Your HSCVisual Arts, Body of Work

What will I need to hand in

by the end of HSC Visual Arts course?

Completed and named Body

of Work Visual Arts Process Diary Artist Statement (optional

and no more than 300 words)

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How much does my BoW weigh in regards to my final overall mark

for my HSC for Visual Arts? The work is weighted at 50%.

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How will I be marked for my BoW and

VAPD?

Your VAPD will first be handed in for marking

in Week 9 of Term 4. Your BoW will be marked this same week via

a Statement to explain your concept and

vision. In Term 1, Week 8, your BoW and VAPD will

undergo another session of marking aimed

at evaluating your progress.

In Term 2, Week 5, your BoW and VAPD will

be checked for progress in the form of a non

assessable oral presentation. The

consequence of not meeting the criteria is

an N Award. In Term 3, Week 2 your BoW and VAPD

should be nearly completed, and will

undergo a final session of marking to

evaluate the near final product (you can

make changes to then improve your mark).

Finally, you will receive an external mark

from a panel of four markers, which will be

packed in Week 7 of Term 3 ready to be sent

off.

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What can my BoW be made out of?

Your BoW will fit into one or more of a list of 12 art forms. When classifying your work upon completion, you will select the expressive form that

best and most suits your BoW.

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What expressive forms are

available here at AIM? We can accommodate Drawing, Painting, Documented Forms, Collection of Works, Photomedia, Graphic Design,

Designed Objects, Sculpture

and Time-Based Forms.Please note thatthere are somematerials, technologyor tools that you may

need to source yourself.

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So can I make an 8 foot tall bronze statue of my interpretation of a taco? Well no… There are a number of weight and scale restrictions that you

must abide by when creating your work. You will

all be given a handout in regards to this, as well as a

digital copy that will be on

the Visual Arts Year 12 Wikispace.

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Is there anything I can’t use? Yes! There is an extensive list

of materials and items that you

cannot use in your BoW. However, these are for safety

reasons, and must be understood and obeyed in

regards to your work. Therefore, it is important that

you familiarise yourself with it,

so you do not plan to use a

material or object that you

cannot.

Hypodermic syringes must not be included in any submitted works. This includes new or used syringes, with or without needles.

Bodily secretions and blood products must not be included in any submitted works.

Food and/or perishable materials (including rice, pasta, dried beans, coffee grounds, confectionary, tobacco) and objects must not be included in any submitted works.

Liquids in any form must not be included in any submitted works. Medications in any form, including tablets and capsules, must not be included

in any submitted works. Glass in any form must not be included in any submitted works. This includes

unbroken glass such as bottles, mirrors or any other form. The use of plastic LED lights is advised. Teflon coated light bulbs may only be used within a sealed light box.

Any materials that have sharp or jagged edges (barbed wire, fish hooks, corrugated iron, broken machinery etc.) must not be included in any submitted works.

Live, blank and dummy ammunition casings must not be used in any submitted work.

Electrical wiring that has not been certified by an electrician must not be included in any submitted works.

Submissions requiring a high voltage electrical current (Eg. 240 volts) must have a certificate for electrical safety attached. Any electrical wiring necessary for artworks should be undertaken by a qualified electrician. Details and records of such work should be noted in students’ diaries.

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Woah, woah, woah! You just gave me a LOT of information!

Yes. Yes I did. So where do I start?! What

if I don’t have an idea yet! Don’t panic!I’ll explain…

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This is your own artmaking

process, which will be the

marriage of an idea with an expressive form. When you ‘marry’ two

things together, they need

to compliment each other

and support each other. Your BoW is no different.

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The HSC is not a time to try

out completely new materials,

but rather a time to demonstrate the things that

you’re good at in new ways. Decide, or find out, what materials you work best with. You may already know, you

may need to experiment. Start

with what you like.

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Find artists and works that you like. Experiment with different materials.

Write down what themes and

concepts you’re interested in and

how you might explore them. The best ideas are authentic ones.

For example, if you’re doing a

culturally influenced work, don’t do

it on a culture that is not your own. And where do all these things go…?

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In a VAPD? Yes! A Visual Arts Processing Diary –

preferably A3 in size. This is where you must document all

your experiments, ideas development, inspirations, and

progress. It is important that you keep this book

entirely for your BoW and not for

normal classwork or study. You must also NOT write your name

anywhere on or in this book. You must

label it with your student number.

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Alright then, well what should I make my

BoW about? The syllabus describes the production of a

BoW as a response to the student’s

environment. This can mean your physical,

social, religious, political, emotional,

psychological, racial or gender

environment. The boundaries of what

constitutes your world and environment are

wide and full of creative potential. It is up to

you to determine what constitutes your

environment in terms of your study. Your BoW

should reflect an interest, concept or issue

that you relate to and feel strongly towards

and wish to incorporate as a visual statement.

Try to avoid cliché concepts. Be honest in

relating your art work to your genuine

interests and not what you think the markers

want. Use your VAPD to explore issues and

concepts that interest you and attempt to

figure out how to create an artwork(s) that

presents these ideas in a thoughtful manner.

Your BoW should reflect these interests.

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Oh ok, so I make a work with

acceptable materials to an

acceptable scale and weight,

document my work using a

VAPD, and then I’m done? Not quite, but almost! When

making your work you need to

consider things like how will

your work be packaged – so

things like fragility need to be

considered. You also must take

into account how you want the

markers to view your work –

and how it might be displayed

to an audience.

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Right! Well, I have lots of time so I guess I

could get started in the next few weeks…

Nope. You need to start now. What?! Why? It seems like a lot of time, but in reality isn’t not

a lot of time at all. Consider that you have

many other subjects to attend to, perhaps

other major works, commitments at home,

maybe even a job, and you know that little

thing you like to call your social life? Yeah…? If you want to hold on to that, you need to start

now, and keep working and constantly work bit

by bit until it’s done. This is not something you

can leave until the last minute. You will save

yourselves so much stress and so many freak

outs if you start now and get the ball rolling.

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I suppose I’ll start now then. That’s exactly right. First step is

research and deciding what

expressive form you’d like to use. And I’ll need to put in extra

work out of class time? Yes, but if you do, it must be well

documented with photographs etc.

in your VAPD, and you must

constantly keep your teacher up to

date. Though 80% of your BoW

should be completed in class time.

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Alright, do you feel ready? Sort of… Yes and no. Good, that’s how you’re supposed to feel. No one is

pretending it’s an easy task –

it’s a very challenging aspect of

HSC, but as long as you choose

something that you’re passionate about and interested in, the easier it will

be, and while it will always be

labour, hopefully it will be a

labour of love.

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Any more questions? Please feel free to ask…