Art & Textiles KS4
Art & Textiles KS4
Art and Design (Fine Art)
Exam Board: AQA : Fine Art Specification
Fine art practice is defined here as the need to explore an idea, convey an experience or respond to a theme or issue of personal significance.
Areas of study
In Component 1 and Component 2 students are required to work in one or more area(s) of fine art, such as those listed below:
Drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, lens-/light-based media, photography and the moving image, printmaking, mixed media and land art.
They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas.
Knowledge and understanding
- The way sources inspire the development of ideas, relevant to fine art.
- The ways in which meanings, ideas and intentions relevant to fine art can be communicated.
Skills
Within the context of fine art, students must demonstrate the ability to:
- use fine art techniques and processes, appropriate to students’ personal intentions, for example: mark-making, monoprint, collagraph and block printing, assemblage, construction, carving, film and video and digital working methods.
Use media and materials, as appropriate to students’ personal intentions, for example:
- charcoal, pastels, pen and ink, crayons and pencil
- watercolour, gouache, acrylic and oil paint
- found materials
- clay, wood and metal
- digital imagery
- different papers and surfaces on which to work.
AQA Art and Design (Textile Design)
Exam Board: AQA : Textile Design Specification
Textile design is defined here as the creation of designs and products for woven, knitted, stitched, printed or decorative textiles that might have a functional or non-functional purpose.
Areas of study
In Component 1 and Component 2 students are required to work in one or more area(s) of textile design, such as those listed below:
- 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
- installed textiles.
They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas
Knowledge and understanding
- The way sources inspire the development of ideas, relevant to textile design.
- The ways in which meanings, ideas and intentions relevant to textile design can be communicated.
Skills
Within the context of textile design, students must demonstrate the ability to:
- use textile design techniques and processes, appropriate to students’ personal intentions, for example: weaving, felting, stitching, appliqué, construction methods and printing.
- use media and materials, as appropriate to students’ personal intentions, for example: inks, yarns, threads, fibres, fabrics, textile materials and digital imagery.
If you would like any further information about the GCSE Art and Design qualifications, please talk to Miss Whiteside or Mr Atherton.