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blog by Kathryn Wilson, Head of Art at Dubai British School 2011-2013

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

El Seed talking about his Caligraffiti at a talk on Art in the public realm....


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Artist study by Lydia in Year 11


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EXAM STUDENTS - here is an excellent example of some completed A01 work...and it is by Year 10 student Camilla!


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EXAM students - now that you have your theme you can start planning your time in the lead up to the practical exam. You should aim to complete all AO1 work by the end of this month. That includes Artist studies, research and analysis.......example below by Emily in Year 12


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Thursday, 7 February 2013

And the ART pages on Fronter are up! HuzZah


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Labels: Fronter

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Head down to the Outdoor Art Project at JBR this half term.... ;)







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Labels: Exhibitions, local art

Sunday, 3 February 2013

Year 8 HW: Using newspaper / marker pens / collage / paint......make your own design sheet in the style of Phil Yamada. See examples below.


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Friday, 1 February 2013

The Year 13 A-level Exam theme = 'Inside, outside, in between'


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The Year 12 AS Exam theme = 'Covert & Obscured'


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The GCSE Exam theme = 'Force'


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Thursday, 31 January 2013

Year 11/12/13 students....are you ready for your exam topics.........


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Monday, 28 January 2013

The A-level students are getting ready for their coursework deadline this Thursday. This photograph with stitching is by Adam in Year 12


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Labels: A-level, Photography, stitching, Year 12 Identity

Sunday, 27 January 2013

Year 11, 12 & 13 students...your coursework deadline is at the end of this week. Make sure you are ready!




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Year 8 HW : Complete your ideas sheet for letter embellishment. Remember to think about positive and negative space, colour and collage.


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Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Use your head, use a helmet. A video link for Year 8 PSHE this week.


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Saturday, 12 January 2013

Info about the DIFC Art night for those interested....

Art Night at DIFC 13 January 2013
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Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Year 8...use the success criteria to help you finish your title page for homework.....


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Thursday, 20 December 2012

Here are some photos from the year 12 trip to Tashkeel today.......A HUGE thanks to the folks at Tashkeel for a great morning of printmaking and a tour of the artist studios. We also enjoyed meeting artist Ruben Sanchez and seeing some of his paintings in progress.
















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Sunday, 16 December 2012

Using photo manipulation in the style of Calvin Merry. These experiments are by Ali in Year 10.


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Labels: experimenting, Experiments, Metamorphosis, Photography, Year 10 Metamorphosis

Monday, 10 December 2012

Check out this experiment using photographs and digital manipulation by Dorsa in Year 10


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