The Frames
Conceptual Framework
Practice
Elements of Art
HSC Question
100

Which frame looks at use of visual language?

Structural Frame

100

What part of the conceptual framework do critical consumers belong to?

Audience

100

Summarise practice.

From initial ideas, to execution of artwork, to evaluation of the artwork.

Choices, intentions, actions.

100

Explain the difference between the elements and principles of design.

Elements – sensory components to create artworks

Principles – how images are arranged using the elements

100

Investigate ways in which artists have created a visual language to reveal what is invisible to others.

Frames – Structural

200

Which frame challenges ideas, styles and conventions?

Post Modern Frame

200

Name four potential types of audience members.

Students, general public, artists, art critics, art historians, curators, educators.

200

What are the two main parts of artmaking practice?

Conceptual and material

200

What type of analysis requires an understanding of the elements and principles of art?

Visual analysis / structural analysis

200

Investigate ways in which artists develop connections between art and society in their practice.

Practice

300

The frame that explores sensory, spiritual, psychological or emotional responses.

Subjective Frame

300

How may an artists experiences shape their artwork?
Provide an example.

Artist - artwork.

eg: specific example should support the response.

300

What influences an artists practice?

eg. Inspiring artists, personal events and beliefs, world events, physical or psychological experiences, audience considerations.

300

Explain how the elements and principles can be used to create emotion in artworks.
Provide at least two specific examples.

eg, use of monochromatic blues to explore themes of sadness, sharp jagged lines that create tension and unease.
Students must provide specific artwork examples.

300

Analyse how artworks represent and document cultural histories.

Frames - Cultural

400

Reflects the attitudes of a particular place and time.

Cultural Frame

400

How do world events influence an artwork?
Provide an example.

World - Artwork

eg: specific example should be provided.

400

How do Contemporary Artists redefine the boundaries of artmaking practice?

Innovative materials, use of themselves and the audience, technology, etc.

400

Name the seven elements of art.

Line, shape, tone, texture, colour, form, space.

400

How do artists/curators challenge conventional ideas about what an exhibition can be?

Conceptual Framework

500

Eclecticism, questioning, technologies.

Post Modern Frame

500

Describe the role of the audience as a participant in an artwork.
Provide an example.

Audience - artwork.

eg: the audiences physical presence and emotional response form the artwork. The artwork is only understood by becoming part of it. A specific example must be given.

500

Describe the artmaking practice of an artist you have studied.

An example must be provided and should include some of the following: inspiration, motivation, conceptual and material practice choices, consideration of the audience/intention of the work.

500

Name the seven principles of design.

Pattern, contrast, emphasis, balance, proportion/scale, harmony, rhythm/movement.

500

Investigate how ideologies and beliefs influence the way artists represent their world in artworks.

Conceptual Framework

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