhouette.4. Divide pot into 6 sections so it appears ‘cracked’.

5. Write down something about the pot (inside the pot): How old is it? Who owns it? Where does it live? Do you think it is valuable?

10 Minutes

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the lesson you will have…

Learnt how your theme ‘together and apart’ could be explored through the deconstruction and

reconstruction of textiles and/or pottery and how ancient traditions such as Kintsugi could be applied to

contemporary art; and how a composition can be created using collagraph technique.

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Artists whoexplore the theme of

breaking / fixing / rearrangingin their work….

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Grayson PerryIs a potter and an artist who creates classically shaped vasescovered with figures, patterns and text.

The revealing and often dark subject matter depicted on thesepots is at first disguised by their colourful, decorativeappearance.

His chosen topics include autobiographical images of himself,his family, as well as references to political events and aninvestigation of cultural stereotypes.

He subverts the craft form of ceramics. He revels in its second-class status within world of fine arts, in order to explorechallenging, yet witty and thought provoking themes.

‘A lot of my work has always had a guerrilla tactic, a stealthtactic. I want to make something that lives with the eye as abeautiful piece of art, but on closer inspection, a polemic oran ideology will come out of it’.

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“Ceramic Patchwork”

Tony Cragg uses colourful objects to create a ‘jigsaw’ collage of new shapes and compositions.

Martin Margiela

incorporates

broken pottery

and wire to create

sculptural

‘fashion’.

Alan Sailerphotographs objects meeting a violent demise.

Jon Shireman soaks flowers in liquid nitrogen to freeze them solid before using a spring-loaded contraption to slam them against a surface at high speed; he then photographs them in slow motion.

What is a collagraph?

• A simple and quick method of printmaking.

• Glue shapes/objects onto card

• Ink up card

• Press with roller

• Simple or complex

Collagraphs using textiles/fabrics

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Task 2タスク

1. Gather ripped, torn and cut clothes / textiles2. Draw the outline of your vase onto the card

3. Cut or tear your fabric into smaller pieces if necessary4. Arrange fabric pieces inside the lines of your vase

5. Glue down the fabric.6. Create collagraph print.

30 - 40 Minutes

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PROGRESS CHECK

Pair/Share – Discuss and write down what you have used so far. Are you pleased with your work so far? Have you

discovered any new techniques?

Robert

Rauschenburg

John

Stezaker

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Task 3タスク

1. Using a combination or magazines and biro /ink create a response to the work of Grayson Perry, Robert

Rauschenburg or John Stezaker.

2. Create a collage within your vase shape which conveys a message or a story.

3. Consider how you can show ‘cracks’ within the object

10 - 20 Minutes

Reflect & Evaluate

Briefly write how you think today’s activities link to the exam theme, what have you

discovered, what have you found difficult?

Share outcomes and discuss findings and/or challenges.

Task 4タスク10 Minutes

Homework

Create a double page spread in your sketchbooks which focusses on an artist reference inspired by today’s activities.

• Analyse the work of the artist

• Create your own response

• Explore how this could link to your theme

Kintsugi

金継ぎ