Year 10 - Art and design
The work of artists and designers: elements of art
First sustained project: working from a theme
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Unit Summary
This is an independent, pupil-led unit where pupils develop their own creative process. Having learned the key components of shaping an artistic voice, they will now make choices about themes, techniques, and processes, articulating and evaluating their artistic journey.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to analyse how artists use materials to communicate a theme and experiment with materials to express your own theme.
Key Notes
- Consider the emotional impact of the colour scheme and how it contributes to the work's mood.
- Examine the arrangement of elements within the artwork.
- Analyse how the materials and techniques serve the themes or concepts of the work.
Vocabulary To Learn
- elements: the elements of art are the basic parts used to make artwork.
- analyse: to look closely at the different parts of an artwork
- theme: the main idea or message that an artwork communicates
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The material an artist uses doesn't matter as long as the subject or idea is strong.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Consider the emotional impact of the colour scheme and how it contributes to the work's mood. Examine the arrangement of elements within the artwork.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'elements'
the elements of art are the basic parts used to make artwork.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The material an artist uses doesn't matter as long as the subject or idea is strong. Correction: The choice of materials greatly affects how an artwork looks, feels and communicates meaning. Materials can add texture, symbolism and emotional impact that deepen the viewer's understanding.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing the work of artists and designers: materials and techniques Study Guide
- Connecting and combining: trials and experiments with materials Study Guide
- Creating a surface, armature, background: preparing your personal response Study Guide
- Curating the artwork: selecting and arranging key pieces Study Guide
- Effective annotation: different ways to present ideas Study Guide
- Evaluate the use of materials and techniques Study Guide
- First-hand primary resourcing Study Guide
- Identifying starting points Study Guide
- Personal response: appropriate resources and creating artwork Study Guide
- Personal response: finishing an artwork Study Guide
- Personal response: how to judge quality and refining work Study Guide
- Personal response: layers and processes in different endorsements Study Guide
- Photographing for resources: what makes a good photograph Study Guide
- Presenting a portfolio: creating pages of documentation Study Guide
- Resourcing ideas through personal reflections, narratives and objects Study Guide
- Self assessment techniques: evaluating your own work Study Guide
- The work of artists and designers: principles of art Study Guide
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