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VISUAL ARTS
VISUAL ART Learning Leader: Mr Andrew Harten
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Year 10 Art Year 10 Design
Length of Course: 1 or 2 semesters
Students explore two main artistic styles for one semester each. Street Art; which includes aerosolbased artworks, public art and art with social comment and Fine Art which explores oil painting and chalk pastel techniques designed to replicate work with realism. Students also explore Surrealism through the medium of ceramics, developing a finished glazed article developed from a folio.
Aims: • To develop a range of art skills, techniques and processes • To use art elements and principles to structure visual media • Analyse and interpret the content, structure and aesthetic qualities of art works • To make and present art works which explore themes, concepts and ideas
Content: • Drawing skills • Painting skills • Printmaking • Sketchbook Diary • Analysis of artworks • Art folio development • Practitioner statements • Ceramics Length of Course: 1 or 2 semesters
Design includes graphic and communication design, environmental design and product design and fashion design. It emphasises defining the problem, problem solving approaches, the generation of solutions and/or concepts and the skills to communicate resolutions.
Aims: • To solve visual problems, research, develop, refine and evaluate ideas, and create original design works. • To expose students to graphic, product and environmental design scenarios, and the drawing conventions that are associated with these. • To expose students to the work of designers, developing both their language of design and their analytical skills. • To build on the knowledge and skills acquired at
Year 9, including the development of awareness of form and function and the relationship between them.
Content: • Revision of basic design fundamentals and the design process • Computer generated Graphic Design • Product Design • Environmental Design • Technical drawing skills • Exploration of a design movement • Practitioner statements • Fashion Design
VISUAL ARTS SUBJECTS - YEAR 10 TO YEAR 12
Stage 1 Visual Arts - Art
Length of Course: 1 or 2 semesters (10 or 20 credits)
Prerequisites: A satisfactory pass in grade and attitude in at least 1 unit of Art at Year 10.
Visual Arts engages students in conceptual, practical, analytical, and contextual aspects of creative human endeavour. It emphasises visual thinking and investigation and the ability to develop ideas and concepts, refine skills, and produce imaginative solutions. An integral part of Visual Arts is the documentation of visual thinking.
Students learn to communicate personal ideas, beliefs, values, thoughts, feelings, concepts, and opinions, provide observations of their lived or imagined experiences, and represent these in visual form. Through ideation and problem-solving, experimentation, and investigations in a diversity of media, processes, and techniques, students demonstrate a range of technical skills and aesthetic qualities.
The broad area of Art includes both artistic and crafting methods and outcomes, including the development of ideas, research, analysis and experimentation with media and techniques, resolution and production.
The focus capabilities for this subject are communication and personal development.
Content: Each semester students will explore a different facet of the Visual Arts. Visual Arts - Art A: “The Portrait in Art’ Visual Arts – Art B: “Common Themes in Art”.
Assessment: Folio • Students produce a folio that documents their visual learning, in support of a major resolved visual artwork. Practical • Each practical assessment consists of two parts: • the resolved art or design practical work • the practitioner’s statement. Visual Study • A visual study is an exploration of, or experimentation with, a style, an idea, a concept, media/materials, methods/techniques, or technologies based on research and the analysis of the work of other practitioners.
Stage 1 Visual Arts - Design
Length of Course: 1 or 2 semesters (10 or 20 credits)
Prerequisites: A satisfactory pass in grade and attitude in at least 1 unit of Design at Year 10.
Content: Various elements of design are investigated including typography, illustration and/or graphic design. Students work on a self-directed project following the design process. Visual Arts – Design A Visual Arts – Design B Assessment: Folio • Students produce a folio that documents their visual learning, in support of a major resolved design work. Practical • Each practical assessment consists of two parts: • the resolved design practical work • the practitioner’s statement. Visual Study • A visual study is an exploration of, or experimentation with, a style, an idea, a concept, media/materials, methods/techniques, or technologies based on research and the analysis of the work of other design practitioners.
Stage 2 Visual Arts - Art
Length of Course: 2 semesters (20 credits)
Prerequisites: A satisfactory pass in grade and attitude in 1 or 2 units of Stage 1 Visual Arts - Art.
In Visual Arts students express ideas through practical work using drawings, sketches, diagrams, models, prototypes, photographs and/or audio visual techniques leading to resolved pieces. Students have opportunities to research, understand and reflect upon visual art works in their cultural and historical contexts.
The broad area of Art includes both artistic and crafting methods and outcomes, including the development of ideas, research, analysis and experimentation with media and techniques, resolution and production.
The focus capabilities for this subject are communication and personal development.
Content: The following three areas of study are covered: Visual Thinking Practical Resolution Visual Arts in Context Stage 2 Visual Arts - Design
Length of Course: 2 semesters (20 credits)
Prerequisites: A satisfactory pass in grade and attitude in 1 or 2 units of Stage 1 Visual Arts - Design.
In Visual Arts students express ideas through practical work using drawings, sketches, diagrams, models, prototypes, photographs and/or audio visual techniques leading to resolved pieces. Students have opportunities to research, understand and reflect upon visual art works in their cultural and historical contexts.
The broad area of Design includes graphic and communication design, environmental design and product design. It emphasises defining the problem, problem solving approaches, the generation of solutions and/or concepts and the skills to communicate resolutions.
The focus capabilities for this subject are communication and personal development.
Content: The following three areas of study are covered: Visual Thinking Practical Resolution Visual Arts in Context
Assessment: Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types: School Assessment (70%) Folio (30%) Practical (40%) External Assessment (30%) Visual Study (30%) Assessment: Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types: School Assessment (70%) • Folio (30%) • Practical (40%) External Assessment (30%) • Visual Study (30%)
NOTE: For those students wishing to study both Art and Design at Stage 2 and avoid counting restrictions, the option will be given to study Stage 2 Creative Arts as an alternative to one of either Visual Arts – Art or Visual Arts – Design. This option will be discussed at course counselling and with the subject teacher.
