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Sustained Investigation Idea Developoment
Sustained Investigation Idea Developoment
Sustained Investigation Idea Developoment
Identify your personal interests, passions, and likes and dislikes. In the beginning, the responses
may be simple — single words or sentences in a list. As you explore further, you can expand on
these initial ideas. Consider and explain how other influences are brought into, or become part of,
the idea they wish to pursue. That way you can explain why this idea can serve as the basis of an
in-depth exploration.
Artwork Requirement: The first week of May you will submit 15 images that demonstrate:
Ask yourself: What are your goals? What are your standards? What are you striving for? What
do you need to do to optimize your success?
Remember:
A Sustained Investigation is not a series of work involving cats, cars, emotions, and so on, appropriated from
appealing images found online.
The Sustained Investigation idea is not discovered one week prior to the submission of a portfolio by searching for
commonalities in a group of divergent works.
A Sustained Investigation is under way when students come to "own" their imagery, whether objective or
nonobjective, based on personal observation, experience, ideas, research, and experimentation, or a combination of
these.
It is important to feel comfortable with your sustained investigation because you will be spending a lot of time creating a
variety of projects around this concentration topic.
AP Course Skills are looking for you to successfully demonstrate the following:
Inquiry and Investigation
Investigate materials, processes and ideas
Making through practice, Experimentation and Revision
Make works of art and design by practicing experimenting and revising
Communication and reflection
Communicate ideas about art and design
Follow the last page to help you with your development for the start of next week’s
concentration talk.
Pattern & Actual Texture Quiet
Repeat Serial Forms Multiples
Scale in Landscape – Extreme Depth Grocery Store
Light Sources Restaurant
Organic Repeated Form Cooking
Layers & Meaning – Hung Liu Dishes
Found Object Incorporation Manifest Destiny
– Rauschenberg Transition
Surface Pattern Textile Design Recession
Symbolic Narratives Climbing Out
Landscapes – Macro Waiting
Figures in Space Pathways
Birds Travel
Holidays Instruments in Life
Furniture as Art Jazz – Bearden, Picasso, Saunders
Movement & Light Effect of Light & Motion in Urban
Light Source & Color – Monet Settings
Point of View Urban Decay
Children in Motion Macro vs. Micro
Color in the City – Abstraction Color/Texture Triptychs
Quiet Landscapes Sign Posts
City through the senses Shorelines
Self-Portraits Fault Lines
Reflection of Light on People/Things Farmer’s Market
Abstracting Symbolism Reflections in Water or Metal
Addressing time effects on an Object Lamps as Family Groupings
Develop recurring motif Book Cover Designs
Motion effects of Wind – Make it Effects of Placement of horizon line
Visible on ordinary objects
Sent Messages Side view Landscapes
Nests Abstracted shape with detail
Buckles & Clasps Silhouettes
Contents of Purses/ Backpacks Object as Chair
Abstracting Landscapes Costume Design
– Diebenkorn Set Design
Construction Machinery Vertical Spatial Composition
Parks & Playgrounds Figure/Ground Relationships
Personal Spaces Make a Zine
Closets Graphic Novel – Maus, The Visitor
Shoes Resting Places
After Dinner Childhood Fears
Refuge Exaggerated Portraits
Out Working with Hands
Power Over Nature in Urban Landscape
Fly Fishing Coverings
Kayaking Power Tools
Swimming Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Family Traditions Comfort Food
Color Theory Exploration Vegetables
Figues in Costume – Narrative Mosquitos
Dramatic Weather Landscapes Nets
Environmental Impact Corners
Modern Portraits as Ukiyo-e Fishing Lures
Musical Instruments Things that Unravel
Bicycles Ribbons
Life of a Raindrop Glasses
Glory of Food Horses
Stuff that Happens to Me Cowboys
Chrome, Reflection Currency Design
Busy Bodies – Stretch & Motion Kitchen
Animals Stove
Bananas or Fruit Fusion
Seasons Marbles
Contours Boats
Mirrors Within the Jar
Openings Woven
Peeling Zippers
Inside my Shoes Buttons
Watches Work
Rusty Machinery Turtles
Tricycles Teeth
Hats Nuts & Bolts
Storms Roots
Wings Bridges
Barriers Ripples & Waves
Crustaceans Cocoons & Life Cycle
Restrictions Shattered
Staplers Out of Focus/ In Focus
Typewriters Pockets
Eggs Inside of Fruit/Nuts/Vegetables
Boxes Ropes
Fences By the Waterfront
Containers Soda Can
Package/Industrial Design Wrapped Food
Gum Geography/Topography
Kites Dark Alleys/Hallways
Wheat Fields Fish
Windows Underwater
Sounds Skateboards
Luggage Fortune Cookies
Tea/Coffee Program & Poster Design
Divers Image & Text Incorporated
Feathers Illustrate a Poem
Drop Groups of People
Easels Cancer/Disease
Ladders Abandonment
Piles Chores around the House
Forgotten Things Tea Party or Dinner Party
Combinations Daily Rituals
Feet My Life in Small Moments
Holes Tree Forms, Structure
Morning Abstracted Figure
Endangered Species Chairs as Portraits
Garbage Personal Totems
Oxymorons Dreams Personified
Maps Uncommon/Unusual
Weights The Mannequin
Snakes Close-ups of Old Cars
Tunnels Enlarge to Abstraction
Numbers Unrelated Imagery – Rosenquist
Cracks Butterflies
Hairdryers Insects
Races/Jumps Inside Looking Out
Pieces Design in Nature
Things in my Car Triptych Devotional Paintings
Things in my Architectural Renderings showing
Refrigerator (exploring) the interior and exterior
Balloons space with a strong focus on light,
perspective and structure
Rocks
Exploration using realistic and non-
Crumpling
objective animals (stipple
Screw on Lids technique….a series of black and
Tupperware white ink drawings moving into
Inside Out color)
Altered Book Process piece showing the making
Closure and baking of a cake
Gloves “The Wedding” from the
Wheels engagement ring to the sealing kiss
Sit “The Attic” the
Interior Spaces childhood experiences
Exterior Spaces An exploration of design textures
related to nature – Art Nouveau
Illness & Injury
Interior as Contour Line
Roller Coaster
Landscapes based on The Infinite – M.C. Escher
childhood experiences Emerging Images of Tiger in my
Portraits and the human form Culture – Melissa Miller, Hokusai
Pistolaro Poses (gun fighters) Struggle to Find One’s Self – Dali,
Toilets and water closets Picasso
Monkeys or Primates Home
Junk yard still life Figure Studies in
Tomatos from seed to fruit Strong Lights/Darks
Tennis shoes, boots Car Interiors
Figures with striped clothing Abstract Portraits
Fantasy characters – gargoyles, Unconventional Angels
fairies, dragons, etc. – convincingly Architectural Drawings from
rendered a Different Point of View
Low riders A Particular Style of Art
Circus life An Object or Product Drawn in a
My ancestry Succession of Locations and/or
Crime and punishment Styles
Things that come in pairs Illustrate a Classical Character or
The movie experience Story in a New or Modern Way
Foreshortened figures and objects Childhood Memories
Portraits Toys/Games
Subject showing progression through Visions of the Future
historical references from a variety Evolution of an item as it
of artists
Deteriorates or
Women in feminine roles
Decomposes
“Exhaustion”
Time Lapse of a Person, Place or
“Seven Deadly Sins” Thing
“Things That Make Me Smile” Deconstruction of Still life, Subject
Cartoon character through animation or Portrait
cells Families/Couples – Alice Neal
Architectural viewpoints that are Transformations – Dali, Magritte
unusual. Architectural forms that are
Bizarre Interior Spaces/Perspectives
unusual.
Historical events Appliances – Warhol, Oldenberg
Reflections of images wherein the Tools or Utensils – Dine, Warhol
reflections are an emotional Furniture
exploration (of literal reflections) Portrait/Figure Distortions
Instruments that make music in Color/Shapes – Ed
Generations of my family Paschke
Icons within our society Family Celebrations –
Strength of Women Carmen Lomas Garza
Dreams and Dream Images Figures in Motion or at Rest from
– Chagall Extreme Perspective – Bird’s or
Ant’s View
Dance Images – Degas
Common Objects that Investigate
Social Issues
Architectural Landscapes w/
Morphing Shadows –
deChirico
Figure Drawing – Contour, Gesture, Suburban Interpretations
Portrait “My Cultural Icons”
Architecture from Unusual Fears
Viewpoints – Cropped “The Power of Words”
Closely, Bird’s or Ant’s View People That Have Influenced My
Abstracted Objects Life
Mechanical Elements Organic Abstractions in
Organic Objects Drawn Mixed Media
w/ Mechanical Analysis Illustration of Bible Stories with
Personal or Social Issues References
Object Emerging from a Bag Canterbury Tales in Anime
– Escape/Cultural Bags/Social Electronic self-portraits and figures
Commentary from realism to abstraction
Illustrate a Descriptive Work – Black and white photographs
Livid, Scrumptious – Munch, Bacon of buildings interiors and
People Morphing into Objects exteriors
Integral to their Lives – Ken Veith,
Toys and the idea of what a toy is to
Steve Desteve
different people and age groups
People Morphing into Objects that
have become Obsolete Japanese patterning
(Japanese student)
Illustrate Folklore Landscapes or
American quilt patterns –
Real Areas
Gee’s Bend, Faith Ringold
Abstraction Dealing with Light &
Signage
Liquid – Pfaff, Baldessare
Doors
Minimalist Images of Architecture
Exterior Design
Focusing on Light & Shadow
Clothing
Influential Women – Alice Neel,
Mechanical Illustration
Lucien Freud
Transportation - trains, planes, autos
Same Thing Over Time w/ Different
Pattern in Nature
Light
Geometric forms into Organic Distortion
Organic forms into Geometric Radial Composition
Animal Bones Melting
Skeletal Structure Logos
Social Issues Media Package
Desert Landscape Illustration of a Fairy Tale
Visual Puns – Magritte Invent a Toy
CD Jackets Calendar w/ a Theme
The Human Form Within Nature Page Layout
Travel Life Cycles
Portraits as Pattern – Klimt
The Graphic Self
The Cinematography of Fellini Food
Hunger Historical Events
Family Relationships Analytical Sketchbook – daVinci
Urban Symbols Automotive Design
Asymmetrical Composition
Culture in the Classroom Children & War
Community in the Lesson Impact of War
Second Languages Social Ideals
Personal History Abstracted Shapes
Who Are We? NonObjective as Real
Bicultural Ideals Rectilinear/Curvilinear
Notions of the Ideal A Positive or Negative Shape
Unity through Proximity Trompe L’oeil in Life as a Metaphor
Scale: Human Referencing Tactile Textures
Transnational Identity Aerial Space
Color as Emphasis My Space/Perspective
Family Ideals and/or Realizations Amplified Perspective
The Multicultural Family Emphasized Foreground
The TV Family Memorializing
Color as Emotion Designing Memorials
Generational Attitudes Ofrendas & Altars
Multigenerational What is Enemy?
Culture Differences What is Empowerment?
Color as Balance Representing War
Value as Space Representing Community
What is a Family? Representing Family
Emphasis through Value Psychological Color
Emphasis through Place Timeline as Design
Contextual Placement Skin and Structure
Repetition as Unity Contradicting a Form
Horizontal/Vertical Balance Activated Surroundings
Balance Using Pattern Light as Medium
Space as Balance White on White
What is Personal Balance? Growth/Decay
Textural Balance Arbitrary/Symbolic Color
Radial Balance Framing Audience
Progressive Rhythm Foreshortening as Metaphor
Rhythm as Motion Place as Metaphor
Alternating Rhythm Erasing
Lines Defining Contour Advertising Campaign
Direction through Line Power of the Word
Value as Line Personal Relationships
Epidemics: Past & Present Making an Object Speak
Natural/Distorted Realities Trees – Growth/Fertility/Structure –
The Natural vs. Ideal Mondrian
Imagining War Figure Distortion – Schiele
Communities & War Boxes
Women & War Portraits with Text
Men & War Anatomy
o Botanical Studies o Tall Stacks of Objects
o Transportation o Electronic Interiors
o Artist’s Book o The Artist’s Tools
o Water in Vessels o Compositional Studies
o The Artist at Work o File Cabinet Abstractions
o Tape o Shape vs. Form
o Bowling o Abstraction
o Golf o Cubism
o Pens & Pencils
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http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/a-level-art-ideas
https://campus.digication.com/APphoto/Concentration_-_ideas
THINGS TO CONSIDER:
IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK: