Year 10 Drawing, Painting & Sculpture

TERTIARY & CAREER PATHWAYS:

Ilustrator, set designer, museum curator, tour guide, model maker, interior designer, art historian, journalist, web designer, artist, sign maker, painter and decorator

In this course students investigate drawing, painting and sculpture to develop a range of skills and styles. They will have the opportunity to work with a range of drawing mediums such as graphite, charcoal, and chalk pastel and ink. As well as painting mediums such as acrylic, oils and gouache. The students will explore one sculptural work either with clay, papier-mache, resin or found objects. They will observe artworks that have been produced by famous artists to gain an understanding of the aesthetics they can achieve in their own works. They will study contemporary artists who are insightly commenting on our world through their visual artworks. 

Learning Standards: 

EXPLORE & EXPRESS IDEAS

• Explore the visual arts practices and styles as inspiration to develop a personal style, explore, express ideas, concepts and themes in art works 
• Explore how artists manipulate materials, techniques, technologies and processes to develop and express their intentions in art works 

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VISUAL ARTS PRACTICES

• Select and manipulate materials, techniques, and technologies and processes in a range of art forms to express ideas, concepts and themes 
• Conceptualise, plan and design artworks that express ideas, concepts and artistic intentions

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PRESENT & PERFORM

• Create, present, analyse and evaluate displays of artwork considering how ideas can be conveyed to an audience 

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RESPOND & INTERPRET

• Analyse and interpret artworks to explore the different forms of expression, intentions and viewpoints of artists and how they are viewed by audiences 
• Analyse, interpret and evaluate a range of visual artworks from different cultures, historical and contemporary contexts, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to explore differing viewpoints 
• Analyse and interpret how artists have used Art Elements and Principles to create the aesthetic qualities of particular artworks.

Assessment:

Assessment across the year will include a range of tasks such as:

• Drawing Folio
• Printmaking Folio
• Sculpture Folio
• Research Analysis  Task
• Examinations

Contribution to class discussions and completion of class work will also be considered.

Recommendation:

This course is recommended for students who want to continue to study Studio Arts at VCE level and those interested in a career in Fine Art, Illustration, Graphic Design, Product Design, Architecture, and Screen Production Design.