Visual Arts Grade 11 Q&A
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Visual Arts Grade 11 Questions & Answers
Visual Arts Grade 11 questions and answers, organised term by term according to the CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP).
We list the Visual Arts Grade 11 Annual Teaching Plan topics for each term below, so you know what to study and when. Answered past paper questions will be added to each topic as soon as they are ready.
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16 ATP Topics
The Annual Teaching Plan for Terms 1 to 4, with what each topic covers.
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CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP)
Term-By-Term Topics
From The Annual Teaching Plan
Introduction and Assessment Orientation
Introduction to topics, requirements, and baseline assessment. Skills: Recap of Grade 10 skills, including how to analyze an artwork.
Theme 1
Overview of the 19th Century Neo-Classicism: Characteristics and artists (e.g., David). Romanticism: Characteristics and artists (e.g., Delacroix, Go…
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Impressionism
The study of light and color (e.g., Monet). Post-Impressionism: Moving beyond Impressionism (e.g., Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin).
Practical Component (Topics 1 & 2)
Conceptualising: Developing ideas, research, and process work in the Visual Journal (Sourcebook). Making: Creation of the Term 1 artwork based on a s…
Assessment Task 1
Week 11: Assessment Task 1: Sourcebook/Process (50 marks). Task 2: Final Artwork (100 marks). Task 3: Controlled Test (50 marks) covering Theme 1.
Theme 2
Birth of Modernism Fauvism: The use of arbitrary color (e.g., Matisse). German Expressionism: Emotional distortion (e.g., The Bridge, The Blue Rider …
Theme 3
Early 20th Century Futurism: Movement and speed. Dada: Anti-art and the irrational. Surrealism: Dreams and the subconscious (e.g., Dali, Magritte).
Theme 4
Architecture Modernist Architecture: New materials and functionalism (e.g., Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright).
Mid-Year Examinations Task 4
Mid-Year Examination (100 marks) covering Terms 1 and 2 Theory.
Theme 5
Between the Wars Constructivism: Art for social purposes. De Stijl: Abstraction and universality (e.g., Mondrian). Bauhaus: The integration of art, c…
Theme 6
Survey of Post-1945 Art Abstract Expressionism: Action painting and color field painting (e.g., Pollock, Rothko). Pop Art: Commercial imagery and cul…
Theme 7
New Media Concepts: Introduction to Video Art, Installation Art, and Performance Art. Practical: Developing the Term 3 practical project.
Assessment Task 5
Sourcebook/Practical assessment (50 marks).
Theme 8
The Art World Roles: The role of the curator, art critic, and the gallery system. Market: Understanding how art is bought, sold, and exhibited.
Revision Preparation
Reviewing all themes from the 19th Century to Contemporary Art.
Assessment
End-of-Year Examinations Paper 1 (Theory): 100 Marks (3 Hours) – Covers Themes 1 to 8. Questions typically include visual analysis of unseen works an…