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A Practice-Based Painting Schema for Visual Art Years 7-10

Overview

This schema aims to give students a handle on an exploratory painting practice that encompasses not just traditional methods and media associated with painting, but also more contemporary approaches, some of which do not utilise what we think of as “paint” at all. Working from Dewey (1938)’s notion of “play”, this schema will allow for experimentation, discovery and the development of students’ creativity and critical thinking skills.

Overarching Structure

Year 7-8 – Absence/ Presence

Building a Material Practice
Reflecting Upon a Material Practice
Colour making and exploring
Types of paints, surfaces and painting without using paint

Year 9-10 – Flow

Refining Painting Techniques
Drawing with paint
Sculpting with paint
Collage and paint

Overarching Outcomes

Development of Critical Thinking
Development of Visual Literacy
Development of Practice and Reflection Based Research
Development of Painting Practice

Years 7-8

Absence/ Presence ~ Silence/ Noise ~ Form/ Formless

Students will investigate the materiality of paint while exploring the themes of absence and presence, sound and silence, form and formlessness through the following:

Colour

Paint

Mixing Media

Paint outside of the gallery/ studio

Resources

Yves Klein

Anish Kapoor and the Blackest Black

Mark Rothko

Five Ways to Look at Malevich’s Black Square

Stencil Art Lesson Plan

Gerhard Richter, 'Forest 3' ('Wald 3'), 1990

Years 9-10

Flow ~ Evolve ~ Allow

Students will work to investigate ways in which painting can move beyond the boundaries of traditional methods and media. Activities and areas will include:

Drawing with paint

Digital Painting

Sculpting with paint

Performance and installation with paint