Germany Jahrgangsstufe 9 Art
Chapters: 3
1. Fine art
Portraits, figures and 19th-century art
- Art History: From Cave Walls to Today – People have made art for at least 40,000 years. Prehistoric art shows animals and hands on cave walls. Ancient civilisations made art for rulers, gods and the afterlife. Classical traditions arose in Greece and Rome, India, China, Africa and the Americas. The Renaissance brought perspective and realism; modern art (from about 1860) broke those rules; contemporary art uses any material. To appreciate any artwork, describe it, analyse its elements, interpret its meaning in its context, and judge why it works.
2. Architecture and product design
Fashion and product design
- What Is Design? Fields, Form and Function, and Design for Everyone – Design is planning something on purpose so that it does a job for people. It has many fields: product, graphic, fashion and textile, interior, landscape, architecture and digital (UX) design. Good design joins form (shape, colour, material) and function (the job it does): "form follows function". Designers use elements and principles, fit objects to the human body (ergonomics), and try to make things that work for everyone (inclusive design) and do less harm to the planet (sustainable design).
3. Interaction, staging and communication
Youth cultures, photography and self-presentation
- Media Literacy – Media literacy is the skill of reading, questioning and creating media: news, ads, videos, posts, films and games. Every media text is made by someone, for a purpose, for an audience, using forms, conventions and techniques that shape how we feel. A media-literate person checks the source, evidence, other coverage and the original before believing or sharing, notices bias and filter bubbles, and makes their own media responsibly.