GCSE Art & Design (Unendorsed)

Areas of Study

You will be required to work in at least two of the areas listed below. You may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas.

• Fine Art
• Graphic Design
• Textiles
• Three Dimensional Design
• Photography

Knowledge, Skills & Understanding

You should adopt an integrated approach to the critical, practical and theoretical study of art, craft and design which includes first-hand experience of original work.

You must show knowledge and understanding of:

1. how ideas, feelings and meanings are conveyed in images and artefacts in your chosen areas of study;
2. a range of art, craft and design processes in and/or three dimensions related to the chosen areas of study, including where appropriate, information and communication technology;
3. how images and artefacts relevant to your chosen areas of study relate to their social, historical and cultural contexts;
4. a variety of approaches, methods and intentions and the contribution of contemporary practitioners and others from different times and cultures to continuity and change in your chosen areas of art, craft and design

You will be expected to demonstrate skills in the context of your chosen areas of study.

• Fine Art: drawing, painting, sculpture, land art, installation, printmaking, film, vidoe or mixed media
• Graphic Design: computer-aided design, illustration, advertising, packaging, digital imaging, film, video or animation
• Textiles: printed and/or dyed materials, domestic textiles, constructed and/or applied textiles, fashion and/or costume
• Three-Dimensional Design: ceramics, sculpture, theatre, television, film and/or exhibition design, jewellery, interior, product or environmental design
• Photography: portraiture, documentary and/or photo-journalism, environmental photography, experimental imagery, working from objects, still life and/or the natural world

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