Arts Education, Grade 7 - 12, Visual Arts: Level II, 2006
1.) Create works of art with a variety of visual relationships.
• Organizing formal relationships in works of art
Examples: color contrasts, differences in shape and size, repetition of textures and patterns
• Organizing subject relationships in works of art
Examples: mother and child, man-made objects in a landscape
• Describing how visual relationships create meaning in works of art
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2.) Produce works of art using a variety of techniques.
• Determining the appropriateness of techniques used to create a work of art
• Demonstrating technical proficiency in the production and presentation of a work of art
Examples: skillful use of printmaking tools, properly matting two-dimensional works of art
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3.) Demonstrate safe handling of tools according to studio and environmental practices, procedures, and regulations.
Examples: properly using and disposing of hazardous chemicals or fluids, using flame-retardant cabinets, utilizing ventilation systems
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4.) Evaluate student works of art orally or in writing according to specified criteria.
• Identifying criteria for judging works of art
Examples: craftsmanship, originality, technique, content
• Comparing a finished personal work of art with its intended content or design
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5.) Describe various artistic contributions to environmental and social issues.
Examples: Frederic Olmstead's design of Central Park, Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, Jacob Lawrence's Migration series
• Explaining the role of works of art placed in the environment
Examples: Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.; Lin's Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama; AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) Quilt Memorial; Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty
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6.) Produce a reflective narrative that critically analyzes selected works of art.
• Identifying the elements of art and principles of design
• Interpreting the subject matter, purpose, and expressive content of a work of art
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7.) Use appropriate visual arts terminology in response to works of art, including the elements of art and principles of design.
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8.) Describe stylistic characteristics of selected works of art and architecture.
Examples: Raphael's (Raffaello Sanzio) Madonnas in the High Renaissance, Cathedral of Notre Dame in Gothic architecture, Charles Demuth's painting I Saw the Figure Five in Gold
• Analyzing major works of art and architecture from various cultures, times, and places to understand forms, subjects, themes, and symbols
Examples: Parthenon in Athens, Greece; Kremlin in Moscow, Russia
• Using a variety of resource media in researching stylistic characteristics of selected art, artists, cultures, times, and places
Example: creating a multimedia presentation, storyboard, poster, or research paper to identify characteristics of Jacob Lawrence's Harlem series paintings
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9.) Identify various uses of the visual arts in business and industry.
Examples: developing logos and advertisements, designing buildings and other structures
• Identifying arts careers in business and industry
Examples:
- dance--choreographer, dance educator;
- music--conductor, composer;
- theatre--set designer, artistic director;
- visual arts--textile designer, museum curator
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10.) Compare ways of producing, responding, and understanding in the visual arts with other arts disciplines, the humanities, and other academic subject areas.
Examples: process of writing compared to process of forming works of art; rhythms in visual arts, dance, and music compared to rhythms in poetry; color theory in art compared to color theory in science
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