Art: Creative Practice

Art: Creative Practice

The nature of this subject allows students to explore the ‘Creative Practice’ in order to deepen their own artistic practice. They will research and investigate the work of artists and other influences. They will explore and develop their own ideas, while engaging in a broad variety of artistic experimentation. Part of this cyclical process also requires time for the reflection and evaluation of their progress. 

They will document their development in a visual diary, using both visual responses and written annotations. Over the course of Units 1 to 4 they will resolve their explorations, developing a number of finished artworks. This process should illuminate a refinement of both the student's artistic voice and style. Interpretive frameworks will be applied to artworks studied in order to view them constructively and consider different viewpoints in their analysis. 

Unit 1- Interpreting Artworks and exploring creative practice 

Students will:

• discuss the practices of three artists and interpret one artwork by each using the Personal and Structural interpretive lens. One contemporary and historical artist (including one Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Australian artist)

• develop and make personal visual responses using the Creative Practice.

• document and evaluate the use of the Creative Practice used to make personal visual responses. 

Unit 2 - Interpeting Artworks and developing creative practice

Students will:

• analyse and compare the practices of three artists from different periods of time using the Cultural lens. 4 mandatory areas: Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Collaborative artist and contemporary artist.

• explore collaborative practice and social and cultural ideas using the Creative Practice

• document and critique of collaborative practice. Making of final artworks.

Unit 3 - Investigation, ideas, artworks and the creative practiceI

Students will:

• develop, refine and resolve ideas from Unit 3

• present a critique

• document and evaluate the use of the Creative Practice

• resolve and present a Body of Work

• compare the practices of historical and contemporary artists

• use the Interpretive Lenses to analyse and interpret historical and contemporary artworks

Unit 4 - Interpreting, resolving and presenting artworks and the creative practice

Students will:

• document the use of the Creative Practice and present a critique to inform the refinement and resolution of a body of work

• use the Creative Practice to resolve and present a body of work

• compare the practices of historical and contemporary artists and the use of interpretive lenses to analyse and interpret the meanings and messages in selected artworks

Assessment / Entry Requirements

Prerequisites: There are none for entry to Units 1, 2 and 3. Students must undertake Units 3 and 4 as a sequence within one calendar year. 

Satisfactory Completion: Achievement of the set of outcomes specified for the unit.

Levels of Achievement: 

Units 1 and 2: A range of school based assessment tasks, including end of year exam, will be utilised to record the standard achieved by students.

Units 3 and 4: School- assessed coursework / end-of-year exams.

• Unit 3 and 4 School Assessed Tasks in Areas of Study 1 & 2:  60 %

• Unit 4 School Assessed Task in Areas of Study 3:  10%

• End-of-year examination:  30%