Visual Arts
Student learning materials and activities
Paintings, photographs, drawings, sculptures and more are known as visual art.
They are used to share ideas and tell stories.
What Is Visual Art?
You will be exploring the parts that make visual art and how they are used and your own art along the way.
You will jump into a laneway installation and answer Michael Cooks questions to discover how Australia’s diversity is represented in art.
The Parts of Art
Step away from paintings hung on walls and into Louisa Bufardeci’s laneway installation to discover Melbourne’s diverse people. There are a few facts I think you ought to know… will have you exploring the effect of visual art on a community’s streets and its people and if math can be art. Are you ready to jump into the laneway?
Majority rule
There are a few things i think you ought to know...
Making: your melting pot
The Parts of Art
The Parts of Art
Elements of Art
The Elements of Art are the parts visual art is made up of!
There are
6
Elements
Watch the clips to learn more about each Element of Art
The Elements of art are the parts visual art is made up of!
Elements of Art
There are
6
Principles
Principles of Art
The Principles of Art are how the Elements (parts) are used!
Watch the clips to learn more about each Principle of Art
Techniques and Mediums
Techniques are the different ways artists create their artwork
Mediums are the different materials they use like paint, pencils, clay etc
Click on the below link to explore how different materials have been used with different techniques. Can you identify the Elements and Principles of Art in these artworks?
(KQED Art School, 2014 and KQED Art School, 2015)
(Art Soup, 2014 and Art Soup, 2016)