GCSE Art & Design (AQA)
Course Overview
GCSE Art & DesignWhat is the course about?
The course is about drawing, painting and using a variety of different materials to make pieces of art work on a variety of themes. You might use clay, plaster, printmaking techniques and photography as well as drawing and painting. You could study art from other cultures like Africa and Islam or base work on themes such as Sea life, Cubism, Self Image. You will study lots of different artists work too. Why should I do this subject?
Will I need any special equipment? You will need the basics like a pencil, rubber and sharpener and a folder to take work home in. It would be useful if you had your own pencil crayons, access to a digital camera and your own data stick. Any other art materials you have are a bonus! How will I be assessed? Your class work will be worth 60% of your final grade and you will work on this through Y10 and the first half of year 11. In the last half of year 11 you will do a final project called the ‘Externally Set Task’ where you will have 10 hrs to make the artwork you have designed for this project. This will be worth 40% of your final grade. You will only be able to work by yourself during these 10 hrs but your teacher will support you through the rest of the project. When will the assessments be? All of your work will be assessed formally by your teacher at the end of each project and continually throughout each project. At the end of Y11 the quality of your work and your teacher’s marking will be checked or moderated by the exam board. |
GCSE Art Year 10 & 11 Projects
GCSE Project 1: Sea Life
The Sea Life project is a design and craft project centring around the theme of the sea. As part of this project we take a visit to The Deep in Hull to take a closer look at the underwater world. Throughout this project we are working towards making a ceramic object (of the students choice) that reflects sea life and the influences of the artists studied.
Example Project: Class work & Home-Learning Tasks
Project 1: Sea Life
Examples of Final Outcomes
GCSE Project 2: Fragments
The Fragments project is focused on creating a fragmented artwork of either a portrait or an object/s (the students choice). As part of the project we investigate ways to fragment images and explore how a series of artists, past and present, fragment their work. We also experiment with digital manipulations a way to fragment imagery. The outcome we work towards is a large scale A1/2 piece in mixed-media which means the student can select their preferred method/s of creating artwork that we have practiced throughout the project.
Exemplar Fragments Sketchbook
Project 2: Fragments
Examples of Final Outcomes
GCSE Project 3: My Leeds
PThe My Leeds project is in essence a celebration of the 'Street Art' style. Students are asked to focus their studies on exploring an aspect of our local culture and environment and create a celebration or propaganda style artwork to reflect their chosen subject. As part of this short project we take a walking tour in the city centre to discover some of the hidden street artworks in our own locality. Once the final artwork is created students digitally 'place' their artwork in situ using Photoshop.