Art
Elective Unit
Unit Description
Year 9 Art explores a variety of two- and three-dimensional creative experiences aimed at developing artistic skills and awareness. It is designed to assist students competency to obtain a high level of accomplishment in a range of different art forms. The course is structured so that students explore thematic topics in both two- and three-dimensional artworks and enhance a greater conceptual and skill based knowledge through the development of an understanding of contemporary art practice
Final artworks explore a range of media and processes including:
- Sculpture
- Drawing and Painting
- Digital Art
- Art Analysis
Students create both from their imagination and research into current art practice in Australia and abroad as they undertake a series of artworks over the semester. Students are introduced to a range of artists, both historical and contemporary, that have a connection to their own practical tasks.
Essential Questions
- What can we learn from historical and contemporary artists?
- How do we encourage an individual artistic style?
- How do we interrupt artworks?
- What experiences help us to engage with meaning and messages in Contemporary art?
Assessment
- A series of finished artworks (two-dimensional and three-dimensional) and accompanying developmental work presented in the Visual Diary.
- Art analysis.
