What is it and why should I do it?
VCE Studio Arts Art Making and Exhibiting encourages and supports students to recognise their individual potential as art makers and presents a guided process to assist their understanding and development of art making. The study establishes effective art practices through the application of an individual design process to assist the student’s production of a folio of artworks.Students’ research focuses on the visual analysis of artworks and investigates how artists have interpreted sources of inspiration and influences in their art making. Students examine how artists have used materials, techniques and processes to create aesthetic qualities and how they have developed styles and explored their cultural identity in their artwork. Students use this knowledge to inform their own art making Students explore materials, techniques and processes in a range of art forms. They expand their knowledge and understanding of the characteristics, properties and application of materials used in art making. They explore selected materials to understand how they relate to specific art forms and how they can be used in the making of artworks. Students also explore the historical development of specific art forms and investigate how the characteristics, properties and use of materials and techniques have changed over time.
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What will I do in class?
During class time student will investigate a diverse range of ideas, techniques and concepts necessary for the production of finished artwork. In Studio Arts VCE Art Making and Exhibiting- Visual Arts this will include working in various art forms such as printmaking, painting, sculpture, glass, ceramics and drawing.
How much homework will I have?
Students will be expected to visit a range of exhibition spaces during the semester and record this in their visual diariesVisual Arts journal. They would have at least 3 hours of homework per week, with more leading up to final assessments and exams.
How do I satisfactorily complete the unit?
To gain an S for any VCE subject you need to demonstrate that you have met the outcomes. In Studio Arts VCE Art Making and Exhibiting -Visual Art, the outcomes are different for Units 1 and 2.
Unit 1
Outcome 1: Researching and recording ideas. On Explore – materials, techniques and art forms. On completion of this unit the student should be able to identify sources of inspiration and artistic influences and outline individual ideas, art forms and aesthetic qualities, and translate these into visual languageexplore the characteristics and properties of materials and demonstrate how they can be manipulated to develop subject matter and represent ideas in art making.
Outcome 2: Studio Practice Expand – make, present and reflect. On completion of this unit the student should be able to produce make and present at least one finished artwork and progressively record the development of their studio practice, conveying individual ideas through the exploration of materials and techniques in the selected art form/s. document their art making in a Visual Arts journal.
Outcome 3: Interpreting art ideas and use of materials and techniques. On Investigate – research and present. On completion of this unit the student should be able to discuss the artistic practice of artists from different times and cultures, their sources of inspiration, materials and techniques for at least two artworks by each artistresearch Australian artists and present information about them in a format appropriate for a proposed exhibition.
Assessment in Unit 1 Studio Arts Art Making and Exhibiting is based on the completion of: Visual Diary Projects Visual Arts journal- (30%) , Art Analysis Essay and Finished Artworks - (20%40%), Practical Folio Information for an exhibition tasks- (40%20%), Exam Exam - (10%)
Unit 2
Outcome 1: Design exploration. Students will design an area of exploration and develop a number of artworks through a design process of visual research and inquiry. Students will develop a folio of work based on their selected theme and their exploration of artistic processes.
Outcome 2: Ideas and styles in artworks. Students will study ideas and styles in artwork. They will analyse and discuss the way artists from different times and cultures have created aesthetic qualities in artworks, communicated ideas and developed styles.
Understand – ideas, artworks and exhibition. On completion of this unit the student should be able to select a range of artworks from an exhibition and other sources to design their own thematic exhibition.
Outcome 2: Develop – theme, aesthetic qualities and style. On completion of this unit the student should be able to explore and progressively document the use of art elements, art principles and aesthetic qualities to make experimental artworks in response to a selected theme.
Outcome 3: Resolve – ideas, subject matter and style. On completion of this unit the student should be able to progressively document art making to develop and resolve subject matter and ideas in at least one finished artwork.
Assessment in Unit 2 Art Making and Exhibiting is based on the completion of: Visual Arts journal-experimental artworks and documentation- (30%) and Finished Artwork/s - (30%),Thematic exhibition tasks- (30%), Exam - (10%) Assessment in Unit 2 Studio Arts is based on a folio of work and a visual diary that documents the development of these pieces. They will also complete written tasks investigating the ways in which artists from different cultures and times have created aesthetic qualities in artworks, communicated ideas and develop styles.
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