Overview
Availability
Years 9–10
Qualification
RoSA
The Stage 5 Visual Arts course provides students with the opportunity to further explore and build on their creative skills in a visual form. The course is designed to develop conceptual thinking and refine practical artmaking skills. Through the investigation of a range of artmaking processes, students will be introduced to various approaches in the development, exploration and execution of artworks. By investigating artists and their work, students will familiarise themselves with the evolution of art history and how it informs contemporary practice. Theoretical skills related to analysis and criticism will be studied through the application of the course content areas outlined in the Stage 5 Syllabus.
Through the use of the Visual Arts Process Diary, students will develop, investigate and research the processes associated with artmaking and the execution of artworks. Theoretically, students will apply their knowledge of the course content areas, including frames, conceptual frameworks and art practice to develop their understanding of how and why artists create artworks.
Topics
Landscape Paintings
Students will study historical and contemporary landscape artists such as Arthur Boyd, Emily Kngwarreye, and Claude Monet. Students will expand their conceptual knowledge throughout the unit with a focus on Artist Practice and the Subjective Frame. The final assessment for students will be to create their own landscape paintings inspired by landscapes significantto them.
Assessment: Artmaking: Folio of Artworks and Visual Arts Process Diary.
Functional Ceramics
Students will explore the world of functional ceramics, investigating the interplay between form and function. Students will investigate the historical evolution of ceramics, understand technical processes, and examine the cultural significance of ceramic art, with a particular focus on Japanese craftsmanship. Through practical activities, students will develop skills in ceramic techniques and create their own functional ceramic pieces.
Assessment: Artmaking: Folio of Artworks and Visual Arts Process Diary.
Printmaking and Design
This Visual Arts unit explores printmaking and design through the study of design and pattern-based artists. Students analyse artworks using the structural frame and the elements and principles of design, forging conceptual connections. Practically, students create an original pattern, which they then apply in two mediums, a ceramic tile and a lino cut print, developing technical skills and creative thinking in real-world design contexts.
Assessment: Artmaking: Folio of Artworks and Visual Arts Process Diary.