Visual Art
Elective subject
This course encourages students to develop problem solving, visual communication, critical thinking and art making skillsacrossarange of artmedia,techniquesand areas of study. The junior visual art program engages students in solving design-based, conceptual and practical problems through the making of their own artwork and appraising artworks.
TOPICS
| | TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | TERM 4 |
| YEAR 9 | My Country: An acrylic landscape painting inspired by an Aboriginal exhibition of aerial landscape paintings. | The World Around Me: Ceramic pots that use pinch and coil hand building techniques. | Me, Myself and I: Self-portrait painting based on drawing and photography activities | A Different View: An edition of Etching prints inspired by M.C. Escher |
| YEAR 10 | This is Me: A papier-mâché mask reflecting ideas of Self-image. | I Am: A ceramic sculpture inspired by the concept of the human form | My Life: Still life acrylic painting in the style of Fauvism, Impressionism, Cubism or Surrealism | Little Critters: A series of reduction Lino prints using insects as the concept idea.
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ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
Students are assessed on two strands of criteria: MAKING and RESPONDING
While much of the course involves students in making practical folios, written tasks are also completed each term. Students are required to research, develop concepts, and experiment with designs, as well as developing and applying their knowledge of relevant artworks, artists, techniques and media.
Due to its practical nature, visual art can be a time-consuming subject. Students will need to work on art folios in their own time in order to complete artworks to a high standard of presentation and to achieve the best possible results.