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BEGINNING ART
Course Description
The beginning art class should provide instruction leading to an understanding of the language and conceptual structure of art, the development of creative art skills, an understanding of past and present developments in art, and the development of skills and attitudes associated with aesthetic appreciation, evaluation, and discrimination.
Beginning art classes designed to satisfy the studio/performance course within the humanities requirement must significantly address all the above areas. Because of the comprehensive nature of such classes, it is recommended that they be full year offerings.
Critical Components
I. Elements and Principles of Design
A. Goal:
Students will develop visual literacy and perception skills through the instruction of the elements and principles of design.
Objective:
Students will
1. Develop an effective visual arts vocabulary.
2. Recognize, discriminate, and demonstrate visual design elements such as
a. Line (defines, records, suggests, and indicates)
b. Shape (positive and negative).
c. Form (geometric, natural, free, mass).
d. Value (light and dark).
e. Color (hue, value, intensity, temper).
f. Texture (actual and visual).3. Recognize, discriminate, and demonstrate principles of design, such as
a. Balance (creates a feeling of stability).
i. Formal (symmetrical).
ii. Informal (asymmetrical).b. Harmony (agreement among the elements).
c. Contrast (unlikeness of things compared).
d. Dominance (relationship of most important element to less important).
e. Movement (consists of rhythm, harmony, transition, and tension).
f. Unity (use of color, repetition of shape, and balance).4. Develop an understanding of perspective
a. Linear perspective (line).
b. Aerial perspective (atmospheric).
II. Skills in Creating Art
A. Goal:
Students will develop the practical use of the elements and principles of design through a variety of "hands on" studio experiences, such as drawing, painting, printmaking, and manipulatives.
Objective:
Students will
1. Experience as many studio and exhibition opportunities as is possible, including the recognition, discrimination, and demonstration of the elements and principles of design as suggested in the Visual Arts Guide For Idaho Schools. Grades 7-12.
III. Art Heritage
A. Goal:
Students will acquire knowledge of the past developments in the art field and their relationships with the political, emotional, and social attributes of the time and their influence on modern society.
Objective:
Students will
1. Become aware and develop an understanding of historically prominent periods of artistic development, including
a. Ancient art (Western and Eastern).
b. Medieval-Renaissance.
c. 19th century - European.
d. 20th century - Modern.
IV. Appreciation, Discrimination, and Evaluation of Art
A. Goal:
Students will study ways society experiences visual images.
Objectives.
Students will
1. Learn to see in the manner of an artist.
2. Develop skills of criticism by learning to
a. Describe.
b. Analyze.
c. Interpret.
d. Emote.
e. Evaluate.
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