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TASVisual Arts

Module 1: Visual Thinking and Interpreting Art

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How does art communicate, and how does that change across works made before and after 1990, including Australian and First Nations art?

How do you move from a vague starting theme to a focused set of ideas worth making into artworks?

How do an artwork's materials, techniques and processes shape its appearance and the way we interpret it?

How do you move from simply describing an artwork to analysing how its visual elements create meaning and effect?

What are the different ways you respond to artworks, and how does responding verbally, practically and in writing build your understanding?

How does a visual diary turn private looking and thinking into assessable evidence of your developing art practice?