Year 7 - Art and design
Viewpoints and techniques: disability and art
An overview of art
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils enhance their critical thinking exploring art from various perspectives. They discuss what defines art, study galleries and museums and art's connection to the curriculum. They consider drawing and how emotions are expressed using this medium.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explore how artists with disabilities share their viewpoints.
Key Notes
- In art, a viewpoint relates to an artist's personal opinions, experiences and point of view.
- Art by disabled artists gives the audience powerful ways to think about viewpoints as it shows their unique experiences.
- Art by disabled artists may use different techniques to share their viewpoint.
- Mouth and foot painting are techniques where the brush is controlled with the foot or mouth to create a painting.
Vocabulary To Learn
- viewpoint: an artist's own personal opinion, experiences and point of view
- techniques: the different ways in which artists use the materials and media they work with.
- mouth and foot painting: controlling a brush or tool with the foot or mouth to create a painting
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Art must be created with the hands.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
In art, a viewpoint relates to an artist's personal opinions, experiences and point of view. Art by disabled artists gives the audience powerful ways to think about viewpoints as it shows their unique experiences.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'viewpoint'
an artist's own personal opinion, experiences and point of view.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Art must be created with the hands. Correction: Art is for everyone whatever their circumstances and is not always created through using hands. Artists can create art in innovative ways without using hands. Art is a way for all of humanity to express their viewpoints and diverse experiences.
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