Art/Tech - Art Through the Ages

Subject Name: Art

Unit of Study: Art Through the Ages

Brief Description: Embark on a captivating journey through the ages as we explore the rich and diverse world of art history. This unit of study offers a comprehensive overview of artistic movements, significant artists, and iconic artworks from ancient civilisations to the present day. Through dissecting artworks and insightful discussions, students will gain a deeper understanding of the evolution of art and its profound impact on culture, society, and human expression. This unit provides broad knowledge of the art world, and how art history has shaped art making in contemporary society. Students will employ this knowledge to their own art making, and produce a collection of artwork in a visual journal that explores a range of materials, techniques and methods.

Scaffolding Learning

At the conclusion of this unit of study students will have: 

An understanding of key knowledge

• Explain major artistic movements and periods throughout history.
• Investigate significant artists, their works, and their contributions to the art world.
• Analyse and interpret artworks through a historical, cultural, and social lens.
• Reflect on art and history ideas and justify individual views 

Attained these key skills 

• Analyse and interpret artworks from different periods, identifying stylistic elements, symbolism, and the use of artistic techniques.
• Conduct independent investigations into artists, movements, and art historical topics. 
• Refine visual language skills, to interpret ideas and meanings in artworks.

Demonstrated the Victorian curriculum standards and capabilities

• Explore the visual arts practices and styles as inspiration to develop a personal style, explore, express ideas, concepts and themes in art works (VCAVAE040)
• Explore how artists manipulate materials, techniques, technologies and processes to develop and express their intentions in art works (VCAVAE041)
• Select and manipulate materials, techniques, and technologies and processes in a range of art forms to express ideas, concepts and themes (VCAVAV042)
• Conceptualise, plan and design artworks that express ideas, concepts and artistic intentions (VCAVAV043)
• Create, present, analyse and evaluate displays of artwork considering how ideas can be conveyed to an audience (VCAVAP044) 
• Analyse and interpret artworks to explore the different forms of expression, intentions and viewpoints of artists and how they are viewed by audiences (VCAVAR045)
• Analyse, interpret and evaluate a range of visual artworks from different cultures, historical and contemporary contexts to explore differing viewpoints (VCAVAR046)

Assessment Tasks

Students will be required to complete the following assessment tasks:

• Research & Annotated Presentations
• Visual Journal & Artworks
• Semester Exam

Additional learning opportunities

• National Gallery of Victoria excursion

Resources

• A4 sketch book
• 2B, 4B pencils
• Sharpener
• Eraser

Pathways

This unit of study could provide students with the following pathway.