Positive attitude to self and the world
(Deborah Rankin)
Purpose
To use artists’ books as a way of exploring the world of the adolescent in a positive light.
Description
Students research and discuss the 'book as art' and contemporary artists’ books. They engage with materials and processes using traditional and experimental techniques to explore inventive ways to make and display their own artist book forms.
Procedure
Resources
Artists’ books
Artists’ Books Collection, James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Arts: available from the State Library of Queensland at South Bank.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) sourcebook modules:
- Artists’ books (Levels 4 and 5, Visual Arts Strand, Years 1 to 10 The Arts Syllabus) [new window http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs1to10/kla/arts/docs/modules/va_45_ab.pdf ]
Websites:
- State Library of Queensland: Artists’ Books
- Artists’ books online - redefining the book
- Queensland Studies Authority: Years 1 to10 - The Arts [new window http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs1to10/kla/arts/ ]
Learning outcomes
Details in unit plan [new window 
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The Arts
- Visual Arts VA 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1a
Last updated: 26th February 2007
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