Art

subject outline

Topics

• Literary Arts

  Includes Poetry, Prose, and Recital. Candidates should be able to differentiate between the three branches of art.

• Elements of Design

  Line, colour, shape, form, texture, tone, value, space. Candidates should be able to identify these elements.

• Principles of Design

  Balance, rhythm, proportion, harmony, contrast, repetition, dominance, variety. Candidates should be able to analyse these principles.

• Common Art Terms

  Pigments, motif, greenware, armature, silhouette, chiaroscuro, cire-perdue, terra-cotta. Candidates should be able to identify these terms, link them to their areas of art, and use them in analyzing artworks.

• HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS OF ART

  This module explores the historical evolution of art across various periods and movements.

• Medieval Art

  Focus on architecture, surface decorations, and calligraphy. Candidates should classify the periods and styles.

• Renaissance Art and Artists

  Study of artists such as Giotto Di Bondone, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael. Candidates should compare these artists, their works, and styles.

• 19th and 20th Century Art Movements

  Covers Impressionism, Realism, Futurism, Cubism, Bauhaus, Pop art, Abstract Expressionism, and Fauvism. Candidates should differentiate between these various art movements, analyzing their styles, techniques, innovations, and influences.

• African Art Cultures

  Egypt, Ashanti, Dogon, Mossi, Fon, Senufo, Bambara, Mende, Kissi, Bamileke, and Bakumba. Candidates should categorize works in terms of style, materials, and locations.

• Nigerian Art Cultures and Works

  Nok, Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, Benin, Esie, Igala, Jukun, Akwanshi, and Mbari. Candidates should analyze these works in terms of functions, characteristics, and locations.

• Types of Nigerian Crafts

  Pottery, woodworks, cloth-weaving, carving, leather works, metal works, beadworks, body decoration, mat and cane weaving. Candidates should trace their origins, locations, and styles.

• DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN ARTS AND ARTISTS

  This module covers the evolution and key contributors to contemporary Nigerian art.

• Contemporary Art Schools and Groups

  Zaria, Nsukka, Osogbo group. Candidates should determine their influence on the development of art.

• Nigerian Artists and Art Educators

  Aina Onabolu, Ben Enwonwu, S. I. Wangboje, Jimoh Akolo, Dele Jegede. Candidates should assess these artists in terms of their works, specializations, techniques, and styles.

• Art Institutions and Organizations

  Includes Nigerian Society for Education through Arts (NSEA), Society for Nigerian Artists (S.N.A), and National Council for Arts and Culture (N.C.A.C). Candidates should evaluate their impact on the development of art and assess their roles and functions.

• Major Festivals of Art and Culture

  Argungu Fishing Festival, Eyo, Egungun, Iri-ji (New Yam), Durbar, Igue, Ekpo, Odo. Candidates should examine the characteristics of these major festivals.

• ARTISTIC SKILLS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCESSES

  This module focuses on the practical skills and processes involved in art creation.

• Two-Dimensional Art Techniques

  Drawing, painting, graphics, and textile design. Candidates should be conversant with the techniques, skills, and processes, with emphasis on tone, composition, and colour application.

• Perspective

  Covers linear, angular, aerial, and parallel perspective, and terms like foreground, picture plane, eye-level, vanishing point, foreshortening, optical illusion, and depth. Candidates should understand the types of perspective and the use of perspective rules and terms.

• Computer Graphics

  Specifically mentions CorelDraw. Candidates should be conversant with the basic tools of design in computer graphics.

• TOOLS, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

  This module covers the various tools, materials, and equipment used in artistic practice.

• Two-Dimensional Art Tools

  Brushes, lino cutters, drawing instruments, calligraphic pens, sharpeners. Candidates should be able to maintain these art tools.

• Two-Dimensional Art Materials

  Pencils, charcoal, pastel, crayon, fixative, fabric, dyes, lino, wood blocks. Candidates should be able to use these art materials and tools.

• Two-Dimensional Art Equipment

  Air compressor, spray gun, enlarger, computer. Candidates should be able to operate and maintain this art equipment.

• Improvisation of Art Tools, Materials, and Equipment

  Includes two-dimensional art items (colours, brushes, calligraphic pens) and three-dimensional art items (spatula, kiln, beater). Candidates should be able to improvise alternative tools, materials, and equipment.

• Appreciation of Natural Phenomena

  Includes Zuma Rock and Ikogosi Warm Springs. Candidates should identify the aesthetic qualities of natural and man-made aesthetic phenomena in the Nigerian environment and differentiate between them.

• Societal Functions of Art

  Covers religious, social, cultural, political, therapeutic, and economic needs. Candidates should be able to use art to enhance societal values.

• Art in Electronic and Print Media

  Includes advertisement, education, and recreation. Candidates should assess the role of art in electronic and print media.

• Job Prospects in Visual Arts

  Includes Ceramist, Curator, Textile designer, Industrial designer, Sculptor, Photographer, Cartoonist, Illustrator. Candidates should be able to identify these job opportunities in the Visual Arts.