New
New
Art installation: sculpture you can walk through
I can create a collective sculpture by exploring a variety of materials and approaches
Lesson 3 of 4
New
New
- Year 3
Art installation: sculpture you can walk through
I can create a collective sculpture by exploring a variety of materials and approaches
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Repurposed materials can be shaped to look alike or contrast with each other.
- Artists can use repetition and transformation to change meaning.
- Sometimes artists will create parts of an artwork separately before linking them together.
- Collective artworks can change the way a space feels and functions.
Keywords
Materials - the things we use to make art, like paper, paint, fabric or clay
Repurposed - old or used items that are given a new use
Link - connections between objects or ideas
Common misconception
Some materials are too simple to be art.
Remind pupls that artists like El Anatsui use simple, reused materials to make powerful work about memory, movement and transformation.
For Task B, it maybe helpful for pupils to work with similar sized peices of cardboard. This will make joining the pieces for Task C more managable.
Teacher tip
Equipment
cardboard, tin foil, range of recycled materials, string, fabric scaps, hole punches, pencils
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2026), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
Loading...
Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What did Romuald Hazoumè use to make his big artwork called 'La Bouche du Roi'?
What did Romuald Hazoumè use to make his big artwork called 'La Bouche du Roi'?
Paint and paper
Only metal and glass
Clay and stones
Q2.What is a press print?
What is a press print?
A painting you press on the wall
A drawing with a pencil on paper
A type of sculpture covered in ink
Q3.What is the name for the texture or shape left behind when you make a print?
What is the name for the texture or shape left behind when you make a print?
Colour
Shadow
Line
Q4.Match the Arte Povera idea to the correct sentence:
Match the Arte Povera idea to the correct sentence:
Q5.Put these steps in order to make a sculpture with balance:
Put these steps in order to make a sculpture with balance:
Q6.What word means it won’t last forever?
What word means it won’t last forever?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is an art installation you can walk through?
What is an art installation you can walk through?
A small drawing you can fold up
A wall painting you can use to decorate
A picture on paper you can hang up
Q2.What does repurposed mean?
What does repurposed mean?
Brand new and usually expensive
Made for eating or drink
Broken and thrown away
Q3.Why might artists use different materials in a sculpture?
Why might artists use different materials in a sculpture?
To make it soft and colourful
To make it feel soft and smooth only
So they can use only one material
Q4.Match the object to how it could be used in an installation:
Match the object to how it could be used in an installation:
Q5.Put the steps in order to start building an installation:
Put the steps in order to start building an installation:
Q6.What do we call things like paper, cardboard, or string used in art?
What do we call things like paper, cardboard, or string used in art?
