artwork that does not depict a recognisable picture, place, person or object in the real world.

the area of an artwork that immediately captures your attention. It could be the brightest colour, the sharpest detail, or even the largest subject in the composition.

surrounding or highlighting part of an image to make it stand out, artists can use lines, shapes, colours, or even leave empty space around a subject to draw our attention.

Creating and refining an abstract collage

Art and design

Exploring collage and composition through portraits

Exploring memory through the world of assemblage

Playing with collaging and relief through landscape

Planning and developing collage inspired by our hobbies and interests

Developing and refining collages to represent home.

Pupils will develop their collaging skills and showcase their strengths. They will learn about the different between using the metholody as part of the process or as the technique. They will explore how to place images together and develop compositional skills as well as be playful with ideas.

Collage and Assemblage: sustainable materials

Artwork that doesn’t depict real objects

Surrounding something to make it stand out

By making the artwork as busy as possible

Multiple Choice: How can artists refine their abstract collage?

Fill in the gap:
By {{}} or creating a frame, artists can pull their artwork together.

Placing important elements near the edges

What is one way to create a focal point in a collage?

Why might an artist use a frame in a collage?

the illusion of depth and space to make an image look 3D

Art that does not show recognisable objects

Fill in the gap:
The {{}} of an artwork is the way elements are arranged to create balance and interest.

A part of the artwork that should be hidden

Placing materials on top of each other for depth

Match the manipulation method to its correct description:

Abstract copies real life, while surreal and representational distort reality.

Representational is always realistic, surreal is unrecognisable, abstract is geo

Representational is realistic, surreal is dreamlike, abstract avoids realism.

Surreal and abstract are the same, but representational includes fantasy.

Which statement correctly describes the difference between representational, surreal, and abstract art?

Creating and refining an abstract collage

Lesson outcome