Year 11
Key Questions/Concepts
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Opportunity for personal expression and independent thinking through a chosen theme
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Discover artists that give meaning and opportunities to develop own imagery and experimentation
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Work from a range of genres demonstrating various rules/conventions of art
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Exploring interpretations, contexts and connections
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Creative exploration meets the criterion of the assessment objectives
Timeframe
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May - July (Year 10) and September - December (Year 11)
Key Vocabulary
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Word/phrase |
Definition |
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Juxtaposition |
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect |
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Primary Imagery |
Images such as your own photographs or observational drawings |
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Contrast |
Is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them |
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Refinement |
The improvement of something by making small changes |
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Mastery |
Comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity |
Wider Reading
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...ism: Understanding Art by Stephen Little
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Styles, School and Movements by A Dempsey
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50 Contemporary artists you should know by C Wiedemann and B Finger
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The Art Book: New Edition by Phaidon
Key Questions/Concepts
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Select a starting point from which to develop own work
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Integrate practical, critical and contextual study by direct engagement with original works and practice
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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sources that inform creative intentions
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Intentions should be realised through purposeful engagement with visual language
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Explore appropriate scales, media, materials and techniques
Timeframe
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January - March
Key Vocabulary
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Word/phrase |
Definition |
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Inspiration |
The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative |
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Creative |
Relating to or involving the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something |
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Preparatory |
Carrying out preparation for a task- developing ideas for an outcome |
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Subject matter |
Refers to what the art work is about, it's visual or narrative focus |
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Specialism |
An area of activity, work, or study that someone concerntrates on or is expert in |
Wider Reading
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500 Self Portraits by J Bell
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The 20thCentury Art Book by S Lawson
