Nick Gentry - tools and techniques | Art and Design - Making Art Work

Suitable for teaching 14-16s. Artist Nick Gentry demonstrates how he uses old materials that people have sent to him in his artwork. Subscribe for more Art and Design clips from BBC Teach on Thursdays when we have them in: http://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. ===================== Artist Nick Gentry shows some of the old materials that he’s been sent and demonstrates how he uses them in his artwork. He has been sent various items; like old floppy discs and some x-rays that he will recreate into a portrait. He explains how he uses x-rays for tonal ranges and transparent layers, as an alternative to traditional canvas and paint. Nick also reads a letter to demonstrate how people have sent personal things to inspire his work and how, to make a connection, he sends them something in return, such as a piece of his artwork. This clip is from Making Art Work, a BBC 2 Learning Zone compilation of short films following six UK-based leading artists as they create new artwork from scratch. They reveal where they find inspiration and give practical tips on using a variety of materials and techniques. Styles covered range from contemporary paintings and landscapes to quilling, sculpture and even portraits made from floppy discs. For more clips from Making Art Work: http://bit.ly/TeachMAW For our Art and Design playlist: http://bit.ly/TeachArtandDesign For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p01z4h6f. ===================== Teaching Art and Design? What could the students remake an artwork from to reuse and transform it? Get the students to investigate other potential mail art ideas for their artwork. These clips will be relevant for teaching Art and Design at GCSE/KS4 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and National 4/5 or Higher in Scotland. The topics discussed will support OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC GCSE in England and Wales, CCEA GCSE in Northern Ireland and SQA National 4/5 and Higher in Scotland. ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/bbcteach More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education ===================== Subscribe to create your own customised playlists, and get notified about our latest clips. As we have them, new videos will be uploaded on the following days: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media Studies, Modern Studies and PSHE, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature