Identify intended purposes and meanings of artworks using visual arts terminology to compare artworks, starting with visual artworks in Australia including visual artworks of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Elaborations
identifying meaning and describing subject matter and form in artworks from different social, cultural or historical contexts
Considering viewpoints – societies, cultures and histories: For example – What clues in the artwork tell us where it was made, who made it, and why? What artworks are you familiar with? Which style of artwork represents your community? What are the people in the painting doing? Can you draw what you did on Australia Day?
comparing artworks made for different reasons, using appropriate visual conventions, and identifying possible differences in interpretations, for example, comparing contemporary representations of locations in their community with representations by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
examining public art in their community and comparing it to other artwork commemorating different people, times and cultures
writing about and discussing with others the meaning of their own artworks
Considering viewpoints – evaluations: For example – Did you enjoy looking at the artwork? Why? Which artwork do you like the most? Explain why you like it. What artworks do you like to make, and why? Compare these buildings and their relationship with the environment, e.g. the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre and the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures