Anish Kapoor · method lens
LOOK FOR: void, reflective/absorbing surface, altered spatial perception, public scale and collaboration.
Local anchor: Temenos, created by Anish Kapoor with structural designer Cecil Balmond. The verified local text source describes its wire-mesh void, large scale and riverside setting.
MY DIFFERENT TEST: __________________________________
Rachel Whiteread · method lens
LOOK FOR: negative or interior space, casting absence, memory and how a gap can become the subject.
MY DIFFERENT TEST: __________________________________
Phyllida Barlow · method lens
LOOK FOR: everyday/low-status materials, constructed mass, visible assembly, obstruction, precarious or monumental scale.
MY DIFFERENT TEST: __________________________________
Organisation card · MIMA
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art describes itself as an art museum and gallery that is part of Teesside University, with a civic and community-engagement mission. This records an organisation role; it does not imply endorsement or affiliation with the named artists.
Role relevant to my learning: ____________________
Teacher-verified text-source starting points
| Focus | Official/authoritative page verified 28 August 2026 | Safe teaching use |
|---|---|---|
| Temenos · Kapoor + Balmond | Tees Valley Museums · Temenos object page | Paraphrase scale, material/void, collaboration and local public setting. Do not reproduce its photograph without a separate rights basis. |
| Rachel Whiteread | Tate · Five Things to Know | Paraphrase the method of casting or attending to negative space. Select any image separately under the centre’s rights process. |
| Phyllida Barlow | Tate · Phyllida Barlow display | Paraphrase large-scale construction with everyday materials. Keep the method broader than any single artwork. |
| MIMA organisation role | Teesside University · MIMA | Record the current role of the local arts organisation; do not infer a connection to an artist or this unit. |
Source-status desk
| Exact item / creator / title / date | Organisation / collection | What I can see | What the source says | My inference/question | Rights/source locator + access date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transfer, not copying
Artist method: ____________________ My different intention: ____________________
What I changed in my maquette: ______________________________________________
How the result remains mine: _________________________________________________