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Open Toolkits

Open Toolkits

OERs composed by MA Contemporary Art Theory Students

Category: Red Basho 🌶

Toolkits by CATs in the Red Basho

Reading Time: 4 minutesSummary: This open toolkit guides learners through a connected and systematic sequence of observing, questioning, comparing, and rewriting in response to a contemporary artwork. The process emphasises interpretation as a constructive act shaped by perspective rather than correctness. To support online learners who lack real-time interaction, this version includes a collective comment section at the […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntroduction & Aim Much like in life, the creative process often leads us into moments of uncertainty or “lack of inspiration.” Makers, artisans, and artists whose well-being depends on their creations know about it very well. These moments, however, are not to be feared. Instead, they offer an opportunity to shift perspectives, pushing us to […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntroduction This toolkit is for those stuck in a loop. The instructions provided may be used to escape from a physical, mental, or imaginary situation. The learner will engage in double-loop thinking by following instructions to write a short text; this process can be applied to a project, artwork, problem, or thought experiment. Single-loop learning […]

A collage portrait of a young man made from newspaper clippings; titled "a young man collage (2022)"

Reading Time: 5 minutes  The core impact of media does not come from the “content” it carries, but from the media itself as “an extension of humans.”       Specific Learning Objectives: 1, By selecting, pasting, and annotating media materials, complete a collage portrait and use art works to reflect on media. 2, Through reflection, understand the […]

A hand uses a small knife to carve an object.

Reading Time: 4 minutesAim · The purpose of this exercise is to help you transform inarticulate emotions into visible traces within a limited timeframe, making the act of ‘carving’ a safe, gentle outlet rather than a source of pressure. · We encourage you to focus on the process itself: your breathing, the application of force, the pauses, and […]

A mobilephone playing audio on a wooden table, with a pair of in-ear earphones placed beside it.

Reading Time: 3 minutesA short 20-minute activity where learners record everyday sounds and turn them into a simple sound artwork to explore how sound creates mood and space without images. This activity is open to everyone and has been carefully designed with participants who have different visual or auditory needs in mind.For this reason, an audio version of […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesDadaism(2min) Dadaism was an artistic movement that emphasized the creativity of everyday objects, was anti-traditional and full of experimental spirit. The MoMA art museum has collected many classic Dadaist works. If you are interested, you can click the link below to view the related exhibits in more detail. https://www.moma.org/collection/?classifications=any&date_begin=Pre-1850&date_end=2016&include_uncataloged_works=false&on_view=false&q=dada&recent_acquisitions=false&with_images=true Shooting process(13min) Step 1.Preparation: Download software(1min) […]

A completed polka dot collage, made by simply collaging leaves, with tools such as scissors and a rounding tool nearby.

Reading Time: 5 minutesIntroduction Seurat’s color logic in pointillist painting stemmed from his observation of natural light and shadow; Yayoi Kusama’s childhood observation of millions of white stones in her family’s nursery became the initial inspiration for her polka dot creations; The symbolic foundation of polka dot art lies hidden in the texture of nature. The “dot” form […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes1. Activity —Bound to Fail (6 min) Choose one of the three activities A. Cut a Perfect Circle Cut a circle with a tool no more than scissors, the rounder the better. B. Draw a Perfect Straight Line Draw a straight line with no tool, the straighter, the better. C. Perfectly Replicate a Sentence Copy […]

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