Topic Overview Art

Subject Leaders– Jeanette Donald and Sarah Radestock

Year 1 Autumn Year 1 Spring Year 1 Summer Focus: Portraits Focus: Abstract Art Focus: Sculpture Media: painting/various grades of pencil/ICT art Media: painting Media: natural materials/various grades of pencil package Artists/styles: Piet Mondrian/Mark Rothko Artists/styles: Andy Goldsworthy/Patrick Dougherty Artists/styles: Paul Klee/Pablo Picasso Key question: Think about the colour, lines and Key question: What has been used to create this Key questions: Think about the colours, lines and shapes that have been used, then say how the sculpture? shapes that have been used, then explain how the paintings are different/similar? How have the objects been joined or combined? portraits are different/similar? What do you like/dislike about them? Is the sculpture permanent or temporary? What do you like/dislike about them? What do you think the artist was trying to show? What was the artist trying to create? Year 2 Autumn Year 2 Spring Year 2 Summer Focus: Landscapes Focus: Repeated patterns/still-life drawing Focus: Illustrations Media: painting/ various grades of pencil/oil pastel Media: block printing/various grades of pencil Media: painting/various grades of pencil/collage/ICT art resist painting Artists/styles: African patterns/African musical package Artists/styles: Artwork depicting the Great Fire of instruments Artists/styles: book illustrations, e.g. Grandad’s London/fireworks Key question: What colours can you see? Island, Lila and the Secret of Rain, The library Lion Key question: Describe how the colours change from What shapes can you see? Key question: How would you describe the illustration, one to another including shades of colour. Describe the pattern? e.g. is it realistic, complicated, simple? How do you think the artist achieved this? What do you like/dislike about them? What patterns can you see? Identify areas of light and dark in the painting. Why do you think the artist chose these colours, What are the colours like, e.g. bright, pale, earthy? What patterns do the fireworks make? shapes and patterns? Does the illustration have hard or soft lines?

Year 3 Autumn Year 3 Spring Year 3 Summer Focus: Prehistoric Art Focus: Jungle Scenes Focus: Portraits Media: painting/various grades of pencil/clay Media: various grades of pencil/pastels Media: painting/various grades of pencil/ICT art Artists/styles: cave paintings Artists/styles: Henri Rousseau/photographs of jungle package/collage Key question: What materials did Stone Age man use animals and scenes Artists/styles: Nikos Gyftakis/ Florian Nicolle to create their art? Key question: How do the paintings differ to real Key question: Describe the lines, colours, marks, Describe the colours that they used (natural, earthy). jungle animal scenes? tones and textures of the portrait. What materials could you use to produce works of art Describe the colours, tones, marks and texture that What facial expression do they show? in this style? have been used. How has the artist altered the features to create this What do you like/dislike about the painting? expression?

Year 4 Autumn Year 4 Spring Year 4 Summer Focus: Victorian Art Focus: Volcanic Landscapes Focus: Aztec Masks Media: various grades of pencil/painting/printing Media: various grades of pencil/paint/collage Media: painting/various grades of pencil/papier Artists/styles: Pre-Raphaelites/Willian Morris Artists/styles: Andy Warhol’s Vesuvius Naples/ mache/collage Key question: Why were the Pre-Raphaelites JMW Turner’s The Eruption of the Soufriere Artists/styles: Aztec masks considered controversial? Mountains in the Island of St. Vincent/ Key question: What do you think the mask is How was their style of painting different from that photographs of volcanic eruptions made from? of Raphael? Key question: What colours/shades can you Describe its colours and textures? What inspired Williams Morris’s designs? see? How has it been embellished? Describe the images/patterns you can see. Describe how the artist has shown movement in What do you think the mask was used for? How has he used colours/shades effectively? their work. What do you like/dislike about the painting? Year 5 Autumn Year 5 Spring Year 5 Summer Focus: Ancient Greece Focus: Anglo-Saxon arts and crafts Focus: Holidays Media: clay/various grades of pencil Media: painting/various grades of pencil/textiles Media: paint /various grades of pencil Artists/styles: Ancient Greek Pottery Artists/styles: Anglo-Saxon scriptures, Artists/styles: Pointillism (Georges Seurat) Key question: Describe the shape of the pot. metalwork and stonework Fauvism (Henri Matisse) What do you think its purpose was? Key question: Describe the pictures and patterns Key question: Compare the painting styles of How have the patterns/pictures been added? you can see. pointillism and fauvism. What do the designs depict? Describe the colours that have been used. Describe how they are different. Why do you think these designs were chosen? What kind of text is the illuminated letter part of? Which style do prefer and why? If these pots were created today, what might they Does the letter design suit the text? Why? depict? Year 6 Autumn Year 6 Spring Year 6 Summer Focus: First World War Focus: Pop Art Focus: Mayan Art Media: various grades of pencil/paint Media: various grades of pencil/printing Media: various grades of pencil/textiles Artists/styles: Vorticism (Wyndham Lewis/ Artists/styles: Andy Warhol/ Roy Lichtenstein Artists/styles: Mayan murals/stone carving Edward Wadsworth) Key question: Describe the: Key question: Describe the: Key question: What do the paintings/drawings • Lines • Lines depict. • Colours • Colours Look carefully at the lines, shapes and colours • Shapes • Shapes and describe this artwork style compared to other • Patterns • Patterns artwork you have seen? • Textures • Textures What do you think the artist was trying to show? What does the style of pop art make you think of? • Forms How do these pictures make you feel? Why do you think the artist chose to create What images do the different examples of Mayan images like this? art depict? Why do you think these images were chosen? What images would you choose to depict about your life?