Art: Studio Art (Elective)

“If God made the flowers, they are worth painting and writing about. If God made the birds, they are worth painting. If God made the sky, the sky is worth painting. If God made the ocean, indeed it’s worth writing poetry about. It is worth man’s while to create works upon the basis of the great works God has already created.” Francis A. Schaeffer

Overview

Students in Studio Art will explore traditional and non-traditional Art making skills and techniques along with computer methods as a means of exploring, developing and refining art ideas. In the development and process of creating artworks, students are taught the basics of using the digital application ‘fresh paint’ using the Surface Pro. They investigate art elements and principles in creating compositions and learn to refine their visual language using a range of art materials. Students analyse and interpret artworks from Art History and learn how to visually analyse artworks.

Aims

• To gain a knowledge of the digital equipment ‘Surface Pro 4’, digital art techniques and working methods
• To manipulate arts elements and principles to effectively realise students’ ideas
• To demonstrate a level of technical competence in the use of ICT skills, techniques and processes
• To develop artworks which reflect personal art responses to specific tasks
• To document thinking and working practices
• Gain knowledge and understanding of skills used by professionals in the various Art & Design fields

Topics Include

• Art making techniques: Drawing and Painting
• Colour mixing techniques and related artwork
• Personal Digital Artwork using ‘fresh paint’
• Artists and their artworks in society
• Art appropriation onto non-conventional surfaces

Time Allocation

• 5 periods per cycle Semester based

Prerequisites

• None

Requirements

• Levy Cost

Assessment

• Digital Portfolio
• All class work – research and developmental work, practical projects and resolved artworks
• Written work and assignments

“Now son of man, take a clay tablet, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it”. Ezekiel 4:1