Art II (Elective)

“For the Christian, God is the supreme artist … God looked at His creation as it progressed and saw that it was good; when He had completed it, He said it was ‘very good’… The Great Artist was evidently much pleased with His world.”

Clyde S. Kilby, Christianity and Aesthetics

Overview

Art introduces students to a range of materials, skills and techniques. Art provides opportunities for imaginative exploration, development and communication of ideas. Students are encouraged to make creative and personal responses to specific tasks. Through experimentation of the selected material, students develop and refine skills in drawing and mixed media.

Aims

CREATING AND MAKING

To manipulate arts elements and principles effectively
To demonstrate a level of technical competence in the use of skills, techniques and processes – drawing, painting and photography
To develop artworks which reflect personal art responses to specific tasks
Exploring and responding
To research and critically analyse and interpret artworks using appropriate arts language

Topics Include

Drawing: contour, tone
Sculpture
Watercolour and Acrylic Painting

Time Allocation

5 periods per cycle for Semester 2

Prerequisites

None

Requirements

Booklist Items
Levy Cost

Assessment

All class work; research and developmental work, practical projects and finished artworks
Written work and assignments

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yetno one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11