Outcome 3.
On completion of this unit the student should be able to discuss the artistic practice of artists from different timesand cultures, their sources of inspiration, materials and techniques for at least two artworks by each artist.
To achieve this outcome the student will draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined in Area of Study 3.
Key knowledge
• sources of inspiration for artists’ ideas and production of artworks
• ways in which artists from different times and cultures have interpreted ideas and sources of inspiration
• ways in which artists have used art elements, art principles and created aesthetic qualities
• the types of materials and techniques used in making artworks in particular art forms
• ways in which artists from different times and cultures have used materials and techniques
• relevant resources and methods of research
• appropriate terminology for discussing artworks.
Key skills
• use a range of resources to research how at least two artists have interpreted ideas and sources of inspiration and used materials and techniques in at least two artworks by each artist
• discuss how the use of art elements and art principles create aesthetic qualities in artworks
• discuss the ways in which artists from different times and cultures have interpreted ideas and sources of inspiration for the production of artworks
• identify and discuss the ways in which artists have used various materials and techniques in making artworks in particular art forms
• use appropriate terminology in discussion of artwork.
