Year 9 - Art and design
The family in art
Connections: home, space and family
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Unit Summary
Pupils will explore the theme of family in art and how ideals of what a family is has changed over time. The unit builds on both the history of familial connections in art, as well as exploring contemporary forms of family. Pupils will explore the theme of family through 3d forms.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create an artwork to represent family connections.
Key Notes
- Artists often explore family as a theme in their work, reflecting on relationships and connections to others.
- Artists explore wider aspects of what family means, both literally and conceptually.
- Artists use various creative methods, including portraiture to explore family relationships.
Vocabulary To Learn
- family: family means the people who care for us, support us, and help us feel safe, whether related by blood, by choice, or by circumstance
- connections: A relationship in which a person is linked or associated with someone or something
- represent: to serve as a sign or symbol of something
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pets are not part of a family because they are animals.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists often explore family as a theme in their work, reflecting on relationships and connections to others. Artists explore wider aspects of what family means, both literally and conceptually.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'family'
family means the people who care for us, support us, and help us feel safe, whether related by blood, by choice, or by circumstance.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pets are not part of a family because they are animals. Correction: Many people give their pets names, celebrate their birthdays, and care for them every day. Pets can be part of the family.
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