Year 9 - Art and design
Exploring portraits through 3D
Identity: exploring portraiture
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Unit Summary
This unit explores portraiture's power in expressing identity, culture, and belief. Pupils will study artists who challenge stereotypes and explore power, representation, and concealment. They will develop critical thinking while reinforcing respect, tolerance, and self-expression.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to manipulate clay to model 3D portraits.
Key Notes
- Depicting a person in 3D has been done for hundreds of years using materials such as marble, clay and stone.
- Clay is a malleable material and has been used by artists to create portrait forms.
- Clay can be used in many ways and an artist's style can be seen through how they manipulate the clay.
Vocabulary To Learn
- depict: to show or represent something in a picture, drawing, or description.
- sculpture: a work of art that can be seen in the round, is three dimensional or as a relief.
- contour: the outline or shape of something, especially the curves of a surface.
- modelling: the process of shaping and forming clay, often by hand.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Only large, figurative sculptures are considered 3D portraits.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Depicting a person in 3D has been done for hundreds of years using materials such as marble, clay and stone. Clay is a malleable material and has been used by artists to create portrait forms.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'depict'
to show or represent something in a picture, drawing, or description.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Only large, figurative sculptures are considered 3D portraits. Correction: 3D portraits can be created in various sizes and forms, not just large figurative sculptures. They can include small, detailed works or abstract representations.
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