Visual Arts Grade 11

The teaching of the elements and principles of Art & Design as it relates to looking at artworks and analysing the artists techniques, materials, and concepts to portray their work.

By examining the work of Master artists, students learn how to apply skills.  The sketching and drawing using graphite pencils for observational drawing and achieving tonality and three dimensionality  is the learning goal.

By studying brushstrokes and color we can appreciate different styles used in various periods of Art history and learn new approaches to our own works of art.  Techniques and specific forms of watercolor media are studied to gain an appreciation of new mediums and techniques.

Watercolor pencil crayons are an appropriate way to control form, shape and detail for drawing.  In particular as it relates to illustrations.  Also, examples are studied from Art History to hone our technique.

We study the works of specifically Canadian multiculturalism and the Canadian identity.  Acrylics painting medium and techniques are the topic of the unit and students produce their own original acrylics work.

Students understand that there are different styles and applications to artworks by examining these specific timeframes to Art history and apply their own hand in generating the creative process to achieving stylistic artworks.

Sculptural medium is the form of discussion in this unit.  Three dimensional works of art are generated and examples from Art history are analysed and interpreted.

Photography as Art form and how dreams are captured as surrealist works of Art makes up the topic of this unit.

Andy Warhol and the process of silkscreen is under discussion.  Particularly,  by way of how to produce  screen printing activities are offered to students to investigate.

What are the aspects of strong design and the incorporation of technology to produce poster design is examined in this unit.

Environmental art is the acknowledgement that mankind impacts nature, but is also inspired by the outdoors and students use different sets of materials to produce collage artwork.

Digital Media is everywhere in the fields of Art careers in this modern era.  We look at postmodernism as an art movement and digital programs that can guide our artworks and prepare us for the Graphics industry.

Students will be asked to produce a dozen pieces of artwork in a portfolio that is meant to be presented.  In addition they must write artist statements for each piece of art selected for the portfolio and speak about each of the principles and elements of Art and Design incorporated into their own artworks.