Level 2 Visual Art

Course Description 

Level 2 Art students continue to learn further technical art making skills to develop their own creative visions within Drawing and Painting, this can also include Digital Painting. There is also an option for students to specialize in Printmaking. Students will research and be introduced to a range of relevant artists' approaches, learning ways in which they can apply these ideas to their own art, driving idea development within a chosen theme. Students make work for a two board portfolio throughout the year.  At Level 2 technical teaching is individualized to student’s own needs within their portfolio development.

Emphasis is placed on independent ways of working, critique, idea development and creative problem solving skills.

We usually go on an art trip to a gallery during the year. This is an opportunity for boys to experience art in a gallery context which they can then relate to their own work and creative processes.

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Topics covered: Drawing as a diverse practice across a range of mediums and processes - Individual student proposals - Traditional and digital painting or printmaking techniques (relevant to student's proposals) - developing work in a sequence for a finished folio of work

Developing Skills In: practical art making, creative thinking, problem solving, innovation, self-management, self-confidence, independence, critical thinking, flexibility, and resilience.

Prerequisite

ART100 or in consultation with the classroom teacher

Assessment

Two Internal Standards which flow directly into the External folio, which consists of a systematically developed body of work across 2x A1 panels, due early Term 4 = Total: 20 Credits

Research-based and Finished Project standards are also available for students wanting to expand upon their critical, contextual and presentation skills or gain extra credits.

Next steps

Level 3 Painting/Printmaking and/or Photography.

Level 2 Art prepares students for many and varied creative career paths: Fine Arts, Commercial Art, Design, FX, Animation and Film, Gallery and Museum Curator, Advertising, Architecture, Education and more.It also teaches students many transferable soft skills valued in the ever changing workplace.

Course contributions

Students are asked to contribute $43 towards the cost of a comprehensive art pack to be used in class. At the end of the rotation, students are free to keep the remaining supplies.