Critical & Historical Study - Yr 10 PDM
Artist: Michael Cook - Contemporary Aboriginal Artist
Series: Invasion, 2017
Image Title: Beach Grubs
Use the system of ‘What, How, Why?’ to explain how Michael Cook has expressed his world.
What?
Describe or list everything you can see in this photograph and identify any symbolism.
Setting
1. What is the setting/location of the image? How do we know?
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2. Are there any recognisable land-marks?______________________________________
3. What is the time of the day/year? __________________________________________
4. What is the weather like? _________________________________________________
People
5. Which people appear most prominent? _______________________________________
6. What is their gender/culture/age? How do we know that?
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7. What are they doing? _____________________________________________________
8. What is their expression ? __________________________________________________
9. What does it make us think/feel? ____________________________________________
10. What are the other people in the photograph doing?
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11. What is their clothing/accessories?
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12. What are the dogs doing? _________________________________________________
13. Are there any other creatures in the image? If so, what are they doing?
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14.What are some other objects/structures included in the image?
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15.What time/period could we estimate the image may have been taken?
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Visual style
16.What are the colours like? _________________________________________________
17.What is the viewpoint? ____________________________________________________
18.What is emphasised? _____________________________________________________
19.Other _________________________________________________________________
Story
20.What appears to be happening in the image? (the artwork title and knowledge about the artist may help)
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How?
21.How is the image composed?
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22.How does it evoke emotion?
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23.How have the elements and principles of design been used?
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24.How has the artist portrayed meaning?
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Why?
25.Why has the artist made the artwork?
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26.Does the artwork address a cultural issue, if so what is it?
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27.Does the artwork have a message for the audience, if so what is it?
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