AS 91855 · 4 credits · Internal
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You're analysing the foundational principles and concepts that sit behind visual art forms—things like perspective, composition, symbolism, and how artists use these to communicate ideas. You'll explain where these principles come from, how they work now, and what might influence them in the future, backing up your thinking with examples and comparisons.
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What you actually do
- ·Identify and explain the core principles that visual artists use to create and communicate meaning
- ·Describe where these artistic principles come from—their cultural, historical, or technical origins
- ·Analyse how these principles function in current visual art practice and how they connect to artistic intention
- ·Make justified judgements about how internal factors (within art tradition) and external factors (cultural, social, technological change) might shape visual art principles in the future
- ·Support your analysis with specific examples and by comparing different approaches or artworks
AAchieved
You identify key visual art principles (like composition or symbolism), explain what they are and where they come from, and show basic understanding of how they're used now with some supporting examples.
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