AS Art scheme of work

  Course Outline of Year 12

Component 1- Controlled Test & Preparation (2 A1 sheets-4sides & sketchbook)

Marked by CIA (30%)

You will receive your exam paper at least three weeks before doing the exam. You must use this time effectively to do all the preparation studies, critical analysis and practical work just as you would have in a longer component.

The controlled test is 15 hours. The exam will be organised over several days for you with breaks. You will take all preparation work into the exam. The final evaluation must be submitted with the final piece at the end of the exam.

Component 2-Coursework (Four A1 sheets-8 sides & sketchbook)

Internal Assessment and external moderation by CIA (20%)

The emphasis of this unit is on self-directed study based on a personal issue or interest. You must demonstrate depth in your research, creative experimentation with skills and processes, knowledge and contextual investigations. Improvement from IGCSE should be apparent. Equal assessment emphasis is placed on the final resolve as the planning and development work. You must include evidence of first hand study, evidence of gallery visits, critique Power-point prints and article reviews.

Assessment Journal

You will be keeping an assessment journal to evaluate your work on a weekly basis. Your work will be marked weekly and you will be given verbal feedback which you will record in your assessment journal.You will be able to improve your work throughout the four assessment objectives until the unit deadline.This journal will be handed in at the end of the course as part of your projects.  Record visits, article reviews and hours of free study time spent on work in the journal.

Expectations

Private Study

The Art room can be used for private study. Please do not ask friends to sit with you while you work. You must remember to record the time that you spend in your assessment journal.

Using Art Room Equipment for Private Study

If you are not working in the Art room please do not remove equipment without asking. Borrowed brushes/items must be signed out with the teacher and signed back in.

Deadlines

Deadlines are given to you well in advance, please make sure that you are organised and you meet all the deadlines set. The short term deadlines are to help you keep on top of the workload and understand the assessment criteria. If you feel that you need extra lessons to meet the deadlines please arrange these with your teacher well in advance of the deadline.

Article Reviews

You must complete four article reviews for each project. These can be linked to your project by subject matter, social/cultural context or artist/art movement.

Gallery Visit/E-mail Interview/Workshop/Museum or Crafts visit

In year 13 you are required to include first hand gallery/visit evidence in your sketchbook. Please include sketches/photographs and full evaluations of the experience. You must develop practical ideas related to the visit and make links to your project through this work.

Sketchbooks (A3)

Your sketchbook must include your title as an opening investigative question, Me, myself and I. Include introduction, visual and written mind-maps, critical evaluations, critical studies/enlarged sections by artists, links to Art movements and contextual investigations, critical development ideas, creative process development through appropriate and experimental techniques (combining new materials), project-related first hand observation drawing using varied skills, media and techniques, three dimensional development, composition and colour experiments, development planning drawings, summary final evaluation and bibliography.

Component 2-Personal Investigation (Four A1 sheets & sketchbook) 20% of A level/40% of AS

This is a practical unit with written elements. You will begin the course with a series of workshops based on the project “Me, Myself and I”. These are technical and process based workshops to give you a foundation on which to build your project.

You are expected to then develop the project into a personal investigation into an idea, issue or theme leading to a final piece.

The themes are to be selected from Nostalgia and Memories, Portraiture through history, Skeletal and Human Forms, Identity and Culture, Life events, Personal Objects.

The practical elements should be linked the practice of past or contemporary relevant artists. Written material must include analysis and contextual investigation evidence linking artists study to cultural, historical and contemporary factors.

You must use the help sheets to complete this written work in enough depth. Use specialist vocabulary, organise information clearly and coherently.

You must demonstrate your ability to research, develop ideas, experiment with materials by combining media and experimenting appropriately, write critically and formalise your ideas. You must show how you have been inspired by historical, cultural, social, political and social influences. You will develop aesthetic understanding throughout the course.

 AO4 – Working from observation: The list below is the minimum requirement. If you have completed any extra sketches and paintings, taken photographs or sketched when visiting places GREAT! You will have obviously extended your learning and should therefore gain a higher grade.Tick off when completed.

Deadline date for all observation for Me, Myself and I work to be completed by 14^th  October. We will then start Critical Studies based on the following choice of concepts:

This list of artists will help you identify with relevant artists:

You are encouraged to do your own research and discover your own artists.

 A06&7 – Critical Studies

3 Complete critical studies for each you should have:

        Copy of an artist’s artwork

        1 written critical study (double page)

        Contextual study (double page)

        And support studies/work

 A03 – Development

        3 development concepts

        written evaluations and analysis

        Support studies

        Experimenting in a range of materials and process for each

        You should have at least 2 double pages for each concept

A04 – Observational Drawing

            Support sketches relevant to your final piece intentions

        Show different drawings styles and using different media and techniques

        You should have at least 4 double pages of observational drawing

A04 – Final Resolve

This will be done in timed lessons – in the style of a mock exam in preparation for your exam.

In your 15 hours you will need to create and develop a final idea that shows a variety of solutions at high quality. This is not one refined final piece.

Component Deadline is 9^th January 2012

Please ensure that you meet all the deadlines, we are here to help so if you have a problem with workload or keeping up talk to your teacher.

The work you complete on the course will be marked and moderated, displayed in a school exhibition and will be used for your portfolio for interviews. 

 Component 1- Controlled Test & Preparation (Four A1 sheets & sketchbook 30% of A2 and 60% of AS)

All work to be clearly named and labelled, presented with signed paperwork and bibliography

Your exam date is ____________________(fill this as soon as the exams office informs you)

Your deadline for mounting up and handing in the exam project date is 30^th March 2012

 Critical Analysis Help Sheet

Your Critical Studies should be written in essay format. You should  write about the following points

Content - Describe the piece of artwork?

        What is it off? Is it a sculpture, installation, painting etc? Landscape/portrait/still-life?

        How old is the art? Date?

        Is the artwork from imagination or observation?

        Is the artwork realistic or abstract?

        Has the content been distorted or extended in anyway?

        Is the content of the piece of work telling a story or making any statements about religion culture or society? How do you know?

        Is it representing anything i.e. religion, death, love etc? Are these statements obvious or are they hidden?

        Are there any symbols used in the work to represent something i.e. wealth, religion, animal characters, Greek mythology etc.

        What do you think about the content of the artwork - explain?

Form – How has the artwork been designed and composed?

        How has the artwork been arranged? Size and proportions?

        What colours have been used, how and where?

        Are the colours harmonious or contrasting? Are they subtle of bright?

        Does anyone colour have more impact than any other? Are the brush strokes transparent or opaque?

        What shapes/patterns, if any, have been used? If so, are they geometric? If so, do the shapes/patterns connect to each other?

        What is the texture of the artwork i.e. is it smooth or rough?

        What do you think about the design, colours, shapes and patterns of the artwork - explain?

Process – How has the artwork been made?

        How has the artwork been made and what is it made off i.e. wood, metal, oil on canvas etc

        Describe any techniques the artist has used.

        Do you think the artist had to do preparatory work before doing the final artwork? If so what?

Your Opinion

        Why did you choose this piece of work?

        What do you think the mood of the painting is and explain why you think this and how the artwork communicates this?

        What will you take from this piece of artwork or the artists work through into your own work?

        What did you learn through the research that you did on the artist and how did this inform/change your opinion.

Contextual Studies – Informative Content & Visual Appearance

You must complete two double pages of Contextual Studies for each artist in your sketchbooks.

One artist contextual study must include the following:-

• Background painted/drawn/collaged yourself in the artists colours and style. Take a section of the main image and enlarge it as a background.

• Images printed including closer details (drawn/painted into yourself) of the main piece of work that you are looking at.

• Other images by the same artist showing the same style of working as your chosen critical study.

• Other images showing the same artist working in a different style or media.

• Why was it made/created? Was it a commission? (If so, by who/who paid for it?)

• Tear off some of the images and finish the second half yourself.

• Information and images of other artists of the same time/era, art movement.

• Detailed information on the Art movement of the time

• Technological innovations (photography/oil paints/transport communications) of the time.

• Religious influences (if any).

• Culture and society of the time and place in which it was created.

• Where is it now exhibited? Give some detailed information on the gallery, who chose it for the exhibition and why is it exhibited in this way?

 X3 (one double page for each artist)

You should also have a Critical Study (practical copy) for each artist and a Critical Analysis for each artist using the help-sheet pages available in your blue booklets.

                                                                Final Evaluation Help Sheet

An evaluation must be completed for each Coursework Unit and also the Controlled Test. This is worth doing because it emphasizes how well “informed” your ideas are to the examiner.
You need to make your evaluation as detailed as possible, be over-explanatory leaving the examiner to read your reflections and thoughts about your project:

Describe your theme or starting point

Explain how you researched your ideas e.g. drawing, collage, photography, visits, collecting resources.

Analyse your work, describing what has been successful and where you may have improved your work. Discuss the media and techniques that you have used throughout and how these relate to your intentions and how these processes furthered your ideas. Discuss whether the materials used were appropriate to your theme, how unusual combinations of materials worked.

Describe alternative solutions that you considered and the reason for your final choice of direction. Make all the visual connections very explicit.

Note all the artist(s) or designer(s) that you have studied for critical reference and explain how this research has influenced your own ideas and the use of media techniques. Explain exactly how the contextual studies gave you additional ideas and improved your understanding of the Art movements involved. Explain how the contexts that you learned about gave you understanding of your chosen artists intentions.

In your conclusion discuss aspects which you have enjoyed, what you have learned, describe what improvements or further developments you could make if given more time.

It is vital that all personal opinions are backed up by evidence or reasoned judgements.

Specialist art vocabulary should always be used.

Make sure that your project has thorough annotations throughout.

Your evaluation should be at least 450 words.The evaluation should be written in essay form, explain all the practical work and summarize the project.

CRITICAL ANALYSIS ADVICE AND GUIDANCE INSTRUCTIONS

Writing a visual analysis of a piece of artwork can be a difficult task. A visual analysis is a vivid description and discussion of your own observations of a work of art, including its appearance, medium and underlying concepts. Read on to learn how to write a visual analysis.

1.                   Step 1

If possible look at the work without any distractions such as music, television, or talking people and try to focus completely on your sense of vision. Note down the main things you notice about the painting's appearance, such as its medium (oil on canvas, marble sculpture or ink drawing on paper), colours and subject. Look at the areas covered on the help sheet.

2.                   Step 2

Now it is time to dig deeper. Think about the artist and his theoretical and visual interests. Write down everything you know, particularly in relation to any artistic movements in which he/she may have participated. If you do not know anything about the artist, make sure to do some research before writing your analysis. Find out about their culture, society, beliefs and other art of their time.

3.                   Step 3

Look at the artwork again, now thinking about the art in the context of the artist's background. Are there any visual characteristics to the work that identify the artist's style?

4.                   Step 4

Use your notes to write your thoughts from steps 1-3 to write out the start of your visual analysis. Be sure to include the artist, title and date at the beginning. Typically, visual analysis is quite formal in so make sure you use descriptive specialist language to really bring the piece to life. When writing a visual analysis, the thesaurus/glossary is your best friend.

5.                   Step 5

Proof-read you analysis to check for any spelling mistakes and check that you have spelled the artists’ names correctly.

If you are assigned to write about a painting remember that it is not necessary to write a highly technical analysis. You only need to look carefully at the painting then analyze and classify what you see. If you have never written about a painting before, it is helpful for you to consider the points on the helpsheet when studying the painting.

If the work you are studying is an abstraction you will need to focus more on:

Paint handling

Direction and flow

Colour use

Mood

Research the artist and discover the relevant Art movement and/or contextual information:-

(sample below)

Glossary of Terms.

Use this page to record all the free study periods that you use for Art. This will ensure that you know that you are doing enough work.

Bibliography

Please update this as you work through the course