BIFS ART AND DESIGN VISUAL ARTS (Grades 9-10) Course Description IGCSE Art and Design allows students to develop and produce personal responses that use a broad range of skills and approaches to study. Students will learn how to: • Identify and research a particular aspect of Art and Design; • Carry out relevant exploration of materials, media and appropriate processes; • Document and evaluate ideas and concepts against aims and objectives as the work proceeds; • Develop these into a cohesive outcome.
Objectives IGCSE Art and Design aims to develop: 1. An ability to record from direct observation and personal experience; 2. An ability to identify and solve problems in visual and/or other forms; 3. Creativity, visual awareness, critical and cultural understanding; 4. An imaginative, creative and personal response; 5. Confidence, enthusiasm and a sense of achievement in the practice of Art and Design; 6. Growing independence in the refinement and development of ideas and personal outcomes; 7. Engagement and experimentation with a range of media, materials and techniques including new media where appropriate; 8. Experience of working in relevant frameworks and exploration of manipulative skills necessary to form, compose and communicate in two and/or three dimensions; 9. Knowledge of a working vocabulary relevant to the subject and an interest in, and a critical awareness of other practitioners, environments and cultures; 10. Investigative, analytical, experimental, interpretative, practical, technical and expressive skills which aid effective and independent learning.
Assessment •BIFS Assessment Component 1 Interpretative Assignment (8 hour practical exam) Component 2 Coursework Assignment (Portfolio of work 8 sides of A2 paper)
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•IGCSE Assessment Option C Component 1 Observational/Interpretative Assignment (8 hour practical exam) Component 4 Coursework Assignment (Portfolio of work 8 side of A2 paper)
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To pass Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design and BIFS Art and Design candidates must meet the following Assessment Objectives (AOs) which apply to all components of the course: AO1 Gathering, recording, research and investigation (a) Investigate and research a variety of appropriate sources (b) Record and analyse information from direct observation and/or other sources and personal experience Weighting 20% AO2 Exploration and development of ideas (a) Explore a range of visual and/or other ideas by manipulating images (b) Show a development of ideas through appropriate processes Weighting 20% AO3 Organisation and relationships of visual and/or other forms (a) Organise and use the visual and/or other forms effectively to express ideas (b) Make informed aesthetic judgements by recognising the effect of relationships between visual and/or other forms Weighting 20% AO4 Selection and control of materials, media and processes (a) Show exploration and experimentation with appropriate materials (b) Select and control appropriate media and processes, demonstrating practical, technical and expressive skills and intentions Weighting 20% AO5 Personal vision and presentation (a) Show personal vision and commitment through an interpretative and creative response (b) Present an informed response through personal evaluation, reflection and critical thinking Weighting 20% Total 100%
Unit Sequence Grade 9: Unit 1 Intro to Journaling Students will explore a series of contemporary drawing exercises to foster visual thinking and gain a thorough understanding of journaling. Unit 2 Still life Students will explore drawing through studying still life objects. They will be improving technical drawing skills and deepening an understanding of the basic principles of art and design. Unit 3 Cubist mixed media Students will explore the Cubist Art movement and related artists to produce a mixed media painting. They will improve their design and compositional skills along with experimenting with new media and processes. Unit 4 Self Portraiture Students will explore self-portraiture through a range of art making processes such as drawing, logo design, printmaking and painting. Busan International Foreign School High School Visual Art Grades 9-10
GRADE 10: Unit 1 Landscape Students will explore various mediums looking at landscapes in the local area. Students will continue to improve their technical skills and deepening an understanding of the basic principles of art and design and various processes. Unit 2 Mock Exam Students will complete a unit using a previous years IGCSE question as a starting point. Students will develop their work personally and create an outcome which reflects their interests. Unit 3 Final Exam Students will sit the final Cambridge IGCSE exam. They will submit supporting studies on no more than 2 A2 sides of paper and a final outcome reflecting their personal response to the chosen question.
Resources Equipment: Basic drawing equipment (2B pencil, eraser, sharpener) Colour pencils Paint brushes Acrylic paint Book list: The Art Book, Taschen The 20th Century Art Book, Taschen
Busan International Foreign School High School Visual Art Grades 9-10