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| Topic Title | | CUBIST STILL LIFE | CULTURAL MASKS + PROCESS PAGE | ABSTRACT + TEXTILES | RESEARCH PROJECT + ANNOTATIONS |
| Key Skills and Content | | ● Researching the cubist movement | ● Researching visual symbols of a chosen culture. | ● Researching abstract geometric art history/context and the principles of abstraction | ● Conducting online research using professional art sites (museums, non-profit, commercial etc.) |
| ● Exploring cubist artists (Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque etc.) | ● Designing a 3d form using different viewpoints and reference images. | ● Exploring abstract geometric artists (Wassily Kandinsky, Laslo Maholy Nagy etc.) | ● Collecting information and drafting a text for an artist’s research page. Addressing guidelines. |
| ● Drawing from direct observation | ● Understanding how to select materials and techniques appropriately to create a desired form. | ● Understanding the process of making an art piece | ● Developing own style of research presentation |
| ● Using a grid to study composition and framing | ● Exploring 3d techniques and vocabulary. (e.g. paper mache, wire, playdough, cardboard) | ● Experimenting with digital tools (PXLR/Procreate) to develop an art piece | ● Presenting research information orally using subject specific vocabulary |
| ● Using the formal elements and principles of art to talk about art | ● Studying other artists’ 3d work and talking about it using subject specific vocabulary. | ● Practising some sewing techniques | ● Creating a ‘response piece’ using own choice of media. |
| ● Choosing suitable materials for an art piece | ● Creating 3d work inspired by a culture. | ● Experimenting with textile techniques both on paper and fabric | ● Creating preparatory drawings/sketches for a response piece. |
| ● Exploring tone and mixing paints | ● Apply colour on a 3d form using cultural influences. | | ● Testing materials/techniques on scrap palettes |
| ● Creating a page using images/illustrations to demonstrate the process of making the mask. | | ● Creating personal work drawing inspiration from chosen artist |
| ● Annotating a design and a process page using subject specific vocabulary. | | |
| Summative | | Cubist mixed media piece | 3D Mask inspired from a culture of choice | Abstract geometric painting | Personal research project based on artist of choice |
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