S2 COURSE

Subject Areas

Whilst all pupils will cover the same core elements, individual teacher/s may decide on the themes for their units of work. Subject areas covered in S2:

• Portraiture

• Fantasy & Imagination – to explore creativity in an imaginative context working from first hand or gathered resources

• 2D Design or 3D Design (opportunities for pupils to translate 2D working drawings into 3D Design)

• Sculpture – this will deal with form, spatial relationships and other sculptural elements

       Expressive Work

As with S1, S2 pupils will be encouraged to work from both first hand and second hand sources where work should centre around the subject matter, methods and materials of the artist. Pupils will be encouraged to further develop self-expression with a range of media, using a variety of techniques, to produce individual expressive piece/s of work. Appropriate visual elements will be studied, dependant on the nature of the activity undertaken.

Appropriate critical analysis of artists/art movements will form an integral part of work undertaken.

S2 Expressive work will continue to build on skills learned in S1and pupils will be given the opportunity to explore new areas of work such as Sculpture and Fantasy & Imagination.

       Media/Techniques

Pupils will gain experience of the following media:

• Clay

• Pencils/coloured pencils

• Paint – acrylic, watercolour etc

• Construction/modelling techniques

• Mixed media

• Photoshop

Visual Elements

Each body of work undertaken will focus on a number of visual elements appropriate to the individual task set.

• Line

• Tone

• Texture

• Colour

• Shape

• Form

• Pattern

Art/Design Movements

Looking artists/designers/movements will be integral to units.  In S2, these may include:

• Pop Art

• Artists such as Chuck Close

• Graffiti/Street Art

• Sculptors

• Contemporary Design

Social/Cultural contexts and influences will be studied as part of the written element.