Art and Design - Year 7
Art
Common study
Students are encouraged to generate and develop ideas through activities closely guided by the teacher. They explore a variety of techniques and media, including drawing, painting, ceramics, digital technology and mixed media. They will produce artworks that form a broad folio of work.
The course is structured so that they will become familiar with the elements of art: line, shape, tone, texture and colour.
Students are encouraged to use digital technology and appreciate its role in the development and creation of artworks.
Finished artworks will be supported by carefully annotated developmental work within the Visual Diary component.
Learning in the arts is a complex interactive process, which involves:
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Perception: Sensing, receiving and experiencing information involves absorbing a concept through the senses. While perceiving can be a logical and conventional place to begin the learning process, it operates interactively with all other processes in an abstract way.
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Transformation: Thinking, feeling, imagination, intuition and problem-solving. It is the internal creative process which transforms changes and experiences into artistic ideas.
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Expression: Revealing thoughts, feelings and understanding in an artistic form. It involves using artistic knowledge, imagination, thought and skill. An artistic expression may involve a student in a process of making, creating, designing, remaking, refining and producing art work.
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Appreciation: Reflecting, analysing, criticising and valuing art. It is concerned with developing each student's understanding of their own works and those of others. Through appreciating art, the students acquire artistic values and an increased awareness of the social and cultural context in which art forms are made and performed, produced, designed and valued.
In this unit students will explore the following essential questions:
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How and why do people create art?
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How are the art elements used in art making?
Assessment
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