UNIT 2 Artistic Perception
In this unit students will learn how works are organized by the principles of design: balance, symmetry, contrast, repetition, emphasis, and unity, and you will learn the elements of art: line, colour, and value, shape and form, texture and perspective or space. Students will learn that developing an understanding of the visual characteristics of artworks, other objects made by humans, nature, and the events people experience requires the use of the senses of sight, smell, sound and touch. The ways in which people perceive are shaped by their individual experiences and the opportunities they have to educate their senses. Students learn to recognize the visual structures and functions of art through the observation, comprehension, and application of composition and design principles. Perceiving and understanding the components of the visual arts requires an awareness and comprehension of the language of the visual arts.