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The many threads that weave to make the fabric we call the ‘grammar’ of art include art history, literature, the principles and elements of design, and experience with a variety of art media. We want our students to learn to recognize the elements of design – line, shape, form color, value, texture and space as well as be familiar with the principles of design – balance, movement, rhythm, contrast, emphasis, pattern, and unity. We hope to build a familiarity with artists, masterworks and art movements. We are thrilled when we hear that students have identified artists and paintings outside the walls of The Geneva School.
When students move into the dialectic stage, the time when logic is taught at Geneva, we like to tighten our students’ drawing skills as well as their use and understanding of principles and elements of design: tools for communicating visually. The dialectic stage is when students learn to present one’s argument visually.
With a good foundation and exposure from grammar and dialectic, the Rhetoric student is ready to explore a wide range of options for self-expression. What they have learned in other disciplines and the opinions they have developed are integrated into their work. Students find their voice and learn to present their ‘point of view’ visually. The ultimate expression of that voice results in a final portfolio to submit for the Advanced Placement examination. |
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