11ART - PAINTING & PRINTMAKING

The study of Art enhances perception and focus. Art asks profound questions about the things we observe, imagine, and invent. How do we understand what we experience? How might we communicate the most important elements of the things we think, feel and see? How do we express who we are?

As an Art student your practical hands-on problem solving will equip you with the necessary strategies to think creatively, and to take advantage of traditional media and emerging technologies to communicate effectively. Your personal drawing, painting and printmaking skills will be developed to enable you to express your ideas.

Also, being able to draw is a very cool skill to have. 

Studying Art can open doors to creative industries such as:

• Artist, Photographer, Printmaker, Sculptor, Performance Art, Filmmaker

• Interior Design, Textile Design, Fashion Design, Costume and Set Designer

• Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Advertising, Web Design, Game Concept Artist, Architecture, Special Effects Designer

• Art Restorer, Gallery Curator, Exhibition Manager, Teacher, Art Historian

Visual skills are essential for a sophisticated workforce, so by studying Art you gain an education in the vital skills of learning to see and develop the ability to interpret and critique our image-saturated world. 

In this course you will develop your observational drawing, painting and printmaking skills through a series of tasks that build towards a cohesive portfolio of work. You will research artists and art styles. You might explore themes such as classical portraiture, traditional and contemporary landscapes or cityscapes, toi Māori, and Pacific art. You will be able to personalise your project to express your unique view of the world. 

You will develop your Art skills and ideas through:

• Engaging in a personalised project through an individual workbook practice and portfolio

• Advancing your drawing skills using pencil, charcoal, and ink.

• Developing your ability to draw with realism from observation.

• Developing your painting skills.

• Developing your woodblock carving and printing skills into single colour and multi-coloured prints using the reduction block process

• Learning how to do a dry-point etching

• Experimenting with contemporary collage

To find success in Year 11 Art Painting and Printmaking you should be interested in drawing what you see. You should be keen to work with independence, autonomy and self-discipline. You should enjoy being creative and try new things. It is helpful if you have some pencil control which is often established in the Y10 Art course, but it's also important to note that, with practice and determination, anyone can learn how to draw! 

You may choose only Art Painting and Printmaking or Concept Art and Design or Photography and Sculpture.

This course is assessed using the WC Progression Framework and provides an excellent foundation for students wishing to continue onto NCEA L2 Painting or Printmaking.

Homework

There is an expectation that you reflect on and refine your work independently outside of the classroom. Homework enables you to practice managing your art tasks and projects through catching up on work, extending your skills and ideas, and sharing your work with your whānau at home.