Week Three: Visual Art
Curriculum linkage: English, Geography, History
Strand: Drawing, Paint & Colour
Strand Unit: Looking and responding, drawing, painting
Aboriginal Art
“I like painting cause it’s my Dreaming…From my father and grandfather’s side. I like to teach kids my Dreaming. I want everyone to know my Dreaming from all over the world. I know and they can know…”
Resources details: Aboriginal Art by Bessie Nakamara Sims,an inspirational quote from Bessie, A2 sheets, felt pens, markers.
Teaching Ideas: pupils view various pieces of patterned Aboriginal Art. This is then followed by a whole class discussion on Aboriginal Art. The children will appraise the artwork of an Aboriginal artist,Bessie Nakamara Sims. In particular the conversion will be dominated on line and colour. Such key questions could include
Pupils will then be given a small piece of a copy of a black and white piece of Aboriginal Art. The pupils will then be asked to paste this to the centre of their A2 sheet. Using felt pens and black markers the pupils will be asked to add to the original copy in the centre of the page.
Pupils will then comment and appraise each others drawings.
Teaching Ideas: pupils view various pieces of patterned Aboriginal Art. This is then followed by a whole class discussion on Aboriginal Art. The children will appraise the artwork of an Aboriginal artist,Bessie Nakamara Sims. In particular the conversion will be dominated on line and colour. Such key questions could include
- What pattern does the line take?
- What colours are prominent?
- Do you think the lines become thicker or stay the same?
Pupils will then be given a small piece of a copy of a black and white piece of Aboriginal Art. The pupils will then be asked to paste this to the centre of their A2 sheet. Using felt pens and black markers the pupils will be asked to add to the original copy in the centre of the page.
Pupils will then comment and appraise each others drawings.
Albert Namatjira: An Australian Artist 1902-1959
Curriculum linkage: Geography, English, History
Strand: Fabric and Fibre
Strand Unit: Creating in Fabric and Fibre
Resource details: Youtube clip of Albert Namatjira's work, images of his paintings, A3 sheets of paper, glue,coloured card, tin foil, crepe paper.
Teaching Ideas: I would use this Youtube video as a stimulus for the Visual Art lesson.
Curriculum linkage: Geography, English, History
Strand: Fabric and Fibre
Strand Unit: Creating in Fabric and Fibre
Resource details: Youtube clip of Albert Namatjira's work, images of his paintings, A3 sheets of paper, glue,coloured card, tin foil, crepe paper.
Teaching Ideas: I would use this Youtube video as a stimulus for the Visual Art lesson.
- I would firstly ask the children if anyone 'has heard of Albert Namatjira before?' 'Is there anything significant about his artwork?'
- I would then prompt the children, using images of Namatjira's artwork : ' What is different in his artwork from that of the artwork of a lot of other aboriginal artists?'
- I would ask them to compare and contrast the difference in technique and pattern within Namatjira's artwork to that of Bessie Nakamara Sims.
- I would then give the children an A3 sheet of paper, using different materials, I would ask the children to create their very own collage of their preferable landscape in Ireland.
- The children would then appraise each others work and comment on why they picked this certain landscape, 'Why is it your favourite?' etc