Year 7 - Art and design
Art movements, disciplines and multidisciplinary artists
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 a range of techniques and materials to explore different artistic disciplines.
Key Notes
- Artists make art using many different materials and techniques. We call this an artistic discipline.
- Artists and movements can generate work in different disciplines, often using similar characteristics.
- Multidisciplinary artists work across disciplines but often create work that shares common characteristics or themes.
Vocabulary To Learn
- discipline: an artistic practice which has its own techniques and materials
- popular culture: includes things such as social media, video games, music and food that people enjoy in everyday life
- multidisciplinary: combining or involving more than one artistic discipline
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Artists work in one discipline.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists make art using many different materials and techniques. We call this an artistic discipline. Artists and movements can generate work in different disciplines, often using similar characteristics.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'discipline'
an artistic practice which has its own techniques and materials.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Artists work in one discipline. Correction: Artists can make art using many different disciplines.
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