Welcome to Art & Design: Are you considering GCSE Art at PGHS?
Watch as this video explains our GCSE course:
Areas of study
In Component 1 and Component 2 students are required to work in one or more area(s) of art and design, such as those listed below:
- Fine art: for example drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, lens-/light-based media, photography and the moving image, printmaking, mixed media and land art.
- Graphic communication: for example communication graphics, design for print, advertising and branding, illustration, package design, typography, interactive design, (including web, app and game), multi-media, motion graphics, signage and exhibition graphics.
- Textile design: for example art textiles, fashion design and illustration, costume design, constructed textiles, printed and dyed textiles, surface pattern, stitched and/or embellished textiles, soft furnishings and/or textiles for interiors, digital textiles and installed textiles.
- Three-dimensional design: for example architectural design, sculpture, ceramics, product design, jewellery and body adornment, interior design, environmental/landscape/garden design, exhibition design, three-dimensional digital design and designs for theatre, film and television.
- Photography: for example portraiture, location photography, studio photography, experimental imagery, installation, documentary photography, photo-journalism, moving image: film, video and animation, fashion photography.
Knowledge and understanding
Students must learn how sources inspire the development of their ideas.
For example, they must draw on:
For example, they must draw on:
- the work and approaches of artists, craftspeople or designers from contemporary and/or historical contexts, periods, societies and cultures
- contemporary and/or historical environments, situations or issues
- other relevant sources researched by the student in the chosen qualification title and area(s) of study
Skills
Within the context of art and design, students must demonstrate the ability to use the 7 formal elements of Art & Design, such as:
- colour
- line
- form
- shape
- tone
- texture
- space
- The characteristics, properties and effects of using different media, materials, techniques and processes, and the ways in which they can be used in relation to students’ own creative intentions and chosen area(s) of study
- The different purposes, intentions and functions of art, craft and design in a variety of contexts and as appropriate to students’ own work.
Previous Student's Stetchbooks / GCSE Art & Design
Please explore the following GCSE sketchbooks to develop an understanding of course structure and content.
Year 9 Transitional Projects / Art & Design / Summer Tasks
When students opt for GCSE Photography, we encourage them to start their learning journeys by completing the following transitional projects. This work will help prepare them for the demands of the course.
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