This unit is designed to develop art-making skills using a range of 2D materials including watercolour and acrylic paint, charcoal, oil painting on canvas and mixed media. Students will be progressively refining their skills in the production of art works with a focus on exploration of the self through portraiture. Students undertake a study of various Artists, and a study of the ways in which art from past and present cultures relate to the social context for which they were created.

OUTCOMES

1. Analyse and interpret a variety of artistic media using the Structural Framework and the Personal Framework.

2. Use the art process to create visual responses that demonstrate their personal interests and ideas.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Written Analysis of Artworks

• Folio of artworks with accompanying documentation.

This unit focuses on the development of areas of personal interest in art exploration. It encourages artistic development through the exploration of contemporary materials, techniques and working methods within a range of art media. Students also study the roles of artists, and how they are portrayed in society and how art reflects and communicates the values, beliefs and traditions of the societies in which it was created. 

OUTCOMES

1. Discuss and compare artworks from different cultures and times using the Cultural Framework and the Contemporary Framework..

2. Use the art process to produce at least one finished artwork that explores social and/or personal ideas or issues.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Folio of Artworks with accompanying documentation and analysis using Analytical Frameworks.

• Written Exploration of Art in different Social Contexts 

This unit focuses on a broad and innovative investigation including exploration and experimentation within selected media to develop and refine a sustained body of work. Student’s skill in interpreting artworks is developed through a study of artists and their works before and since 1990 through the application of interpretive frameworks and the comparison of artworks.

OUTCOMES

1. Use the Analytical Frameworks to analyse and interpret artworks produced before 1990 and since 1990, and compare the meanings and messages of these artworks.

2. Use the art process to produce at least one artwork, and use the Analytical Frameworks to document and evaluate the progressive development and refinement of their artistic practice. 

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Written Analysis Comparing Artists pre and post 1990

• Written task comparing the work of selected artists using the Analytical Frameworks

• Folio of developmental work and at least one completed Artwork

This unit focuses on the continued development and final presentation of ideas developed and refined from the directions explored in unit 3. The students will complete a folio of artworks, which show a progressive exploration and resolution of ideas. They build their conceptual understanding of broad themes, ideas and issues related to the role of art in society..

OUTCOMES

1. Examine and analyse an art idea and its related issues to inform their viewpoint. 

2. Progressively communicate ideas, directions and personal concepts in a body of work that includes at least one finished artwork and use selected aspects of the Analytical Frameworks to underpin reflections on their art making.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Written analysis related to issues in art

• Research task analysing one issue in art

• Folio of developmental work and at least one finished art work.

• End-of-year exam

For more information about Art Creative Practice, see Dinah Hollander