This section includes student work from 5th Students, combining practical projects with Visual Studies. Students develop personal ideas through research, making, and reflection, leading to a final practical submission and written workbook assessed by the SEC.
5th year
Theme:
'Crumlin - Past, Present and Future'.
Aim: Engage students in a socially driven creative process that encourages critical reflection on the evolving social landscape of Crumlin. Through the exploration of print and sculpture, students will develop an understanding of how art can be used as a tool for social commentary and community engagement.
Support Studies Artists Included :
- Rachel Whiteread
- Grace Weir
- Herbert Simm's
Visual Studies
Today's World - Art as Social Commentary
Aim: To explore social issues in Crumlin through student-led research and practical art-making. using the Visual Studies framework to foster social awareness and critical thinking. Themes include gentrification, community change, and environmental concerns.
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Learning outcomes:
1.1 Looking : Analyze an artwork or body of work using critical and visual language; Identify sources that support the development of their work.
1.3 Experimenting and Interpretation: Discriminate and synthesize information from research; Produce an annotated visual record of their inquiry.
1.4 Contextual Enquiries: Engage with the wider context of how the world is continually changing socially, politically, and ethically; Engage with a recognized artist or artwork;Explain how context and period influence artistic thinking.
1.5 Process: Formulate and develop their motivation or area of inquiry; Identify sources of information; Develop a rationale for their choices based on research; Articulate and annotate their research process and decision-making. 2.4 Realisation and Presenting: Curate and present their work in a considered way; Communicate the meaning and context of their chosen work effectively; Present a rationale to explain their choices.
3.1 Analysis: Discuss examples from Visual Studies; Recognize artistic thinking and elements in their own work and that of others.
3.2 Contextual Enquiries: Locate their own work in relation to other artworks within particular contexts (stylistically, socially, politically, ethically).
3.3 Impact and Value:Value their own work and the work of others; Argue the merit of a work using appropriate contextual information.
3.5 Process: Describe their motivation or area of inquiry; Respond to a selection of drawings, studies, and realized work; Articulate an effective rationale for their choices.