Art
Unit 3 & 4
Course Description
VCE Art introduces the role of art, in all forms of media, in contemporary and historical cultures and societies. Students build an understanding of how artists, through their practice and the artworks they produce, communicate their experiences, ideas, values, beliefs and viewpoints. In this study, students view artworks and investigate the working practices of artists from different cultures and periods of time. VCE Art challenges students to articulate their understanding of the meanings and messages contained within artworks and to examine the effects of artworks upon the viewer. Students develop skills in research, analysis, art history and criticism to interpret and debate the ideas and issues that are raised in artworks and, in response, they form and support personal points of view. Through exploration and experimentation, students develop skills in creative, critical, reflective and analytical thinking to explore, develop and refine visual artworks in a range of art forms, and to develop an awareness of appropriate health and safety practices. VCE Art equips students with practical and theoretical skills that enable them to follow pathways into tertiary art education or further training in a broad spectrum of art related careers. VCE Art also offers students opportunities for personal development and encourages them to make an ongoing contribution to the culture of their community through participation in lifelong art making.
Unit 3: Artworks, ideas and values
In this unit students study selected artists who have produced works before 1990 and since 1990. Students use the Analytical Frameworks for analysing and interpreting the meaning of artworks. Applied together, these Analytical Frameworks enable students to appreciate how an artwork may contain different aspects and layers of meaning and to acknowledge the validity of diverse interpretations. Students apply imagination and creativity to develop their ideas through the art process and visual language. Their art making is supported through investigation, exploration and application of a variety of materials, techniques and processes. Students develop confidence in using the language and content of the Analytical Frameworks in their reflection of the structural, personal, cultural and contemporary aspects of their own developing artworks. In this unit, contemporary art is considered to be that which has been produced since 1990 and reflects the current way some artists create artworks with a new approach to media, techniques, purpose and presentation. Contemporary art and ideas may involve diverse and alternative approaches to making and presenting art. Diverse ideas and approaches are explored in relation to societal changes, including postmodernism, post colonialism, globalisation and environmental issues.
Outcomes - On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Unit 3 – Interpreting Art: On completion of this unit the student should be able to use the Analytical Frameworks to analyse and interpret artworks produced before 1990 and since 1990, and compare the meanings and messages of these artworks.
Unit 3 - Investigation and interpretation through art making: On completion of this unit the student should be able to 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
Use the Analytical Frameworks to analyse and interpret artworks produced before 1990 and since 1990, and compare the meanings and messages of these artworks.
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. Examine and analyse an art idea and its related issues to inform their viewpoint.
Unit 3 will contribute 10 per cent to the study score
Unit 4: Artworks, ideas and viewpoints
In this unit students study artworks and develop and expand upon personal points of view. They support their point of view and informed opinions about art ideas and issues with evidence. They build their learning and conceptual understanding around the discussion of broad themes, ideas and issues related to the role of art in society and consider how ideas and issues are communicated through artworks. They discuss how art may affect and change the way people think. Students select the artwork/s of at least one artist not previously studied in Unit 3, and use this artwork/s and selected related commentaries and viewpoints to discuss the chosen art idea and related issues. In relation to their developing artwork, students continue to build upon the ideas and concepts begun in Unit 3 and further develop their artistic practice. They focus on the development of a body of work using the art process that demonstrates creativity and imagination, the evolution and resolution of ideas and the realisation of appropriate concepts, knowledge and skills. At the end of this unit, students present a body of work and at least one finished artwork accompanied by documentation of artistic practice. Students select appropriate aspects of the Analytical Frameworks as a structure for the reflection and documentation of their artworks.
Outcomes - On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Art
VCE Unit 3 & 4
Unit 4 – Discussing Art: On completion of this unit the student should be able to examine and analyse an art idea and its related issues to inform their viewpoint.
Unit 4 - Realisation and resolution: On completion of this unit the student should be able to apply the art process to 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
Apply the art process to 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.
A body of work that presents explorations within selected art forms and that clearly demonstrates the development of the student’s thinking and working practices. The progressive realisation and resolution of the body of work reflects personal concepts, ideas, directions, explorations, aesthetic qualities and technical skills, and includes at least two finished artworks that resolve the student’s intentions.
Unit 4 will contribute 10 per cent to the study score
The examination will contribute 30 per cent.
Textbook requirements:
NA
Resources/Requirements:
A3 Visual Diary (approx. $10)
Materials to produce finished artworks (For example: canvases)
ICT Device - Included in School Bundle - $400
Additional Costs
Entry to gallery for excursion (TBC)
What Courses/Careers this could lead to:
Multimedia artist, Photographer,Illustrator, Digital Media, Fine arts, Games Designer, Fashion Designer, Museum Practices,and Graphic Designer.
Careers and Pathways:
VCE Art
VCE Studio Art
If you enjoy or are good at this learning area, you can explore these occupations.