Whangarei Girls’ High School

Year 9 Contemporary Māori Art

Course Description

This course introduces and builds confidence when using Contemporary Māori Artist models. Students will use a wide range of art-making media to explore themes of identity in Aotearoa. Students will take inspiration from our WGHS Whare, their pepeha and surrounding whenua, and explore art making practices within a modern learning context.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

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Creativity: You will explore a range of contemporary art making techniques and media, and apply these in the style of Māori artist models.	Explore your own pepeha as a base for generating imagery.
Visual Literacy: Learn to use Māori images/symbols and patterns to describe and express your own ideas about identity	Contemporary Kowhaiwhai and taniko pattern design.
Critical Thinking: Use Artist models and knowledge about your whanau/ancestry to create your own designs and outcomes.	Effective Drawing and Painting and Carving techniques .
Time Management: Develop time management skills to meet deadlines in a creative field.	Extension into Print-making, Stencilling, Sculpture or Digital outcomes.
	Produce quality finished outcomes to take home and share with your whanau.

Year Levels/Departments:

Year 9, Art

Resources Required

All resources are supplied for use in class.