GCSE – Teaching Art & Photography UK

Image & Text Artists & Photographers for Art & Design GCSE Coursework & Exam Projects

Below you will find a selection of Artists and Photographers who use image and text in their work. These are useful for teachers and students for GCSE Art and Design, Photography and Graphic Communication coursework or exam projects and assignments.

Barbara Kruger – http://www.artnet.com/artists/barbara-kruger/

Jenny Holzer – http://www.artnet.com/artists/jenny-holzer/

Ben Eine – http://www.artnet.com/artists/ben-eine/

Stephen Powers – http://www.artnet.com/artists/stephen-powers/

Lorna Simpson – http://www.artnet.com/artists/lorna-simpson/

Banksy – http://www.artnet.com/artists/banksy/

Gillian Wearing – http://www.artnet.com/artists/gillian-wearing/

Ed Ruscha – http://www.artnet.com/artists/ed-ruscha/

Aaron Siskind – http://www.artnet.com/artists/aaron-siskind/

Wayne White – http://www.artnet.com/artists/wayne-white/

Growth Mindset Icons for PowerPoints and Worksheets

I have created some Growth Mindset Icons based on the key aspects of a Growth Mindset; Persistence, Effort, Embrace Challenge, Success of Others, Effort and Constructive Criticism. These have work really well when used on classroom resources such as worksheets or PowerPoint presentations. They could also be adapted to fit on certificates, badges or poster. Feel free to use them!

A Child of Six Could Do It!

I love the front cover to this book, it often springs to mind when my pupils ask me questions about certain types of visual art (mainly the abstract ones!). They often ask “but i could do that! What makes it so special?”, or “so if painted like Jackson Pollock, does that mean that I could sell my painting for a million pounds?!”. Often, my pupils forget that art can have significant historic and cultural importance, reflect a period of human thinking, depict a part of the artist’s soul, have a different meaning for every viewer, will often be unique/original, and the list can go on. Once this is understood, it is really no surprise that art can sell for extravagant amounts of money!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0900874627

Colour Theory Posters

I am great lover of well designed posters (and also ones that can be printed out without coming out blurry!). These two posters pack a lot of info into a small area and can be a good reference tool for GCSE pupils who need to develop the use of colour in their work. I also like the way it shows clearly what each term means with examples. I have to be honest I wasn’t sure what Tetradic colours were before I saw these! Thanks to inkfumes for the designs!