Art Teachers (from left) | Ms Siti Nurhidayu, Mdm Maziyan Abdullah and Mdm Grace Lee

 

ART : An Overview

Art as a subject is no longer just about acquiring technical competencies. At Bukit View, we hope to entice, inspire and imbue in our students that artmaking processes and skills acquired at the Lower Secondary levels will be relevant, meaningful and applicable across disciplines. 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Acquire Visual & Media Literacy through ARTMAKING & ART DISCUSSIONS

1. Visual Literacy: the ability to apply the visual language as an expressive tool for communication

2. Media Literacy: to analyze, evaluate and create messages in a wide variety of media modes, genres and forms

 

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

I Fine Arts  

Communication skills through active dialogue

• on artists/designers and their artworks/designs
• on own artmaking processes through a variety of visual representations

 

Foundational Fine Arts Technical Skills

- Controlled

Drawing, Colour pencil rendering & Painting with acrylic paints

- Explorative

Discovering colour palette

Discovering lines, shapes, forms and textures

 

II Digital Media

- Communication skills through manipulations of technology to express ideas relevant to theme

- Enhancement of critical, analytical and evaluative skills through the different stages of creative processes in the selection of appropriate texts, slogans, images, effects and animation relevant to theme

 

Applications/Tools

Secondary 1E/NA/NT – Photoshop, Comiclife, iMovie

Secondary 2E/NA/NT – After Effects, iMovie or Premier Pro (for higher-ability)

 

III Study of Visual Art

To develop an appreciation of art where students will learn about the wider contexts of Art, and its influence and impact.

 Secondary 1E/NA/NT  - Cave Art, Western Art (e.g. Renaissance, Impressionism, Cubism)

Secondary 2E/NA/NT  - Nanyang Art (Singapore Pioneer Artists) and Southeast Asian Art

 

 

 ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES @BUKIT VIEW

2012

in the school.....

outside of school...

when andy meets harry...

Andy Warhol and Harry Potter Exhibitions @Artscience Museum

 

SYF Visual Art Exhibition 2012 @LASALLE College of the Arts

Graduation Show @NAFA

Speech Day's Graduation Wall

Southwest CDC Arts Festival @ITE CCK

 

 

I Fine Arts  

     

   

painting with marcus lim, alumnus and first historian painter

       

 

II Digital Media

     

 

art spaces....

dali and van gogh @art science museum, marina bay sands

 

     

 

singapore biennale 2011

 

   

 

lasalle graduation show 2011

    

 

president's design award exhibition @ ION orchard art gallery

 

 

layering of fragments: dialogue with artist, juneo lee, artist & educator @art gallery, NIE/NTU

 

  

 

 

dialogue with media artists, mr michael martin (visiting from USA) and mr rashid sani @lasalle college of the arts

    

  

 

digital media fiesta @singapore polytechnic

 

  

 

 

 

A  R  T  W  O  R  K  S

F I N E  A R T S

Artmaking through manipulation of elements and principals of art, derived from personal response of self, relationships between self and others or addressing social and cultural issues

ARTWORKS FOR THE ART PARK @MARINA BAY

Below: 3 artworks selected for Singapore's first Art Park @Marina Bay.

Artists: Fathin Atikah bte Mas'ud, Cheak Yen Hui, Raseena and Atiq Shazwani.

Medium: Pencil

Visual Diaries

Clay Tiles

 

D I G I T A L  M E D I A

a) Define and recognise the elements and principles of design through graphic visuals and advertisements from a variety of sources such asmagazines, posters, graphic design books on logo and layout

b) Communicate ideas through photo imaging platforms such as photoshop (stills) and animation (2D or 3D) using flash and 3D animation tools

 

DIGITAL IMAGING: Photoshop CS3

 

2D Animation in Adobe Flash CS3

 

3D Animation with Maxon's Cinema 4D

 

Filmmaking with i-Movie

Photography

 

Graphic Designs

 

UPPER SECONDARY

a)    Demonstrate an understanding and creative interpretation of the chosen theme/topic

b)    Record exploration of theme and show developmentand evaluation of ideas or concepts

c)    Illustrate an understanding of visual compositions

d)    Make aesthetic judgements appropriate to the chosen idea/media

e)    Apply and manipulate materials appropriately

f)    Demonstrate technical competency in handling the media

g)    Exhibit a personal engagement in the preliminary/supporting studies and an original input in the final artwork

h)    Demonstrate curiosity, innovation, critical thinking and reflection

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2009

• Digital Imaging Workshop with Photoshop for Secondary 1 E/N/T students, 1^st Semester
• 2D Digital Animation Workshop with Elchemi Education for Secondary 2 E/N/T students, 2^nd Semester
• 3D Animation using Maxon’s Cinema 4D at Temasek Polytechnic
• Digital Media Fiesta @Singapore Polytechnic. Students’ Participation
• Ceiling Art 2009: Racial Harmony Troops – A Collaboration with artist, Ben Puah & Northwest CDC
• Graffiti Art Workshop

HIGHLIGHTS  OF 2008

• Filmmaking. All Secondary 1 E/N/NT
• Digital Imaging with Photoshop and Wacom Intuos Tablet. All Secondary 1 E/N/NT
• 2D Digital Animation Workshop with Creativebits 12 hours. All Secondary 2 E/N/T students
• 1st Gelaskin Digital Design Competition,Supporting School & Representative for West Zones submission incollaboration with Maintex Pte Ltd (distributors for Gelaskin Products)&  Club 21 for iSHOP
• “How to Raise Happy, Healthy & Intelligent Kids”,Contributing School (articles and design for cover page and layout),collaboration with Media Health International Pte Ltd & editor-in-chief, Mr Barry Pestan. Books are sold in major bookstores. Proceedings of sales will be donated to charity.
• ‘ANIMANIA”, Supporting School, venue for West Zone Teachers’ Claymation Workshop

Art & Literature Filmmaking Programme 2008 with OBJECTIFS: Centre of Filmmaking & Photography

3D Animation Workshop using Cinema 4D conducted by MAXON certified trainers

Advanced Elective Module: Creative Game Design @Singapore Polytechnic

Achievements

1st Gelaskin Digital Design Competition, Finalist for Secondary Category

World Media Masters 2008 for Game Design. BRONZE for Game Achievement Level & MOST INNOVATIVE GAME

9th Design Competition & Exhibition @Ngee Ann Polytechnic

* SILVER - Fathin Atikah Mas'ud 4E1 for "Death Unlimited" (Graphic)
* BEST IN GRAPHIC DESIGN - Thilagan Narayanasamy 3E2 for "Environmental Forum: Responsibility to Society"
* BEST IN MULTIEDIA DESIGN - Tristan Lim You Jie 3E2 for "School Robot" in 3D animation using Cinema 4D 

"Groom My School". Finalist. Episode airing in January 2009 on Mediacorp's Okto Channel 

Festival of Ideas: A-maze Competition - 2nd Runner Up

2007

Digital Imaging with Photoshop and Wacom Intuos Tablet. All Secondary 1 E/N/NT

2D Digital Animation Workshop with Creativebits. All Secondary 2E students

Claymation with iStopmotion with Mastereign. 2T students



Art Collaboration Workshop with NIE’s Visual & Performing Arts Lecturer, Cecily Cheo, and Trainee Art Teachers for Printmaking Workshops for Sec 3E1 and 3N1 art students

Visit to LASALLE Degree Show. 35 students (Sec 1s, 2s and 3s). @LASALLE College of the Arts.

Visit to “AEPTITUDE” Art Elective Programme Exhibition. 32 students (Sec 3s Art students). @ NAFA Galleries

“STILL FRAMES” – A photo exhibitions by 12 student-photographers and 4 teachers. Curated by 2 Sec 4 students, Felix and Leonard. @School Canteen and Foyer.

“SELF” – An exhibition by students who attended the Printmaking Workshops at NIE. @Staircases level 1 and 2, school.

CIRCA2007: A Photography Encounter with the Everyday (Singapore Art Show) at Library@Orchard, 2 Aug – 29 Sept. 2 students’ entries

“The Great Singapore Artwear” by students who collaborated with Ben Puah. Exhibition at Pagoda Street

M.E.E.T.I.N.G: Moulding Educational Entrepreneurs Through Innovative Gaming 2007 (Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, MICA,  & Creative Community Singapore, CCS), 1 of 15 schools chosen for project, Sec 1 and 2 students.

“BLUE WILLOW HOUSE” – A Musical Theatre Performance with 3D Digital Backdrops. Project supported by Creative Community Singapore, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts. One of 4 participating schools to create one of the scenes' backdrop.

Achievements

Singapore Army Museum Art Competition 2007 by SAF. MERIT Award won by Clarabelle Chin 1E4 and Bridget Tan1E4 for digital poster submission, the youngest winners.

UK Logo Design Competition

by British Council. Faheema Banu 2E5, Merit Award and the ONLY design selected for further development in Manchester, England in 2007.

Singapore Army Museum Art Competition 2007. MERIT Award won by Clarabelle Chin 1E4 and Bridget Tan 1E4 for digital poster submission.

Sony Digital Photography Contest 2007. Jeremy Liu 4E4. Consolation Prize.