HSC Year 12 Visual Arts Complete Course Notes (2022)

I Art Criticism and Art History
	Historical Overview
		Timeline
		Manifestos
	Practice
		Artmaking
			Artmaking Practice Example: Grayson Perry
			Sample Essay
		Art Criticism and Art Theory
			Sample Analysis of Criticism
	The Conceptual Framework
		Four Agencies in the Artworld
			Artist
			Audience
			Artwork
			World
		Drawing links between Agencies in the Artworld
		Sample Essay
	The Frames
		Subjective Frame
			How to approach the subjective frame
			Sample analysis using the subjective frame
		Cultural Frame
			How to approach the cultural frame
			Sample analysis using the cultural frame
		Structural Frame
			How to approach the structural frame
			Sample analysis using the structural frame
		Postmodern Frame
			How to approach the postmodern frame
			Sample analysis using the postmodern frame
		Summary of Frames
		Sample Essay
	Case Studies
		The Reclining Nude
			Exploring concepts
			Comparative analysis table
	Exam Techniques and Tips
		Advice for Section 1
		Advice for Section 2
			Preparation: selecting artists and artworks
			Preparation: study notes for artists and artworks
			Choosing and analysing a question
			Structuring a response – how to write a Visual Arts essay
	Useful Vocabulary
		Art Elements Vocabulary
			Colour
			Line
			Texture
			Tone
			Shape/form
			Scale
			Proportion
			Space
			Unity
			Balance
			Emphasis
			Contrast
			Repetition
			Movement
		Materials and Techniques Vocabulary
		Practice Vocabulary
		Conceptual Framework Vocabulary
		Frames Vocabulary
II Artmaking
	Exploring Artmaking
		Process Diary
		Body of Work
			Expressive forms
			Formation of concepts
			Experimentation
			Finalising your Body of Work
			Concept Statement