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Visual Art Practice

TQA 2

Visual Art PracticeART210112: TQA Level 2, Size Value = 10

The course document

This document contains the following sections:

rationale...... 1

course size and complexity...... 1

COURSE DESCRIPTION...... 2

COURSE requirements...... 2

ACCESS...... 2

Learning OUtcomes...... 2

COURSE CONTENT...... 3

Assessment...... 6

Quality Assurance Processes...... 7

Assessment Criteria...... 7

Standards ...... 7

Qualifications Available...... 13

Award Requirements...... 13

COURSE EVALUATION...... 13

COURSE DEVELOPER...... 14

Accreditation...... 14

Version History...... 14

rationale

This course has been developed for students seeking to engage with art practice. Students make a body of art work in two or more studios and develop understanding of the relationship between their works and artistic ideas, techniques and concepts.

course size and complexity

This course has been assessed as having a complexity level of TQA level 2.

At TQA level 2 the student is expected to carry out tasks and activities that involve a range of knowledge and skills, including some basic theoretical and/or technical knowledge and skills. Limited judgement is required, such as making an appropriate selection from a range of given rules, guidelines or procedures. VET competencies at TQA level 2 are often those characteristic of an AQF Certificate II.

The course has a size value of 10.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is an introductory course that offers students an opportunity to experiment and work in a range of artistic studio areas in the visual arts. Students focus their work in two or more studios, through which they will discover how to experience, make and respond to works of art. Students are expected to produce works that are resolved as finished visual art pieces. Students are also required to develop a support folio of source material that reflects their thinking processes and that serves as a record of their idea generation and development.

The visual arts suite of courses is depicted in the following flowchart:

course requirements

Students undertaking Visual Art Practice (TQA level 2) must complete two mandatory areas of learning (Common and Studio Specific) which are detailed in the Course Content section of this document.

Work submitted for assessment must be produced over the duration of one calendar school year, be unique to this course and not be work submitted for assessment in any other course.

ACCESS

There are no access restrictions or prerequisite requirements for entry to the course.

Learning OUtcomes

On successful completion of this course, learners will have knowledge and skills to:

  • discuss aspects of artistic perception and make some aesthetic judgements
  • apply the elements and principles of design to produce art works
  • use a variety of artistic conventions in the creation of art works
  • use a variety of technologies and techniques in the creation of art works
  • communicate ideas, emotions and information about art, and through their own art work
  • develop and refine personal artistic techniques in two or more studios
  • create bodies of finished art work in two or more studios.

COURSE CONTENT

Students will produce finished art works in two or morestudios. The scope, complexity and quality of these works and support material will depend on a number of factors, including the techniques employed.

This course consists of two (2) mandatory areas of learning:

1. Common

This area of learning involves activities that emphasise:

• experiencing art

• making art

• responding to art.

Students will study a range of artistic principles, conventions and techniques, informed by reflection upon their own work and responding to the work of others (artists and students). Students will to compile and retain evidence of such inquiry. This support material will indicate the student’s thinking processes and the extent of idea generation and development. Such support material may comprise a range of sources including: sketches; jottings; notes; diagrams; cuttings; photographs; videotapes; photocopies; marquettes; and models.

2. Studio Specific

This area of learning involves the study of one or more studios from each of the lists below (A & B). Students must undertake art-making and associated learning in at least two studios (one from List A, one from List B). Approximately equal time should be spent in each studio.

List A / List B
Craft and Design / Drawing
Ceramics / Digital Art and Media
Graphic Design / Industrial Design
Photography / Mixed Media
Printmaking / Life Drawing
Sculpture
Painting

LIST A: Select at least one studio from those listed below

Studio / Description
Craft and Design / This studio encourages a sense of design and decoration in craft. Students investigate the elements/principles of design in the making of craftwork. They define and develop examples of each of the elements and principles of design by drawing and using a variety of materials to develop designs. This studio also provides an introduction to materials and techniques in a chosen medium. Students develop, design and make pieces of work in their chosen medium.
Ceramics / This studio is used to introduce and develop a variety of subjects, ideas and skills, such as:
  • basic hand-building techniques (e.g. coil, slab, pinch, use of moulds, slip-casting)
  • applied and incised decoration with an emphasis on the textural qualities of clay
  • application of underglazes, stains, oxides and glazes
  • fundamental skills in wheel work
  • a combination of hand-building and wheel techniques
  • firing processes (e.g. raku, saw-dust, bush-firings, earthenware, stoneware).

Graphic Design / This studio encourages students to explore the functions of graphic design. Ideas can be expressed through layout, illustration and typography. Ideas may be drawn from a wide range of sources, such as print media, computer images, advertising, electronic media and student-produced art work.
Students can produce a design project that fulfils the concept of matching an image with text to convey a message. Sketches, working drawings, computer-aided images, photographs and so on may be utilised as source material, production materials and support material.
Photography / Through the study of this studio, students gain knowledge of photographic techniques and produce a number of films and/or prints that reflect their skills and ideas. Students will develop skills, understanding and knowledge that will allow them to:
  • produce images generated using the camera or using photo-drawing or photogram techniques
  • perform combinations with other mediums (such as drawing, painting and printing)
  • use collage or montage techniques.

Printmaking / The focus of this studio is on printmaking in its different forms, including:
  • stamping
  • lino-cut
  • woodcut
  • silkscreen
  • etching
  • cardboard printing
/
  • collograph
  • mono printing
  • lithograph
  • photographic
  • silk screen.

Ideas and subjects may be drawn from a wide range of sources. Students will become familiar with:
  • printing on different surfaces (e.g. paper, plastic, clay, fabric)
  • a specialised printing technique
  • a combination of printing techniques
  • printmaking in combination with other media (e.g. soft sculpture, painting).

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LIST B:Select at least one studio from those listed below

Studio / Description
Drawing / This studio encourages students to become familiar with:
  • rendering techniques with the potential for the development of individual specialisation
  • combined technical processes
  • rapid sketching with more difficult media (e.g. wash)
  • specific exercises requiring the solution to design problems and consideration of structure, proportion, balance and rhythm.

Digital Art and Media / This studio encourages students to:
  • become familiar with computers and peripherals
  • consider the creative elements of composition via use of a range of software tools
  • engage in projects which utilise the above elements in association with diagrams, illustrations and photographs and are carried through to the print stage
  • gain an appreciation and understanding of the various possibilities and uses of digital art, moving image video art and animation
  • develop understanding of, and make appropriate responses to, copyright and intellectual property issues, and ethical use of images
  • develop skills including problem-solving and techniques in the use of various software/hardware.

Industrial Design / This studio encourages students to:
  • use starting points such as observation, experiences and research to generate ideas for innovative, expressively aesthetic designs
  • understand a design brief and respond to it innovatively, balancing functional and aesthetic considerations
  • investigate design traditions of different cultures to generate ideas for product designs
  • explore design across a broad set of areas including architecture, product, furniture and environmental design
  • develop concepts that will be realised in the making of products.

Mixed Media / The focus of this studio is on making artworks from a combination of two or more media/techniques (e.g. collage, montage and assemblage). Ideas and subjects may be drawn from a wide range of sources. A collective approach can be adopted.
Students will become familiar with combinations of traditional and contemporary materials/techniques, utilising (for example):
  • photographs
  • paint
  • block prints
  • fabric
  • welded metal
  • performance
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  • bus tickets
  • oil painting
  • broken glass
  • enamel paint
  • sticks.

Life Drawing / This studio encourages students to become familiar with:
  • rendering techniques with the potential for the development of individual specialisation
  • combined technical processes
  • rapid sketching with more difficult media (e.g. wash)
  • anatomical studies including the relationship between skeleton and muscle
  • specific exercises requiring the solution to design problems and consideration of structure, proportion, balance and rhythm.

Sculpture / The focus of this studio is on making sculptures from media such as:
  • paper
  • wood construction and carving
  • plaster casting and carving
  • clay
/
  • glass fusion and forming
  • plastic moulding and construction
  • metal casting and construction
  • “found” object construction.

Ideas and subjects may be drawn from a wide range of sources. Students will become familiar with:
  • a specific sculptural technique
  • a combination of sculptural techniques (e.g. wood & glass construction)
  • sculpture combined with a range of techniques (e.g. painting, printing)
  • an understanding of ‘Traditional’ and ‘Experimental’ forms (e.g. Body Art, Performances, Site Art, Conceptual Art, Kinetic Art, Video Art).

Painting / The focus of this studio is on producing paintings, including watercolour, acrylic, oil, enamel, air-brush and gouache.
Ideas and subjects may be drawn from a wide range of sources. Through the study of this studio, students will:
  • become familiar with a specific painting technique
  • encounter a combination of painting techniques
  • attempt paintings combined with or on a range of materials (with pencil, printing, on paper, car door, glass).

Assessment

Criterion-based assessment is a form of outcomes assessment which identifies the extent of student achievement at an appropriate end-point of study. Although assessment – as part of the learning program - is continuous, much of it is formative, and is done to help students identify what they need to do to attain the maximum benefit from their study of the course. Therefore, assessment for summative reporting to the TQA will focus on what both teacher and student understand to reflect end-point achievement.

The standard of achievement each student attains on each criterion is recorded as a rating ‘A’, ‘B’, or ‘C’, according to the outcomes specified in the standards section of the course.

A ‘t’ notation must be used where a student demonstrates any achievement against a criterion less than the standard specified for the ‘C’ rating. The ‘t’ notation is not described in course standards.

A ‘z’ notation is to be used where a student provides no evidence of achievement at all.

Providers offering this course must participate in the quality assurance processes.

Internal assessment of all criteria will be made by the provider. Assessment processes must gather evidence that clearly shows the match between individual student performance, the standards of the course and the student’s award. Providers will report the student’s rating for each criterion to the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESSES

The following processes will be facilitated by the TQA to ensure that there is:

•a match between the standards for achievement specified in the course and the standards demonstrated by students;

•community confidence in the integrity and meaning of the qualification.

Processes – The TQA will verify that the provider’s course delivery and assessment standards meet the course requirements and community expectations for fairness, integrity and validity of qualifications the Authority issues. This will involve checking:

•student attendance records

•course delivery plans (the sequence of course delivery/tasks and when assessments take place)

•assessment instruments and rubrics (the ‘rules’ or marking guide used to judge achievement)

•class records of assessment

•examples of student work that demonstrate the use of the marking guide

•samples of current student’s work, including that related to any work requirements articulated in the course document.

This process will usually also include interviews with past and present students.

It will be scheduled by the TQA using a risk-based approach.

assessment CRITERIA

The assessment for Visual Art Practice will be based on the degree to which a student can:

1.Apply the elements and principles of design to produce art works

2.Use a variety of artistic conventions in the creation of art works

3.Use a variety of technologies and techniques in the creation of art works

4.Communicate ideas, emotions and information

5.Create bodies of finished art work in two or more studios.

CRITERION 1:APPLY THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN TO PRODUCE ART WORKS

Rating ‘C’ / Rating ‘B’ / Rating ‘A’
A learner can: / A learner can: / A learner can:
recognise and identify (from a given range) a limited number of artistic principles and apply these to achieve desired outcomes / recognise and identify a range of artistic principles and apply these to achieve desired outcomes /
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/ recognise, identify and describe a range of artistic principles and successfully apply these to achieve desired outcomes
reproduce (from a given range) examples of artistic principles in own work to create real and/or pictorial space / select and reproduce examples of artistic principles in own work to create real and/or pictorial space / select, reproduce and adapt a range of artistic principles in own work to create real and/or pictorial space
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/ use problem solving strategies (as directed) to meet changed conditions and to solve minor artistic problems / use and adjust problem solving strategies to meet changed conditions and to solve minor artistic problems / use and adjust problem solving strategies to respond to new requirements and to solve minor artistic problems
resolve, as finished pieces, a body of work in at least two of the defined studios. / resolve, as finished pieces, a body of work in at least two of the defined studios. / resolve, as finished pieces, a body of work in at least two of the defined studios.

Explanation of Criterion

This criterion is used to assess the degree to which a student can employ the elements and principles of design to produce art works.

Elements of Design:
  • Line
  • Value
  • Texture
  • Shape
  • Colour
/ Principles of Design:
  • Unity
  • Variety
  • Balance
  • Emphasis
  • Space

A student’s understanding may be demonstrated by various means, including the manipulation of visual and conceptual elements in the production of artworks; and verbal or written discussions.

Students must produce finished art works. The scope, complexity and quality of these works and support material will depend on a number of factors, including the studios and techniques employed.

CRITERION 2:USE A VARIETY OF ARTISTIC CONVENTIONS IN THE CREATION OF ART WORKS

Rating ‘C’ / Rating ‘B’ / Rating ‘A’
A learner can: / A learner can: / A learner can:
recognise and identify (from a given range) a limited number of artistic conventions / recognise and identify a range of artistic conventions /
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/ recognise, identify and describe a range of artistic conventions
select (from a given range) a limited number of artistic conventions, to achieve desired outcomes / select and reject a range of artistic conventions to achieve desired outcomes / select and modify a range of artistic conventions to achieve desired outcomes
use artistic techniques (from a given range) to reveal the effects of a limited number of artistic conventions / use artistic techniques to reveal the effects of a range of artistic conventions / use creative artistic techniques to reveal the effects of a range of artistic conventions
experiment with the effects of given variation from a limited number of artistic conventions / experiment with the effects of variation from a range of artistic conventions / successfully experiment with the effects of variation from a range of artistic conventions
describe a limited number of artistic outcomes that arise from experimentation. / describe a range of artistic outcomes that arise from experimentation. / observe and reflect upon the relative meritsof artistic outcomes that arise from experimentation.

Explanation of Criterion

The term ‘artistic conventions’ can be applied to styles commensurate with the production of:

  • portraiture
  • landscape
  • composition
  • sculpture
  • perspectives
  • technical ‘rules’.

The term ‘discussion’ should be understood to imply both verbal and written discussion.

The term ‘artistic techniques’ implies the employment of appropriate artistic conventions in the students’ own art works.

This criterion may be applied to issues such as experimenting with artistic conventions (selection / rejection / modification / employment).

CRITERION 3:USE A VARIETY OF TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES IN THE CREATION OF ART WORKS.

Rating ‘C’ / Rating ‘B’ / Rating ‘A’
A learner can: / A learner can: / A learner can:
select and use a limited number of technologies and techniques to develop ideas and designs / select and use a range of technologies and techniques to develop ideas and designs / select and effectively use a range of technologies and techniques to develop ideas and designs
demonstrate basic artistic techniques (in limited aspects identified for attention) through the use of selected technologies / extend artistic techniques (in some aspects identified for attention) through the use of selected technologies / refine artistic techniques (in all aspects identified for attention) through the use of selected technologies
apply a limited number of technologies and techniques to own studios / apply a range of technologies and techniques to own studios / successfully apply a range of technologies and techniques to own studios
discuss technical problems / identify technical problems / resolve technical problems
use and maintain technologies in accordance with established safety procedures. / use and maintain technologies in accordance with established safety procedures. / use and maintain technologies in accordance with established safety procedures.

Explanation of Criterion