Teachers use the relationship between history and studio components to enlarge the historical context of the key works discussed. Having developed the art skills and explored the problems of composition, Grade 12 students concentrate on the meaning of the work of art. Paying careful attention to the relationship of subject matter to media and technique, students address the problem of form and content. It is through the organization and inventive arrangement of the visual elements that content gains meaning and significance. Computer graphics, photography and print making and airbrush techniques are included in these explorations.
History again makes up one-quarter of the curriculum.
In anticipation of the synthetic, historical overview to be found in the OAC, the Grade 12 course completes the examination of key historical monuments in relation to the studio component. The studio section of the course offers students the option of selecting one of painting, sculpture, photography or print making, to be explored in depth and through the progressive resolution of technical and artistic problems related to the chosen medium. Within the selected option, students are to pursue drawing as a support and expansion of their evolving ideas. The objective of this concentration is to provide students with the opportunity to formulate and resolve artistic problems. In addition, students' ability to analyze their work critically and to relate it to the productions of classmates and to the artistic tradition is stressed and cultivated.