Year 7 - Art and design
Art and environmental activism
The importance of nature in art
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will explore art, artefacts, and architecture from around the world. Through hands-on activities, they will experiment with different techniques and materials to create artworks. Pupils will gain a wider context of how art shapes and reflects our global history overtime.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create art that inspires strong feelings about an important issue.
Key Notes
- Environmental art raises awareness of the harm we are causing to the planet and calls us to action.
- Artists use the power of imagery to communicate difficult realities about the planet.
- Artists use both shock tactics as well as joyful encounters to raise awareness.
Vocabulary To Learn
- imagery: a group of visual elements, like images, to create a specific mood, evoke emotions, or convey deeper meanings
- microplastics: tiny particles of plastic, made from big plastic things breaking down
- awareness: knowing about and understanding something
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Artists only make work that looks good and is uplifting.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Environmental art raises awareness of the harm we are causing to the planet and calls us to action. Artists use the power of imagery to communicate difficult realities about the planet.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'imagery'
a group of visual elements, like images, to create a specific mood, evoke emotions, or convey deeper meanings.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Artists only make work that looks good and is uplifting. Correction: Artists use the power of imagery to communicate difficult realities about the planet.
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