Level 1 Art
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms A. Bell.
This is a practical course and provides students with the ability to develop skills and knowledge of contemporary and traditional art practice.
- Develop drawing and wet media skills - pencil, ink, collage, painting
- Explore image making as a visual language - create a sequence of work that connects and develops ideas.
- Produce a workbook and portfolio - the workbook supports the external portfolio - this is used to explore new techniques and trial ideas for a finished work. The workbook will include observational drawing and painting, planning for resolved works and artist research.
Course Overview
Term 1
Work book:
Drawing and Painting using a variety of media
Observational Drawings learning how to record objects with accuracy, research and plan towards a body of work.
1.3
Term 2
Folio board:
Applying learning from previous term, creating a systematic body of work resulting in a folio board by locating objects that relate and express your interests based off of an artistic proposition/theme. May integrate cultural motifs, themes and build off of existing knowledge to create new works. You will also Reference other Artist's that compose and technically create artworks that relate to student learning.
Work book and Portfolio work.
1.4
Term 3
Singular Masterpiece:
Investigate, consider, reflect and design a singular project utilising one main medium; photography, sculpture, printmaking, design, painting, fashion proposition, etc that is of particular interest to you to create one resolved, substantial work.
1.2
Term 4
Completing workbook drawings and research for 1.2 Internal standard or undertaking extended work into a resolved and finished work.
Pathway
This is an important foundational Art course which provides essential learning and understanding of Art processes and techniques.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 1.2 - Produce resolved artwork appropriate to established art making conventions
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 1.3 - Explore Visual Arts processes and conventions to inform own art making
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 1.4 - Create a sustained body of related artworks in response to an art making proposition
Pathway Possibilities
Animator/Digital Artist, Advertising Specialist, Copywriter, Sales and Marketing Manager, Patternmaker, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artist, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Visual Merchandiser, Photographer, Garment Technician, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage),
Disclaimer
POLICY
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