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GRADE TEN COURSE DESIGN

Unit

 

 

Unit 1: Theory or Historical Focus

Themes

Sketchbook

Studio Project

Understanding Images

• Representation

• Stylization

• Abstraction

• Non-Objective

 

• A selection of artists that demonstrate above techniques

• We make art for a variety of reasons

• We interpret art in a variety of ways

Four exercises related to representational, stylization, abstraction and non-objective art.

Painting and Drawing - Self Portrait in four ways (representational, stylized, abstracted, non-objective)

 

 

Unit 2: Ancient Greece and Rome

• Ancient Greek Art and Architecture

• Ancient Greek art has had a lasting influence

• Studying art from the past helps us understand art in the present

• Two-point perspective temple

• Mythological drawing using sgraffito

• Greek statue re-contextualized

Character design of Greek God or Goddess.

 

 

Unit 3: Middle Ages

• The art of the middle ages

• Ceramics process

 

• Illuminated manuscript

• Collaged animal grotesque

• Gothic Cathedrals (collaborative)

Ceramic gargoyles

Islamic Art

• The art of the Islamic faith

 

• Pattern

• Balance

• Contemporary Islamic Art?

Reduction lino print mimicking non-objective tile patterns

 

 

Unit 4: Eastern Art

• The art of the Middle East

 

• Shadow puppets

• Bamboo Ink

• Calligraphy

Step One - Ink

Step Two - Vinyl Cutter

 

 

Culminating

 

Unit 4: Portfolio

Recurring Themes (Helpful for test and exam design)

• Religious ideas have influenced art making processes around the world.

• We can learn about religion and culture by looking at art.

• Different religions and cultures approach art differently (representational → non-objective)

• Exploring a variety of ideas before starting

• Explaining sequential steps in using complex processes (ceramics, reduction printing, vinyl)

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