Year 7 - Art and design
Art in response to events
Art movements
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Unit Summary
Pupils will analyse and critique a selection of western art movements and understand their wider historical relevance. Pupils will engage with practical tasks to gain an understanding of the defining techniques and materials used as well as writing a manifesto.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use shape, line and motifs to create an emotional response to a political or social event.
Key Notes
- Artists often make work in response to events.
- Art is a way for people to express their ideas and opinions about both current and historical events.
- Artists sometimes use symbols to give their work deeper meaning and to help tell a story or share an idea.
Vocabulary To Learn
- political events: are events that often involve countries, governments, or world leaders
- social events: are events that affect people's lives, cultures, or communities around the world
- motif: a repeated image or symbol which creates a pattern
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When artists respond to events, they always do so to document that point in history.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists often make work in response to events. Art is a way for people to express their ideas and opinions about both current and historical events.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'political events'
are events that often involve countries, governments, or world leaders.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When artists respond to events, they always do so to document that point in history. Correction: There are many ways and reasons why artists respond to events. One of these can be to document that point in history but they can also do so to express their opinions, be a powerful voice for marginalised groups and to help fight for justice.
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