Year 7 - Art and design
Nature and symbolism
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 a ceramic tile embelished with nature-inspired patterns and thematic designs.
Key Notes
- Nature can represent themes such as growth, decay, rebirth, and spirituality.
- Artists can focus on the moods and ideas that nature evokes, rather than just depicting a scene.
- Artists can use natural materials like wood, stone, and clay to create their works.
Vocabulary To Learn
- association: a connection between things that we make in our minds, like when you think of sunshine and holidays together
- symbolism: when an object, or image represents a bigger idea or feeling, it can help us understand deeper meanings in art
- embellish: to decorate or add extra details to something to make it look nicer or more interesting
- slip: liquid clay used like glue to join two pieces of clay together
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Only complex images or shapes can create associations.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Nature can represent themes such as growth, decay, rebirth, and spirituality. Artists can focus on the moods and ideas that nature evokes, rather than just depicting a scene.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'association'
a connection between things that we make in our minds, like when you think of sunshine and holidays together.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Only complex images or shapes can create associations. Correction: Simple images or shapes can create associations to themes or ideas.
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