9D - Priyankka Bhandari MYP_Arts_Blog

Sunday 26th April 2020

Drama - Theatre Practitioner - Lesson 1 - 15th April 2020 LQ: What is a theatre practitioner? Who is Bertolt Brecht? Outcomes: 1. Understand the role of the theatre practitioner  2. Know who Bertolt Brecht is  What is a theatre practitioner? A theatre practitioner is a person who creates theatrical performances. They can be a director, actor, designer, dramatist, or a combination of these.   What do you know about Bertolt Brecht? He was born in 1898, Germany, and died in 1956 He studied medicine and served in the hospital army during WWI He started playwriting to include politics because of curiosity from war  He worked in HollyWood for a while  He founded the 'Berliner Ensemble' in 1949, when he moved back to Germany People began to appreciate his work and he became a famous practitioner He didn't like realistic acting and didn't want his audience to relate  He wanted to get people thinking about th...

Sunday 12th April 2020 For my art challenge, I decided to paint the logo of one of my favourite superheroes, Black Widow. I chose her because I love her back story, her strength, and her abilities. First, I sketched out her logo onto the roll. Then, I outlined it with black pen. I filled in the logo with red paint and waited for it to dry. Once dry, I took masking tape and lined the edge of the logo with the tape. I then took the black paint and painted around and over the tape as to make sure not to leave any space blank. Once I had finished the black paint and it was dry, I took the tape of and cleaned off the edges with any red paint that had been covered by the black. WWW: I used my creativity skills to try a new form of art which I had never tried before. I learnt how to use tape to make my piece of art look cleaner and more accurate EBI: I could have made the logo a little straighter, as it is slightly tilted. Reflection: I found thi...

Sunday 5th April 2020 Our task was to create a piece of cubism art and then draw it. As I don't have any magazines at home and my printer is broken, I could not create by piece. But, I did take this piece of cubism art from the uploaded PowerPoint and drew it as accurately as I could. Here is what I was trying to draw:   Here is what I drew: WWW: I learned what cubism art is I learned how to create cubism art I learned how to draw cubism art EBI: I could have made the nose more accurate The outline of the eyes could have been a little lighter The eyelashes could have been a little longer and spaced out Reflection: Although it took quite a bit of time, I thoroughly enjoyed this task. I have always had fun doing observational drawings, especially faces and facial features. So, this was a very enjoyable task for me to complete and it was something new, which I had fun learning about. I think cubism art is a different expression of personality w...