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Art: Making & Exhibitinng Unit 4 Outcome 2

Present – plan and critique

How are ideas presented in finished artworks on exhibition?

The official part:

‘In this area of study students present and critique their finished artworks. From their research of exhibitions and spaces where artworks are displayed, students plan their presentation for a specific space. Students select an exhibition space that complements the ideas in their finished artworks. They select the size of the space and how the artworks will be positioned and displayed. The methods used for display, the relationship of works, and lighting are considered and documented in their Visual Arts journal.
Students present a short overview statement about the finished artworks and their intentions, as didactic information. The statement also forms the preparation work for the critique, where students discuss the subject matter and ideas developed in their finished artworks, their use of visual language, and the materials, techniques and processes used to make the artworks.
The presentation of the finished artworks is discussed in a critique. The critique is a record of the student’s thinking and art making. A key aim of the critique is to make explicit the decisions throughout art making, including the development of ideas and use of visual language and the resolution and refinement of their finished artworks. Students present their artworks to a group and reflect on written or verbal feedback.'

VCAA, 2023-2027 Art: M&E Study Design, p. 37

Outcome 2

On completion of this unit the student should be able to plan and display at least one finished artwork in a specific art form, and present a critique.
To achieve this outcome the student will draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined in Area of Study 2.

Key knowledge

• characteristics of the display of artworks in a specific space
• methods used to display finished artworks
• methods used to plan and document the display of finished artworks
• methods used to prepare and present a critique of art making and at least one finished artwork in a specific art form
• methods used to critically evaluate art making in a critique
• methods used to explain decisions made throughout art making in a critique
• methods used to present the representation of subject matter and ideas and the communication of meaning in at least one finished artwork in a specific art form
• art terminology used in discussion and evaluation of the presentation of a finished artwork in a specific art form and art making in a critique

Key skills

• research and discuss the characteristics of specific exhibition spaces
• research and discuss the display of artworks in specific exhibition spaces
• plan and document the display of at least one finished artwork in a specific art form in a specific space
• present and evaluate at least one finished artwork in a specific art form in a critique
• prepare and present a critique of art making
• critically evaluate art making in a critique
• explain decisions made throughout art making in a critique
• present and explain the representation of subject matter and ideas and the communication of meaning in at least one finished artwork in a specific art form
• apply art terminology used in discussion and evaluation of the presentation of at least one finished artwork in a specific art form and art making in a critique

Critique checklist: (Source: Krivan, C 2023)

UNIT 4 CRITIQUE.

At least one finished artwork is presented.
Consideration of the specific exhibition space.
Discussion of artmaking.
Discussion of the subject matter.
Discussion of the materials, techniques, and processes applied.
Discussion of the ideas and communication of meaning (using visual language – elements and principles).