Art Creative Practice
The artist, society and culture
On completion of this unit the student should be able to use the Cultural Lens, and the other Interpretive Lenses as appropriate, to analyse and compare the practices of artists and artworks from different cultures and times.
Learning sequence
Week 01Mark + meaning
Students look closely at The Birth of Alexander, draw from a meaningful source, then develop a selected mark into a visual response.
Lesson 2 / Louise Bourgeois · Structural + Personal Lenses
Week 02Place + culture
Students read how Joan Miró transforms observations of place into signs, then bring a place observation into their own visual language.
Joan Miró + Paul Klee · Personal, Cultural + Structural Lenses
Week 03Belonging + continuity
Students consider cultural continuity and authority through Maree Clarke’s practice, then develop relationships between their own marks.
Maree Clarke · Cultural Lens
Week 04History + position
Students compare Peter Waples-Crowe and megan evans on colonial history, then develop their work with position and responsibility in mind.
Peter Waples-Crowe + megan evans · Cultural Lens
Week 05Compare + interpret
Students place artworks side by side, compare what they see and know, and select evidence for a comparative interpretation.
The sequence builds toward an annotated visual comparative report. Outcome + Assessment →