Art: Creative Practice Unit 2
Outcome 1: The artist, society and culture
In this area of study we will focus on the ways in which art reflects and communicates the values, beliefs and traditions of the societies in which it was created.
Apply the Cultural Lens and other lenses as appropriate to study the practices of at least three artists from different cultures and times. You will research, analyse, interpret and compare historical and contemporary artworks including the artists and audience.
The three artists studied need to address at least two of the following criteria combined:
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an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person
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an artist who collaborates with other artists, technicians or with the audience as part of their practice
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an artist from an historical period that has used at least one traditional art form and traditional materials and techniques
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a contemporary artist whose practice is influenced by contemporary ideas, materials, techniques, processes or approaches.
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Students must:
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analyse and discuss the practices of artists from different periods of time and cultures
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apply relevant aspects of the Structural Lens and Personal Lens to analyse and interpret artworks
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formulate and justify personal opinions with reference to artworks and related sources
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analyse and discuss how artists use visual language to communicate ideas and meaning in their artworks
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use appropriate art terminology and references to a range of sources in the discussion of artists and their artworks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to use the Cultural Lens, and the other Interpretive Lenses as appropriate, to analyse and compare the practices of artists and artworks from different cultures and times.
To achieve this outcome the student will draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined in Area of Study 1.
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Key knowledge
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the role and purpose of art in different cultural contexts and times
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the use of relevant aspects of the Cultural Lens to analyse and interpret artworks
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the use, as appropriate, of relevant aspects of the Structural Lens and the Personal Lens to analyse and interpret artworks
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diverse and alternative approaches to making and presenting artworks
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methods of making and presenting artworks in different historical and contemporary cultural contexts
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how artworks reflect the beliefs, values and traditions of different cultures
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the different ways that artists collaborate to make artworks
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the practices of artists from different periods of time and cultures
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referencing to support the analysis, evaluation and interpretation of artworks
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art terminology used in the analysis, evaluation and comparison of artworks and the practices of artists
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Key skills
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apply the Cultural Lens to analyse and interpret artworks from different cultures and times
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apply, as appropriate, relevant aspects of the Structural Lens and the Personal Lens to analyse and interpret artworks
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compare artworks from different cultural and historical contexts
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analyse diverse and alternative approaches to making and presenting artworks
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analyse methods of making and presenting artworks in historical and contemporary cultural contexts
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analyse how artworks can reflect the beliefs, values and traditions of different cultures
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investigate the different ways that artists collaborate to make artworks
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evaluate and compare the practices of artists from different periods of time and cultures
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use references to artworks to support analysis, evaluation and interpretation
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use appropriate art terminology to analyse, evaluate and compare the practices of artists and artworks
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What we are actually going to do:
The SAC will be conducted over several classes, one question at a time in open book examination conditions, after whole class/teacher led discussion.
The questions are short answer response and may include visual references to be included to answer the question.
Each question will be submitted at the end of the allocated session, including reference material and resources used.