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Visual Arts involves students immersing themselves in both Art Making and Art Writing, expressing their ideas while learning how other artists have created their art.
What you will learn
What you will learn
Students will examine the possibilities of art through the exploration of various media such as charcoal and graphite drawing, digital imaging with cameras and Adobe Photoshop, painting with acrylic, oils and watercolour, printmaking and sculpture.
How will you learn:
How will you learn:
The Visual Arts class spend each lesson practising how to make, resolve and refine their Bodies of Work in a range of media. They also practise reading, researching and writing about artworks.
Students are provided with practical experience in how to answer exam questions of different lengths and demands.
experimenting with mixed media and abstracted forms
What should I be able to do at the end of the course?
What should I be able to do at the end of the course?
Present a sustained and highly resolved Body of Work that demonstrates your creativity.
Use art materials with confidence, sensitivity and competance
Write about artworks, artists and art styles from different perspectives
learning through excursions
Who should do this course?
Who should do this course?
Students who have an interest in Visual Arts, Photography and Digital Media; and are willing to explore new ways of expressing ideas in a visual form.
exploring traditional drawing techniques
How is the work assessed?
How is the work assessed?
The course is assessed through art studio practice, practical projects, visual arts journal, written tests and examinations.
How will this subject help me in the future?
How will this subject help me in the future?
Studies within the Visual Arts field include: Architecture Fine Arts, Photography, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, , Visual Design, Visual Communications, Visual Arts Teaching, Drama, Costume and Theatre Design and Industrial Design.
What does this course cost?
What does this course cost?
Subject fees of $75 - together with additional expenses for the production of the Body of Work.
exploring the mind and emotion
through the eyes
HSC Body of Works
HSC Body of Works
and faces
from a world view
or an internal view
a consumerist perspective
or looking at the spaces inside our places
The creation of the Body of Work is a free choice artform - allowing students to explore issues of interest or parts of their identity in their chosen media. It forms 50% of the marks in this subject.
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