A -Level Art (Fine Art)

Course summary

Fine art requires engagement with aesthetic and intellectual concepts through the use of traditional and/or digital media, materials, techniques and processes for the purpose of self-expression, free of external constraints. Fine art may be created to communicate ideas and messages about the observed world, the qualities of materials, perceptions, or preconceptions. It can also be used to explore personal and cultural identity, society and how we live, visual language, and technology. Fine Art allows us to consider and reflect on our place in the world, both as individuals and collectively. Contexts for fine art can be found in a wide range of sources; for example, from historical works in museums, contemporary art shows and fairs, an exhibition at a local gallery, films, architecture, music, literature and nature. When undertaking work in fine art, students should also engage with: ● concepts such as figuration, representation and abstraction ● how the formal elements evoke responses in the viewer ● various forms or presentation in fine art and the ways that audiences may respond to or interact with them ● sustainable materials and production processes in the construction of work ● the potential of collaborative working methodologies in the creative process