VCE Art Creative Practice

(Haaja, n.d.)

Artworks and visual language are a potent and dynamic means to communicate personal experiences and ideas, and cultural values, beliefs and viewpoints on experiences and issues in contemporary society.

In the study of VCE Art Creative Practice, research and investigation inform art making. Through the study of artworks, the practices of artists and their role in society, students develop their individual art practice, and communicate ideas and meaning using a range of materials, techniques and processes.

In the practice of Making and Responding, students develop their skills in critical and creative thinking, innovation, problem-solving and risk-taking. By combining a focused study of artworks, art practice and practical art making, students recognise the interplay between research, art practice and the analysis and interpretation of artworks.

This study provides students with an informed context to support an awareness of art as a tool for cultural, social and personal communication, and the stimulus and inspiration to develop their art practice (VCAA, 2023).

Aims:

This study enables students to:

  • understand how the practices of artists and artworks reflect the values, beliefs and traditions of their own and other cultures

  • analyse, interpret and respond to artworks and ideas, both in their own work and in the work of others, using the support of the Interpretive Lenses

  • critically evaluate ideas and issues explored by historical and contemporary artists from different cultures and societies

  • develop personal ideas and expression through Making and Responding in art practice

  • employ practical skills in art making and develop conceptual understanding to inform aesthetic awareness and art practice

  • develop creative and critical thinking skills in individual responses to artworks and art practice (VCAA, 2023).

  • Unit 1

    Interpreting artworks and exploring the Creative Practice

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  • UNIT 2

    Interpreting artworks and developing the Creative Practice (NOT IN USE)

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  • UNIT 3

    Investigation, ideas, artworks and the Creative Practice (NOT IN USE)

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  • UNIT 4

    Interpreting, resolving and presenting artworks and the Creative Practice (NOT IN USE)

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References:

Johns, R. (n.d.). Number 1. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/@ryanjohns

Pisnoy, D. (n.d.). Number 2. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/@davidpisnoy

Hand, T. (n.d.). Number 3. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/@mr_t55

Richardson, D. (n.d.). Number 4. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/@campfire_guy

Haaja, T. (n.d.). Art Exhibition. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/@tap5a

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). (2023). Art Creative Practice Study Design. [Report]. Victorian State Government. https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/ArtCreativePractice/Pages/index.aspx