Visual arts / Year 7 and 8

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Curriculum content descriptions

Experiment with visual arts conventions and techniques, including exploration of techniques used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to represent a theme, concept or idea in their artwork (ACAVAM118)

Elaborations

combining and adapting materials, techniques, technologies and art making processes, reflecting upon techniques used by artists including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists
investigating how different combinations of techniques can represent a theme, concept or idea, for example, applying paint with different tools to create different textures
Considering viewpoints – psychology: For example – Why and how does an artwork make you feel emotional? Can you apply a similar technique to your artwork?
observing how artists select and apply different visual arts techniques to represent themes, concepts and ideas and considering how they could use these in their own art making
combining, adapting and manipulating images and objects from several sources
Considering viewpoints – forms: For example – Why did the artist choose this style of representation? What other forms and styles suit this message?

General capabilities

Critical and creative thinking
Intercultural understanding

Cross-curriculum priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

ScOT terms

Composition (Visual arts), Aboriginal art, Torres Strait Islander art, Art materials

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