Art & Design
Intent:
“The Study of Art is the study of history, culture and creativity in all forms.”
Key Stage 3; Visual Art
Students in Year 7 are taught a wide range of techniques such as drawing, incorporating tone, texture and form and a range of materials to explore these techniques. They explore sculpture, painting, and printmaking amongst other mediums with drawing as a fundamental. Students explore and learn to emulate varied cultural significant artists from different periods in art history and styles.
Year 8 students are encouraged to interpret artistic styles that explore wide reaching contexts and contrast one another. Topics extend to portraiture, sculpture, colour theory and mood and basic photographic techniques and urban graffiti. The fundamentals of Year 7 are incorporated in each topic and style.
Students in Year 9 explore their place in the world and how they interact in society delving into social issues and continue to expand their skill base whilst looking at historical and contemporary artists, which will guide them into GCSE Art and Design.
Key Stage 4; Fine Art & Photography
Students explore, develop and create two personal sketchbooks based on two contrasting topics. Students develop an appreciation of the artistic process by researching artists, styles and materials and, from this theoretical and practical process, develop techniques to excel in. A final project piece is completed to an external brief showcasing the interpretive and technical skill of each student. Coursework equates to 60% of the final grade and the exam component equates to 40%. The course is structured to facilitate explorations and outcomes to support the final personal choice exam style.
Students embarking on the GCSE Photography strand develop and explore a range of photographic media, techniques and processes. Developing an awareness of both traditional and new technologies,
they explore relevant images, artefacts and resources relating to a range of art, craft and design from the past and recent times, including European and non-European examples. This is integral to the investigating and making processes, which follows the same structure as the above.
Specification:
Students studying GCSE Art and Design follow the AQA specification found here; GCSE Art and Design Specification for first teaching in 2016 (aqa.org.uk)
Curriculum Sequence
Implementation:
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Year |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 & 2 |
Summer 1 & 2 |
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7 |
Line and pattern Experimentation with different mediums, materials and analysis of artists; watercolours, Van Gogh |
Shape and colour Experimentation with different mediums, materials and analysis of artists: Japanese Notan, Mark Rothko, collage, abstract art. positive and negative space |
Form and space Experimentation with different mediums, materials and analysis of artists: perspective, realism, form and shape |
Still life and portraiture Introduction to still life, observational drawing and portraiture Look in to symbolism of still; life; meanings and messages in art Experimentation with different mediums, materials and analysis of artists: perspective , realism, form and shape |
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8 |
African art Intro to types of African art. Focus on Ghanaian art: patterns, adinkra symbols, poly tile prints, African style painting and mask making |
Pop art Introduction to pop art and pioneers. Comic art, Lino prints, collage and mixed media; Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein |
Surrealism Introduction to surrealism and how it is used in art and wider society Focus on drawing and collage moving towards Photoshop and digital art |
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9 |
Realism to abstraction Introduction to types of abstract art, cubism and abstract expressionism. Experimentation with different mediums, materials and analysis of artists; Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Wassily Kandinsky |
3D and perspective Introduction to 1, 2 and 3 point perspective Look at how to use 3D techniques can be applied and used within the world of art, from architecture and illustration to graffiti and graphic design |
Identity Introduction to identity and elements of art that relate to expression and mental health Experimentation with different mediums, materials and analysis of artists |
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Key Stage 4; Fine Art & Photography
Specification:
Students studying GCSE Art and Design follow the AQA specification found here; GCSE Art and Design Specification Specification for first teaching in 2016 (aqa.org.uk)
Students explore, develop and create two personal sketchbooks based on two contrasting topics. Students develop an appreciation of the artistic process by researching artists, styles and materials and, from this theoretical and practical process, develop techniques to excel in. A final project piece is completed to an external brief showcasing the interpretive and technical skill of each student. Coursework equates to 60% of the final grade and the exam component equates to 40%. The course is structured to facilitate explorations and outcomes to support the final personal choice exam style.
Students embarking on the GCSE Photography strand develop and explore a range of photographic media, techniques and processes. Developing an awareness of both traditional and new technologies,
they explore relevant images, artefacts and resources relating to a range of art, craft and design from the past and recent times, including European and non-European examples. This is integral to the investigating and making processes, which follows the same structure as the above.
Curriculum Sequence
Implementation:
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Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
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10 |
Growth and decay Introduction to art GCSE. Experimentation with different mediums, materials and analysis of artist. Development of projects structure and course development. Exploration of professional work by Georgia O'Keeffe, Roa, Billy Kidd, Irina Vinnik Coursework portfolio 1 |
Surfaces Continue to develop projects structure and course understanding. Experimentation with different mediums, materials and analysis of artist.
Coursework portfolio 2 |
Mock project Working to a brief to create a final, large scale piece of art Course work and final piece |
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11 |
Recovery period Course work refinements |
Art exam Coursework refinements and final piece |
