Year 7

Key Questions/Concepts

  • What is Art, Craft & Design?

  • Why do artists make marks?

  • What are the basic visual elements of art?

  • How do we combine the visual elements in various ways to communicate?

  • How do artists play with visual language? Focus on drawing, painting and printing.

 

Timeframe

  • September - February

 

Key Vocabulary

Word/phrase

Definition

Visual elements

Line, shape, tone, colour, pattern, texture and form. They are the building blocks of composition in art

Art movements

Collective titles that are given to artworks which share the same artistic ideals, styles, technical approach or timeframe

Tone

Refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a colour

Colour

The aspect of any object that may be described in terms of hue, lightness and saturation

Typography

The style or appearance of text

 

Wider Reading

  • 'Why do we need Art? What do we gain by being creative? And other big questions' by Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young

  • Matisse: Cut-Outs published by Taschen 

Key Questions/Concepts

  • How can we develop close observation and accuracy in our drawing, then  modify through stylisation?

  • How do artists continually influence others?

  • How do cultures develop art 'traditions' ? Focus on textiles and printing. 

  • How can we work from a range of cultures demonstrating various rules/conventions of art, craft and design?

  • How do we problem solve with materials and techniques to extend our skills and knowledge?

 

Timeframe

  • February - July

 

Key Vocabulary

Word/phrase

Definition

Drawing

The art of representing something by lines made on a surface with a pencil, pen etc

Culture

Refers to the 'way of life' of groups of people, meaning the way they do things

Stylisation

Refers to representing something in a non-realistic, but conventional form

Block print

The process of carving patterns, shapes and designs into a 'block'. the block could made of different materials such a wood, plastic, etc. The block is then inked and printed numerous times

Shibori

An indigo resist dye technique from Japan

 

Wider Reading