Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

The two-year A Level Fine Art course introduces students to a variety of experiences that explore a range of traditional and contemporary media, techniques and processes. Students will explore relevant images, artefacts and resources relating to a range of art, craft and design, from the past and from recent times, including European and non-European examples, which is integral to the investigating and making processes. Students’ responses to these examples will be explored through practical and critical activities that demonstrate their understanding of different styles, genres and traditions. Students will explore the use of drawing for different purposes, using a variety of methods and media on a variety of scales. Students will use traditional methods and/or digital techniques to produce artwork, or in combination. Students should produce practical and critical/contextual work in one or more areas of fine art, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, lens-/light-based media, photography and the moving image, printmaking, mixed media or land art. They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas. Students are required to participate actively in their course of study, recognising and developing their own strengths in the subject and identifying and sustaining their own lines of enquiry.