Year 12 History of Art (Level 2)
Subject Description
Head of Faculty: Ms A. Bade.
The aim of History of Art is to develop an understanding of the historical, cultural and social context of art. Students will learn to research topics, analyse artworks and examine techniques, subjects and themes in art. Students will gain intellectual confidence recognising, interpreting and delivering facts. Literacy, communication and discussion’s form the basis of this exciting course.
The area of study is Towards Modernism (1780-1900), which includes French Painting, Sculpture and Architecture from the French Revolution to Post Impressionism.
Course Overview
Learning will include:
Styles:
- Neoclassicism
- Impressionism
- Iron and steel innovations
- Post-Impressionism
- Realism
- Architectural Revivalism (Neoclassical)
- Romanticism.
Meanings:
- Depictions of men and women
- Work and leisure
- Contemporary events
- Modernity (e.g. cities, railways, café society, technological innovations).
Contexts:
- Economic (e.g. wealth, prosperity, patronage)
- Social (e.g. domestic life, social class, rural and urban environments)
- Political (e.g. revolution, national identity)
- Philosophical (e.g. enlightenment, orientalism, socialism)
- Technological (e.g. industrialisation, mass production, new materials).
Subject Overview
Term 1
An introduction to History:
> Neo-Classicism– Artists include David, le Brun, Ingres, Canova, and architecture such as Pantheon and L’Arc de Triomphe.
> Romanticism – Artists include Gericault, Delacroix.
> Contextual Themes of reaction to excess, discoveries of ancient Greece and Rome, Enlightenment idea, French Revolution, the rise of Napolean and the influence of the exotic.
There is also a class trip to view, learn and discuss artworks located around Auckland city in preparation for an internal assessment.
Term 2
Continue looking at the Romantic art movement.
> Realism – Artists include Daumier, Courbet, Millet and Corot.
> Impressionism – Artist include Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir.
> The study of the impacts of the Industrial Revolution on society and architecture such as the Crystal Palace.
An internal assessment on the study of physical artworks around Auckland, in relation to their physical environment.
Term 3
> Complete the Impressionist art movement – Artists include Cassatt and Morisot
> Post-Impressionism – Artists include Seurat, Cezanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin and architecture such as the Eiffel Tower.
> Contextual themes of the depiction of women and advancement of technology and it’s impacts on society around the 1900s, including urbanisation, modernising Paris and the rise of the middle class.
An internal assessment on communicating an understanding of an Art History topic in relation to topics studied so far this year.
Term 4
Revision and external examination focus.
Prerequisites
Open Entry.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Art History 2.3 - Examine the influence of context(s) on art works
NZQA Info
Art History 2.5 - Communicate understanding of an art history topic
NZQA Info
Art History 2.7 - Demonstrate understanding of art works in relation to their physical environments
Possible Careers
Animator/Digital Artist, Actor, Advertising Specialist, Copywriter, Software Developer, Archivist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artist, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Entertainer, Fashion Designer, Trainer, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Communications Professional, Industrial Designer, Event Manager, Jeweller, Curator, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Early Childhood Teacher, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Primary School Teacher, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Tertiary Lecturer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Secondary School Teacher,