Abstract expression

Art and design

Maps as art

Personal geography

Places and migration

Layering and mixed-media

In this unit, pupils explore how maps can be used in a different way by artists, to tell stories about who we are and where we’ve been. They will create their own personal maps, think about identity, places  and people that are imporant to them and journeys they make.

Maps to explore identity, journeys, and imagination.

{{}} means an artwork that uses shapes and colours to show feelings.

Put these steps in the right order to create an abstract artwork that expresses movement:

What do we call a strong feeling like happy or sad?

Which paints can you use to show movement with scraping?

What do we call the parts of a map that sit on top of each other?

Exit Quiz

means an artwork that uses shapes and colours to show feelings.