Year 9 - Art and design
Religion and belief in art
Personal identity
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Unit Summary
This unit explores personal identity in art through self-expression, mapping, storytelling, and the interplay between personal and universal themes. Pupils will engage with a variety of art forms while considering how identity is shaped and communicated.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to make an artwork inspired by religious practice.
Key Notes
- Craftspeople across cultures play essential roles in creating art that holds spiritual or symbolic meaning.
- Craftspeople have created objects used for rituals or ceremonies, such as altarpieces, prayer flags, or ceremonial masks
- Artists create spaces or works for meditation, reflection or worship, inviting viewers to experience a sense of peace
Vocabulary To Learn
- religion: a system of beliefs and practices about the meaning of life and the universe
- meditation: a practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness
- ephemeral: lasting for a very short time, something temporary or not meant to last
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Religious art only includes paintings or sculptures.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Craftspeople across cultures play essential roles in creating art that holds spiritual or symbolic meaning. Craftspeople have created objects used for rituals or ceremonies, such as altarpieces, prayer flags, or ceremonial masks.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'religion'
a system of beliefs and practices about the meaning of life and the universe.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Religious art only includes paintings or sculptures. Correction: Religious art isn't just paintings or sculptures, it includes architecture, textiles, calligraphy and even temporary creations like Rangoli and sand mandalas, all used to express and connect with the spiritual.
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