Introduction to the frames

Artmaking

• 4.3 A student makes artworks that involve some understanding of the frames.

Critical and historical studies

• 4.8 A student explores the function of and relationships between the artist - artwork - world - audience.

• 4.9 A student begins to acknowledge that art can be interpreted from different points of view.

Each section of this site contains an overview of how meaning is understood in each frame, and two lessons where students apply their understanding of each frame through reading, writing, and artmaking activities.

Teachers can work through each lesson with students. Teachers could interact with students and provide feedback using a shared online platform as students progress through the content in this site.

Students should complete the activities digitally using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, and share their completed activities with their teacher.

Teachers can add resources and/or feedback to support the tasks, and to differentiate learning, and can set more specific timelines for student work.

Each lesson might take longer than an hour, and artmaking tasks might take several hours. Teachers should advise students on how much time to spend on each activity, and how to submit their completed activities for feedback.

The four frames each provide a different perspective for investigating ideas in art:

• Subjective frame - art about personal and psychological experiences

• Cultural frame - art with cultural and social meanings

• Structural frame - art as a form of communication

• Postmodern frame - art that challenges the mainstream

Through these lessons, you will learn how to apply the perspective of each frame to think about artworks, artists, audiences, and the world.