Secondary 5 Visual Arts
Visual Arts: from visual elements and design principles, through the four-step criticism method and Chinese-Western traditions, to portfolio development and art-historical context — with DSE-style examples and quizzes.
The order below is the recommended shallow-to-deep path.
Units 單元
Tap a unit name to jump to its topics.
核心概念 Core Concepts1/1 live
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs
Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.
Q1Which four steps make up the four steps of criticism?
Q2How do analysis and interpretation differ?
Q3What does brush and ink mean in Chinese ink painting?
Q4What role does the blank play in Chinese painting?
Q5In what direction did Western art move from the classical to the modern?
應用與應試 Application and Exam Skills1/1 live
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs
Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.
Q1What is the basic structure of a critique essay?
Q2What should be considered when choosing points of comparison?
Q3How does the table method help comparative writing?
Q4What is the proper way to reply to another's view in criticism?
Q5How should one look at an exhibition to gain most?
Vocabulary book 生字簿
All terms, bilingual (printable).
The ordered, grounded describing, analysing, interpreting and judging of a work.
The first step of criticism: stating what is seen as it is.
Taking apart how the visual elements and principles operate.
Inferring the subject, meaning and intention behind the work.
Evaluating on grounds built upon understanding.
The collective term for brushwork and ink handling in Chinese painting and calligraphy.
The deliberate empty areas of a picture, ordering its breath and room for imagination.
The Chinese orientation valuing spirit over exact likeness.
The Western classical rule for handling depth and reproducing space.
The current of art releasing shape and colour from reproduction towards idea and expression.
A written critique unfolding through description, analysis, interpretation and judgement.
The chosen angle for comparing two works, such as medium or composition.
Setting works side by side so that likenesses and differences stand out.
Where works agree and differ — the conclusion of a comparison.
A claim of criticism that needs evidence to support it.
Details of the work that support a claim, such as brushwork and colour relations.
In discussion, restating the other's point before adding to or questioning it.
A personal store of art terms and exact wording, drawn on in writing and discussion.
A question supplying works or texts and asking for analysis through concepts.