Visual Arts

VISUAL ARTS

OVERVIEW If you wish to experiment with a range of art materials and create personal artworks that express your own meaning and message, then this subject is for you. Students will also build an understanding of how artists communicate their ideas. Students work with a range of artforms which may include: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Digital Media, Sculpture, Textiles, Film/Video, Installation and Mixed Media.

Year 7 • VISUAL ARTS

IN YEAR 7 Students complete four units of work: Drawing, Printmaking, Painting and 3D Form. The core skills assessed relate to Exploring and Expressing Ideas, Visual Art Practices, Presenting and Responding. There is a focus on students learning to work through the studio process to create final artworks. They learn to analyse and interpret the way that artists communicate their ideas. They explore, develop and refine skills in using a variety of materials and techniques, recording and annotating the process in their visual diary and resolve these qualities in their final artworks. We encourage all students to experiment with the creative process, which enhances learning and increases confidence. Students have the opportunity to showcase their work at the annual Art and Design Exhibition.

Year 8 • VISUAL ARTS

IN YEAR 8 Students continue to explore a range of artforms to demonstrate increased skills in: ■ Exploring and Expressing Ideas ■ Visual Art Practices ■ Presenting and Responding.

Focus continues on the studio process in creating final artworks and a greater understanding of art analysis and interpretation of ideas. Creative exploration and refinement of skills are encouraged through the use of a visual diary in order to resolve these qualities in their final pieces, to be showcased at the annual Art and Design Exhibition.

Year 9 • VISUAL ARTS Year 10 • VISUAL ARTS

LENGTH: YEAR UNIT VALUE: TWO In Visual Arts, students develop specialised skills in a range of art forms. Imagination and creativity are promoted through a process of teacher-initiated explorations: these may include painting, drawing, printmaking, textiles, sculpture, digital photography and design. In Visual Arts we aim to help students achieve a sense of fulfilment, to enjoy the experience of creating, to develop their individual skills and to experiment with a wide range of techniques. We also aim to stretch and develop their imagination at an age where pressure from their peers and fear of criticism tend to make them seek approval by playing it safe; this allows them to acquire the ideas and techniques on which to build personal expression. We aim to teach students to appreciate and to react with sensitivity and knowledge when viewing works of art. ART LENGTH: YEAR UNITS: TWO Art aims to promote imagination and creativity through a process of teacher-initiated explorations. Students are introduced to a range of art forms and challenged to investigate how Art pushes the boundaries. They will be encouraged to explore new materials, methods and techniques. Art forms considered may include drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, textiles, sculpture, and installation. Students will eventually work independently, investigating and pursuing individual concepts and preferred art forms. STUDIO ARTS (PHOTOGRAPHY) LENGTH: YEAR UNITS: TWO Studio Photography focuses on developing skills, techniques and knowledge in the use of digital photography and photo media as an art form. Students learn to use a DSLR camera and work through assignments based around the different modes and functions of the camera. The course then encourages students to investigate sources of inspiration and individual ideas as the basis for developing artworks. Students explore a wide range of materials and techniques as tools for communicating ideas, observations and experiences through photography. This course utilises industry standard equipment and software to develop fundamental skills in digital image creation and manipulation. The Year 10 Studio Photography course is designed to develop the practical and theoretical skills necessary for future VCE studies in Studio Art-Photography. VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN LENGTH: YEAR UNITS: TWO Visual Communication Design at Year 10 aims to provide students with an opportunity to improve their freehand drawing, instrumental/digital drawing and creative thinking and writing skills as they work through various skill-based tasks and designorientated tasks. The study also aims to expose students to a range of differing media, materials and methods of presentation, as well as developing a greater understanding of the various Design Elements and Design Principles associated with this study. The Year 10 Visual Communication Design course is designed to develop the practical and theoretical skills necessary for future VCE studies in VCD.

VISUAL ARTS

ART • Units 1 to 4

OVERVIEW If you wish to experiment with a range of art materials and create personal artworks that express your own meaning and message, then this subject is for you. Students can choose to work in any selected artform including: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Digital Media, Sculpture, Textiles, Film/Video, Installation and Mixed Media.

UNIT 1 ARTWORKS, EXPERIENCE AND MEANING

Key Concepts covered In this unit, students explore the practices of artists who have been inspired by ideas relating to personal and cultural identity. Students undertake two teacher directed tasks that offer different ways of working and develop an understanding about how to use the art process. Students study three artists and examine both historical and contemporary artworks. UNIT 2 ARTWORKS AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE

Key Concepts covered In this unit, students explore areas of personal interest using any art form they like. They will be expected to create one artwork that will go on display at the Art and Design Exhibition. Students study four conceptual artists and focus on the way art reflects and communicates the values of contemporary society.

UNIT 3 ARTWORKS, IDEAS AND VALUES

Key Concepts covered In this unit, students study two selected artists who have produced works before 1990 and since 1990. Students use the Analytical Frameworks for analysing and interpreting the meaning of artworks. 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. They make one artwork. UNIT 4 ARTWORKS, IDEAS AND VIEWPOINTS

Key Concepts covered In this unit, 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 an art process that demonstrates creativity and imagination. They make a second artwork. 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 an art idea and related issues.

STUDIO ARTS • Units 1 to 4

OVERVIEW If you wish to learn about and practice photography and enjoy researching and analysing other photographers and artists work and visiting exhibitions, then this is the subject for you!

UNIT 1 STUDIO INSPIRATION AND TECHNIQUES

Key Concepts covered In this unit students focus on developing an individual understanding of the stages of studio practice and learn how to explore, develop, refine, resolve and present artworks. Students explore sources of inspiration, research artistic influences, develop individual ideas and explore a range of materials and techniques related to photography using documented evidence in a visual diary. Students also research and analyse the ways in which artists from different times and cultures have developed their studio practice to interpret and express ideas, source inspiration and apply materials and techniques in artworks. UNIT 2 STUDIO EXPLORATION AND CONCEPTS

Key Concepts covered In this unit students focus on establishing and using a studio practice to produce artworks. The studio practice includes documenting sources of inspiration, and experimentation with selected photographic materials and techniques. Students explore and develop ideas and subject matter and record the development of the work in a visual diary as part of the studio process. Through the study of art movements and styles, students begin to understand the use of other artists’ work in the making of new artworks. Students also develop skills in the visual analysis of artworks.

UNIT 3 STUDIO PRACTICES AND PROCESSES

Key Concepts covered In this unit students focus on the implementation of an individual studio process. Students develop and use an exploration proposal to define an area of creative exploration. They plan and apply a studio process to explore and develop their individual ideas in a visual diary. This process records trialling, experimenting, analysing and evaluating the extent to which their photography practices successfully communicate ideas presented in the exploration proposal. Students will select some of these trials and experiments from which to develop at least two artworks in Unit 4. Students investigate and analyse the response of artists to a wide range of source material and examine their use of materials and techniques.

UNIT 4 STUDIO PRACTICE AND ART INDUSTRY CONTEXTS

Key Concepts covered In this unit students focus on the planning, production and evaluation required to develop, refine and present artworks that link cohesively according to the ideas resolved in Unit 3. To support the creation of artworks, students present visual and written evaluation that explains why they selected a range of potential directions from Unit 3 to produce at least two finished artworks in Unit 4. Once the artworks have been made, students provide an evaluation about the cohesive relationship between the artworks.

VISUAL ARTS

VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN • Units 1 to 4

OVERVIEW If you wish to learn about the world of design, learn how to think creatively and enjoy drawing this is the subject for you!

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN

Key Concepts covered On completion of this unit, students should be able to create drawings for different purposes using a range of drawing methods, media and materials. Drawing from imagination, observing from real life and presentation drawing will be explored. UNIT 2 APPLICATIONS OF VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE DESIGN FIELDS

Key Concepts covered This unit focuses on the application of visual communication design knowledge, design thinking and drawing methods to create visual communications to meet specific purposes in designated design fields. Students will learn about technical drawing conventions to communicate information and ideas associated with the environmental or industrial fields of design. They also investigate how typography and imagery are used in these fields, as well as the communication field of design. In response to a brief, students develop an understanding of the design process as a means of organising their thinking about approaches to solving design problems and presenting ideas. UNIT 3 VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN PRACTICES

Key Concepts covered In this unit, students gain an understanding of the process designers employ to structure their thinking and communicate ideas with clients, target audiences, other designers and specialists. Through practical investigation and analysis of existing visual communications, students gain insight into how the selection of methods, media and materials, and the application of design elements and design principles, can create effective visual communications for specific audiences and purposes. They investigate and experiment with the use of manual and digital methods, media and materials to make informed decisions when selecting suitable approaches for the development of their own design ideas and concepts. UNIT 4 VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION AND PRESENTATION

Key Concepts covered The focus of this unit is on the development of design concepts and two final presentations of visual communications to meet the requirements of the brief. This involves applying the design process twice to meet each of the stated communication needs. Having completed their brief and generated ideas in Unit 3, students continue the design process by developing and refining concepts for each communication need stated in the brief. They utilise a range of digital and manual two- and three-dimensional methods, media and materials. They investigate how the application of design elements and design principles create different communication messages and conveys ideas to the target audience. As students revisit stages to undertake further research or idea generation when developing and presenting their design solutions, they develop an understanding of the design process. Students learn to reflect and evaluate their design solutions against the brief assisting students with keeping their endeavours focused.