Ireland · NCCA Curriculum Specifications
5th Class Creative Perspectives: 5th Class Visual Arts
A comprehensive studio based program focusing on the development of technical skills and critical appreciation. Students explore complex media and conceptual themes while connecting their work to historical and contemporary artistic contexts.
Drawing and the Human Form
Students explore observational drawing techniques with a focus on proportion, gesture, and the expressive potential of the human figure.
Capturing the energy and action of the human body through quick, fluid sketches and continuous line drawings.
Investigating the mathematical relationships of the face and using shading to create three dimensional form.
Using non traditional tools and charcoal to explore texture and value in large scale compositions.
Color Theory and Painting
An investigation into color relationships, atmospheric perspective, and the application of paint to evoke specific environments.
Using tints, shades, and blurred edges to create the illusion of depth and distance in a landscape.
Exploring how warm and cool palettes influence the psychological impact of an abstract work.
Studying the use of broken color and light to capture a fleeting moment in time.
Form and Space in Sculpture
Students manipulate three dimensional materials to explore balance, structure, and the relationship between an object and its surroundings.
Designing and building small scale structures that explore the balance between functional space and aesthetic form.
Creating tactile surfaces in clay using additive and subtractive methods to tell a visual narrative.
Exploring balance and movement by creating mobiles inspired by Alexander Calder.
Printmaking and Graphic Design
An introduction to the reproductive arts, focusing on pattern, rhythm, and the communication of ideas through symbols.
Developing skills in carving and inking to create multiple editions of a single image.
Exploring the art of lettering and how font choices communicate personality and message.
Creating complex tessellations and repeating patterns using block printing techniques.
Art History and Critical Response
Students analyze the cultural significance of art movements and develop their own voice as art critics.
Examining the shift toward realism and the use of linear perspective in European art.
Investigating how 20th century artists broke away from tradition to express inner realities.
Learning how to select, organize, and describe artworks for a public exhibition.