Year 10 - Art and design
Portraits and figures in 3D Design
3D Design
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Unit Summary
Pupils can select or rotate through these units that feature diverse and inclusive artist references, consider application of their skill strengths and encourage critical thinking and personal connections.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to review the range of ways artists create portraits and figures three dimensionally.
Key Notes
- Sculptures allow for a physical interaction with the art, enabling viewers to appreciate the texture, scale and form.
- Artists can manipulate scale and perspective to explore how figures relate to their surroundings and to the viewer.
- Artists use figures to explore identity, race, gender, culture, challenging stereotypes and expanding representation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- monument: a large sculpture or structure built to remember a person or event
- figurative: an artwork that clearly represents recognisable human or animal forms
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All sculptures of people are just made to look realistic or beautiful.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Sculptures allow for a physical interaction with the art, enabling viewers to appreciate the texture, scale and form. Artists can manipulate scale and perspective to explore how figures relate to their surroundings and to the viewer.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'monument'
a large sculpture or structure built to remember a person or event.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: All sculptures of people are just made to look realistic or beautiful. Correction: Artists often use figures to tell stories, express ideas, or explore identity, emotions, or social issues. A figure might be exaggerated, abstract, or symbolic to make people think or feel something.
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