Art and Design deals with the creative and imaginative development of the students ability to engage with the visual world. The skills taught in this subject are fundamental in developing an all round creative skills base and form an essential part of a broad and balanced curriculum. The subject is especially concerned with the development of visual perception and aesthetic experience. It is a form of communication; a means of expressing ideas, opinions, feelings and developing those ideas through the production of personal responses to a given stimulus.
Review their own and others' work, saying what they think and feel about it, and use critical feedback
Form intuitive and imaginative outcomes and responses showing critical and analytical faculties via an interest in the awareness of different environments and cultures from a variety of times; Build their own confidence, enthusiasm and a sense of achievement in the practice of Art and Design
They do this on their own, via the support of their teacher and through working with others, using a range of starting points (such as their own experiences, natural and made materials and objects, the local environment). They look at a range of work (for example, looking at originals and reproductions, going to galleries and museums, researching on the internet). During Key Stage 3 pupils develop their creativity and imagination through more sustained activities. These help them to build on and improve their practical and critical skills and to extend their knowledge and experience of materials, processes and practices. They engage confidently with art, craft and design from different times and cultures and in the contemporary world. They become more independent in using visual language to communicate their own ideas, feelings and meanings
Advertising, Illustration, Packaging, Typography and Interactive Media. Students will be required to work in two or more of the disciplines in each unit submitted and demonstrate competence in using a variety of materials
GCSE and A Level GCE in AS and A Level Art & Design The GCE A Level in Art and Design has been designed to encourage an adventurous and enquiring approach to art and design. Successful students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of past and contemporary art and design practice and be able to produce artwork that embraces a range of ideas. Students are encouraged to develop: An adventurous and enquiring mind over a range of concepts and ideas The ability to take risks, experiment with ideas, media and processes Investigative, analytical, experimental, practical, technical skills in relation to their study of art & design The integration and connection of knowledge and understanding of art, from other times and cultures, and contemporary work to their own creative practice Intellectual, imaginative, creative and intuitive powers Expressive skills, aesthetic understanding and critical judgment An understanding of the interrelationships between art and design and the historical, social, cultural, political and creative contexts in which they operate Students develop further reasoning in their ideas and explore numerous methods of expressing their thoughts via appropriate choices and intentions Skills and techniques by taking risks, experimenting with ideas, media and processes leading to an outcomes which may be expressed in a range of formats. http://www.alicesmith.edu.my/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?view=print&art_id=218&nav_cat_i d=134&nav_top_id=58&artgen=1&t=0.5394963884302367