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Primary
Art and Design Unit 1A (Year 1/2)
Self-portrait
In
this unit children make a self-portrait to communicate ideas about
themselves. They talk about images of children in drawings, paintings
and photographs and artists' self-portraits
themselves.
They investigate a range of drawing materials and techniques and
learn how to mix and use colour in a painting. In this unit children
make a self-portrait to communicate ideas about themselves. They
talk about images of children in drawings, paintings and photographs
and artists' self-portraits in order to develop ideas about how
they will portray
themselves.
They investigate a range of drawing materials and techniques and
learn how to mix and use colour in a painting.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
-
images
of children in a range of media, including photographs, family
albums, advertisements, magazines
-
portraits
by different artists, eg 'John Friedrich the magnanimous at the
age of six' by Lucas Cranach the Elder; 'Two little girls' by
Isaac Oliver; 'The little dancer' by Edgar Degas; 'Self-portrait
in a straw hat' by Vigée-Lebrun; The painter and his pug'
by William Hogarth
Web
Links
Mark
Hardens Artchive
The
National Portrait Gallery
http://www.npg.org.uk/
Primary
Art and Design Unit 1B (Year 1/2)
Investigating
materials
In
this unit children investigate the qualities of a variety of natural
and made materials. They learn skills for weaving and gain sensory
experience of materials and an understanding of colour and texture.
They learn about how textiles are used in their own and others'
lives.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
-
fabrics
of contrasting textures, eg satin, net, lace, brocade, and of
different methods of construction, eg woven, bonded, knitted
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artefacts
showing natural and made fabrics in use in everyday life, eg clothing,
shelter, containers reproduction of work by contemporary makers
eg Michael Brennand-Wood, Janet Bolton, Sharon Porteous, Lois
Walpole, Caroline Broadhead, Sally Freshwater
Web
Links
The
Museum for Textiles
http://www.museumfortextiles.on.ca/
Contemporary
Feltmaking
http://www.1-art-1.com/index.html
Primary
Art and Design Unit 1C (Year 1/2)
What
is sculpture?
In
this unit children develop their understanding of shape, form, texture
and the sensory qualities of materials. They learnabout the work
of sculptors and about different kinds of sculpture, including those
made of natural materials. They also learn skills for arranging
materials they have collected to make a relief collage and a sculpture.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
-
visits
to sculpture in, on, near or in front of local public buildings
-
pictures
or reproductions of different kinds of sculpture, including:
-
works
using materials such as stone, bronze and wood, e.g. Henry Moore,
Barbara Hepworth
-
mobiles, e.g. Alexander Calder
-
works
using found materials, e.g. Picasso
-
works
using natural materials, e.g. Andy Goldsworthy
Web
Links
Henry
Moore Foundation
Picasso
on the Web
Andy
Goldsworthy
Alexander
Calder
Primary
Art and Design Unit 2A (Year 1/2)
Picture
this!
In
this unit children explore an issue or event in their lives. They
learn how to use a viewfinder and record their observations and
ideas using a variety of methods, including photography and collage.
They look at and comment on the work of photographers and illustrators.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
-
photographs
from family albums, newspapers and magazines showing:
-
good
and bad composition
-
different
angles and viewpoints
-
close-up
and distant views
-
posed
and action shots
-
a
range of storybooks showing:
-
different
ways of linking words and images
-
different
approaches to illustration, eg books by Raymond Briggs or Jill
Burton
Web
Links
Images
of Delight - original artwork from childrens illustrators
http://www.imagesofdelight.com/index.asp
Primary
Art and Design Unit 2B (Year 1/2)
Mother
Nature, designer
In
this unit children explore line, shape, colour and texture in natural
forms. They make observations of natural objects and use their observations
as the basis for textile design. They use their experience of fabrics
to make a collage and learn and use simple techniques for appliqué.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
-
natural
forms, eg plants, seed pods, roots, leaves, flowers, cross-sections
of fruits and vegetables photographs and visual information about:
line, shape, colour and texture in the natural environment plants
and habitats
-
reproductions
of the work of designers who used nature as a source of ideas,
eg wallpaper designs by
-
William
Morris, decorative patterns by Henri Matisse, designs based on
plant forms, animals, birds, insects, eg on fabrics, jewellery,
tableware, tiles, buildings from different times and cultures
such as Arabic and Middle Eastern carpets, African, Polynesian
and Native American fabrics, which often show abstract representations
of plants
-
visits
to local buildings containing murals and decoration
-
illustrations
and photographs of buildings showing architectural features and
decoration, eg gargoyles, tiles, carvings, murals, decorative
brickwork, plaster
Web
Links
Architecture.com
The
Great Buildings Collection
Primary
Art and Design Unit 3A (Year 3/4)
Portraying
relationships
In
this unit children investigate how paintings, prints, photographs
and other images that include figures communicate ideas about relationships.
They use composition skills to make a double portrait that conveys
ideas about themselves and their relationship with another person
in their lives.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
double
portraits, paintings, prints, photographs, book illustrations and/or
other images that show two people, eg parent and child, brother
and sister, friends, helpers
reproductions of works, eg 'Lord John Stuart and his brother
Lord Bernard Stuart' by Anthony van Dyck; 'Mr and Mrs Clark and
Percy' by David Hockney; 'The dance' by Paula Rego
Web
Links
Web
Museum
http://www.southern.net/wm/paint/
'Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy' by David Hockney
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/H/hockney/clrkprcy.jpg.html
Primary
Art and Design Unit 3B (Year 3/4)
Investigating
pattern
In
this unit children investigate patterns in textiles from different
times and cultures. They use ideas from these as a starting point for developing their own
designs. They investigate stencilling and print-making techniques
and explore ways of
combining and organising shapes, colours and patterns to make a
decorative textile piece.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
-
examples
of printed textiles and papers showing bold shape and pattern
designs from different cultures, eg Indian printed textiles, Islamic
tiles, Gujarati shisha, Bengali kanthas work,Scandinavian designs,
Asafo work from Ghana
WebLinks
Arts
of Africa
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHafrica.html
Craft
Traditions of India
http://www.indianmirror.com/crafts/cra4.html
Primary
Art and Design Unit 3C (Year 3/4)
Can
we change places?
In
this unit children explore sculpture in public buildings and spaces.
They explore and use shape, form, colour and pattern to make a maquette
or model of a sculpture for a site in the school or the local area.
They compare the ideas, methods and approaches used in the work
of different sculptors.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
examples of the work of sculptors who
use 'found' materials in their
work, eg Picasso, Louise Nevelson,
Tony Cragg
-
photographs
and film sequences showing ways of conveying drama, build up of
emotion or tension, atmosphere
-
examples
of the work of photographers, eg Hugo Glendinning and Tim Etchells,
and artists, eg Marc Chagall
examples of surrealist artists who used the theme of dreams
and nightmares in their work, eg 'Titania and Bottom' by Fuseli;
'The ghost of a flea' by Blake; 'The reckless sleeper' by Magritte;
'Woman and bird in the moonlight' by Miró
Web
Links
Web
Museum
http://www.southern.net/wm/paint/
Mark
Hardens Artchive
http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm
Primary
Art and Design Unit 4B (Year 3/4)
Take
a seat
In
this unit children explore the design of chairs. They discuss what
chairs tell us about everyday life and the way people rest, eat
and relate to each other. They look at examples of designs in the
past and in other cultures as inspiration for developing their own
imaginative designs for a chair for a particular character or occasion.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
-
examples
of chairs used in school and elsewhere
-
examples
of chairs from different times and cultures, shown in paintings,
carvings, sculptures, photographs, etc
-
showing
the different purposes and functions of chairs such as:
-
ceremonial or celebration, eg thrones
-
mass use, eg office, cinema
-
comfort, eg settee, armchair
-
outdoor, eg park bench, garden swing
Web
Links
Are
You Sitting Comfortably…?
(download
PDF file)
Robert
Hitchams Primary School - 'Take a Seat'
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/ict_art/takeaseat/index.htm
Primary
Art and Design Unit 4C (Year 3/4)
Journeys
In
this unit children explore how signs, symbols and metaphors can
be used to communicate ideas and meanings about a journey. They
produce a mixed-media work, combining drawing, painting, collage
and print-making techniques. They learn about artists, craftspeople
and designers who communicate their ideas through signs and symbols.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
-
aerial
photographs, ancient and modern maps, weather maps, diagrams of
mazes and other structures seen from above,examples of abstract
art from a range of cultures that combine lines, shapes, colours
and patterns for decorative effect, eg:
-
Aboriginal
paintings representing a real or imagined journey work by Paul Klee using signs and symbols to represent landscape
or a journey work by contemporary artists such as Richard Long,
the Boyle family,Lesley Davey.
-
a
range of still-life images of domestic scenes, scenic and/or leisure
activities, eg work by Manet, Renoir, Cassatt, Matisse
-
examples
of symbolic compositions, eg 'Annunciation 1435' by van der Weyden;
'The Black Clock' by Cézanne; 'The Toy Shop' by Peter Blake;
'Still life: An allegory of the vanities of human life' by Harmen
Steenwyck; 'The uncertainty of the poet' by Giorgio de Chirico
Web
Links
Web
Museum
http://www.southern.net/wm/paint/
Mark
Hardens Artchive
http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm
Primary
Art and Design Unit 5B (Year 5/6)
Containers
In
this unit children explore the craft tradition of making vessels
and containers. They develop their own designs and build a three-dimensional
form to represent a vessel or container that will hold something
special that they would wish for. They consider examples by contemporary
designers and ceramicists and look at work from different cultures.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
vessels
and containers of:
-
different
sorts, eg urns, baskets, cooking pots
-
different
sizes and shapes
-
different
materials, eg ceramic, wood, metal, withies
-
reproductions
of the work of contemporary craftspeople, eg Bodil Manz, Kate
Malone, Ed Rossbach, Fran Reed, Dorothy Gill Barnes, Norie Hatakeyama, Birgitta Wendel
-
textiles
or photographs of textiles, such as wall hangings or tapestries,
that tell a story, eg Bayeux Tapestry,
-
embroidered
shrine cloths from northern India
-
illustrated
stories, eg on Egyptian tomb paintings, Greek vases, Chinese ceramics,
cartoon strips, storybooks
Web
Links
The
Bayeux Tapestry
http://www.essentialnormanconquest.com/
http://members.tripod.com/~mr_sedivy/med_bay.html
Art
History Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Primary
Art and Design Unit 6A (Year 5/6)
People
in action
In
this unit children explore how to convey movement in their work.
They explore dynamic activities such as sport, dance, drama and
music as a starting point for making work in two dimensions. They
look at how the idea of movement is shown in different kinds of
art, such as photography, illustrations, cartoons, paintings, prints,
and experiment with different
methods
and techniques to show movement.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
-
videos,
models or diagrams showing how human figures move
-
photographs
showing figures in movement eg Eadweard Muybridge
-
art,
craft and design work showing movement related to the theme of
sport, dance and music from any time or culture, eg advertisements,
images of athletes from ancient Greece, the work of expressionists,
the work of futurists, such as
- 'Unique
forms of continuity in space' and 'The dynamism of a footballer'
by Boccioni; 'Wildly dancing children' by Nolde; 'The Cardiff
team' by Robert Delaunay; 'The three dancers' by Picasso
Web
Links
Futurism
Web
Museum
http://www.southern.net/wm/paint/
Mark
Hardens Artchive
http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm
Primary
Art and Design Unit 6B (Year 5/6)
What
a performance
In
this unit children investigate headwear and costume worn in different
times and cultures, including theatre costume. They use this as
a starting point for designing and making a piece of headwear for
a character in a story, using a range of
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
- examples
of designs for theatre sets and costumes, eg Leon Bakst's designs
for Ballets Russes
- pictures,
books and videos about different kinds of celebration, carnivals
and performances
Web
Links
Venice
Carnival
http://www.doge.it/calend/calendi.htm
Ballet.co
http://www.ballet.co.uk/
English
National Ballet
http://www.ballet.org.uk/
Artslynx
International Theatre Resources
http://www.artslynx.org/theatre/
Festivals.com
http://www.festivals.com/
Primary
Art and Design Unit 6C (Year 5/6)
A
sense of place
In
this unit children explore the rural and/or urban landscape as a
starting point for two-dimensional work. They record their observations through drawing and photography.
They use shape, form, space, colour, texture and pattern to develop
and communicate their
ideas in a painting. They consider the ideas, methods and approaches
of artists who have responde to landscapes in different ways.
Suggested
examples of art, craft and design
- photographs
of local rural and/or urban landscapes
- examples
of work by artists who have represented rural and/or urban landscapes,
eg Constable, Gainsborough, Hockney, Turner, Heron, Sutherland,
Leger, Escher
Web
Links
Web
Museum
http://www.southern.net/wm/paint/
Mark
Hardens Artchive
http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm
Landscapes
of the World
http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~ochitani/eindex.html
National
Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html
John
Constable
http://www.abcgallery.com/C/constable/constable.html
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