WACE Visual Arts Year 12 Notes

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1. The seven elements of art: analysing line, colour, shape, texture, space, value and form3 and 4 · Visual language and visual analysis (Units 3 and 4)

   Elements of art

2. The principles of art: balance, emphasis, contrast, unity, variety, repetition, proportion, scale and movement3 and 4 · Visual language and visual analysis (Units 3 and 4)

   Principles of art

3. Section One short answers: explaining how an element or principle is utilised3 and 4 · Visual language and visual analysis (Units 3 and 4)

   Section One technique

4. Art terminology for media, techniques and art forms in 2D, 3D and time-based work3 and 4 · Visual language and visual analysis (Units 3 and 4)

   Art forms, media and techniques

5. Formal organisation (composition): viewpoint, space, depth, focal point and visual pathways3 and 4 · Visual language and visual analysis (Units 3 and 4)

   Formal organisation

6. Critical analysis frameworks: STICI, Taylor, Feldman and the Four Frames3 and 4 · Visual language and visual analysis (Units 3 and 4)

   Critical analysis frameworks

7. The compare and contrast essay: making comparisons and connections between two unseen artworks3 and 4 · Art interpretation: comparison, meaning and response (Units 3 and 4)

   Compare and contrast

8. Interpreting meaning and purpose from visual evidence, title, medium and context prompts3 and 4 · Art interpretation: comparison, meaning and response (Units 3 and 4)

   Meaning and purpose

9. Personal response and alternative points of view: offering and supporting more than one reading3 and 4 · Art interpretation: comparison, meaning and response (Units 3 and 4)

   Personal response

10. Evaluating and judging the success of an artwork in communicating meaning or purpose3 and 4 · Art interpretation: comparison, meaning and response (Units 3 and 4)

    Evaluation

11. Roles of artists in society: hero, outsider, commentator and social critic3 · Unit 3 - Commentaries

    Roles of artists

12. Social functions of art: political and ideological expression, satire, propaganda, social description and graphic communication3 · Unit 3 - Commentaries

    Social functions of art

13. Form, function and meaning; re-contextualisation and appropriation3 · Unit 3 - Commentaries

    Form, function and meaning

14. Analysing social, religious, political and cultural commentary in artwork from different times and places3 · Unit 3 - Commentaries

    Commentary across times and places

15. Points of view: how time, place, culture, religion, politics, gender and race shape an artist's position4 · Unit 4 - Points of view

    Factors affecting points of view

16. Audience, artwork and meaning: art that challenges attitudes, beliefs, values and ideologies4 · Unit 4 - Points of view

    Audience, artwork and meaning

17. How formal, stylistic and technical choices contribute to function and meaning (media, style, innovation)4 · Unit 4 - Points of view

    Formal, stylistic and technical elements

18. Researching context: locating the production and reception of artists, movements and groups3 and 4 · Research/investigation case studies (Units 3 and 4)

    Social, cultural and historical contexts

19. Building a research/investigation case study bank: artists, two or more artworks, context and evidence3 and 4 · Research/investigation case studies (Units 3 and 4)

    Building a case study

20. Section Three extended responses: answering three-part context, meaning and evaluation questions3 and 4 · Research/investigation case studies (Units 3 and 4)

    Section Three technique