Year 5 - Art and design
Exploring abstract art
Abstract art: drawing, printing and textiles
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Unit Summary
Pupils will learn how abstract artists convey feelings and emotions through their use of colour, line and shape. They will take part in practical abstract exercises, including multiple print making with a paper-cut technique, before designing and creating an abstract felt panel.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explore, respond to and create abstract art.
Key Notes
- Abstract art expresses emotions, ideas, or movement rather than depicting how things looks in real life.
- Abstract artists might respond to a memory, personal experience or an image that they see.
- Abstract artworks might use colours, shapes, textures and patterns to express emotions.
Vocabulary To Learn
- abstract art: art that does not try to represent something realistically
- response: a personal interpretation or reaction to an event, image or idea
- emotion: a strong feeling like happiness, anger, or sadness that comes from what we experience or think
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Abstract art copies exactly what something looks like.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Abstract art expresses emotions, ideas, or movement rather than depicting how things looks in real life. Abstract artists might respond to a memory, personal experience or an image that they see.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'abstract art'
art that does not try to represent something realistically.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Abstract art copies exactly what something looks like. Correction: Remind children that abstract art is art that does not try to represent something realistically, but instead focuses on emotions, shapes and movements.
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