Year 5 - Art and design
Assemblage: interior box design
Me in a box: drawing and sculpture
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Unit Summary
Pupils will devise and make a personalised assemblage sculpture that reflects aspects of their inner and outer personality. They will compose a poetry self-portrait before researching, gathering and collecting items for their assemblage sculpture.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create and join elements for your assemblage sculpture.
Key Notes
- Assemblage is sculpture made by combining everyday objects, photos, text, or materials into one artwork.
- Artists might choose to use expressive letterforms and personal materials to create elements of their sculpture.
- Artists may choose joining techniques such as gluing, L-braces, flanges and tabs within their sculpture.
Vocabulary To Learn
- assemblage: an art form that involves creating a composition by combining objects into a unified artwork
- elements: individual parts of an artwork that join together to make one cohesive piece
- expressive letterform: a letter design that shows emotion or meaning through its shape and style
- joining techniques: the methods used to connect two or more materials or parts together
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Assemblage sculptures cannot contain drawn and collaged elements.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Assemblage is sculpture made by combining everyday objects, photos, text, or materials into one artwork. Artists might choose to use expressive letterforms and personal materials to create elements of their sculpture.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'assemblage'
an art form that involves creating a composition by combining objects into a unified artwork.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Assemblage sculptures cannot contain drawn and collaged elements. Correction: Remind children that assemblage is a form of sculpture that includes everyday objects but can also be made from natural materials, manufactured items, photographs, text and drawings.
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