Art & Design Aims and Objectives In Year 8 the aim of the Art & Design course scheme is to further develop pupils’ ability to demonstrate a personal, enthusiastic and creative response to an idea, theme or subject, fostering self-awareness, independence and confidence through practical involvement in the subject. New and more complex approaches to the practical and contextual elements of Art & Design will be undertaken. Term
Topic
Graphic Communication Autumn
Description Design Meeting a brief Print making Mark making Propaganda Collage Poster design Constructivism Photography/Mixed media
Develop, express and realise ideas with confidence. Exploit what you have learnt from taking creative risks and from your understanding of creative processes. Can express reasoned judgements about your own work and that of others.
Art and Issues
Explore the potential of materials and techniques analytically to make confident refinements to your ideas. Synthesise knowledge gained from artists or designers and your own experimentation to extend your work.
Informed opinions
Spring
Summer
Architecture
Craft & Culture
Pupils should be able to
Changes in culture and society Perspective Colour pencil Pen work Illusions of space Accuracy Imagination Urban sketching Architectural movements
Textiles Magnification Pattern Community Inspiration Weaving Batik
Analyse and critique aspects of your own and others’ work, identifying how meaning is expressed. Record carefully and thoroughly from observation with confident drawing skills. resent your work effectively and personally throughout your project. Complete your outcomes showing confident manipulation of the formal elements to express ideas. Make confident connections to the work of artists or designers in your outcomes. Make confident use of evaluation to fully refine and realise your outcomes.
Suggested further reading: The 20th Century Art book by Phaidon The 50 Artists You Should Know series published by Prestel
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