Leaving Certificate Art is made up of four units linked together and based on the everyday visual experience of the student's own environment.
The practical work can include Life Sketching, Still Life, Imaginative Composition, Design and Craftwork. Students also study the History and Appreciation of Art, which covers Irish and European Art, and Art Appreciation.
Art is assessed at Ordinary and Higher levels.
Sections:
The practical work can include Life Sketching, Still Life, Imaginative Composition, Design and Craftwork. Students also study the History and Appreciation of Art, which covers Irish and European Art, and Art Appreciation.
Art is assessed at Ordinary and Higher levels.
Sections:
- Observational Studies: Sketches and studies in black and white and colour of natural forms and man-made objects: buildings and landscapes under varying conditions: human figures.
- Imaginative Composition and Still Life: Experimentation with a variety of media in an attempt to find the vehicle of expression that best suits the temperament of the individual and the nature of the composition.
- Design and Craftwork: Activity leading to a development of a sense of pattern and rhythm study of colour, mainly direct from nature; experiments to determine the potentialities and limitations of specific crafts.
- History and Appreciation of Art: Opportunity of showing awareness of the place of the visual arts in our culture and community.