Year 9
Frida Kahlo (Part 2): Narrative/storytelling through portraiture and collage
In this lesson we will review what we learnt about Frida Kahlo in the previous lesson. We will build on our self-portraits from the previous lesson by adding composition to them.
Year 9
Frida Kahlo (Part 2): Narrative/storytelling through portraiture and collage
In this lesson we will review what we learnt about Frida Kahlo in the previous lesson. We will build on our self-portraits from the previous lesson by adding composition to them.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'Composition' is the way in which different elements of an artwork are combined or arranged.
- Frida Kahlo told personal stories about love and her life in her paintings.
- How to add composition to your painting.
- Collage is a piece of art made by sticking various materials such as photographic images onto a paper or fabric.
Equipment
Your self-portrait from the previous Frida Kahlo lesson, images from magazines, scissors and glue.
Licence
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4 Questions
Q1.
What is portraiture?
A drawing of someone's feet.
A painting of nature.
A photograph of the world.
Q2.
What is definition?
A portrait that is particularly clear and obvious.
Any drawing on your artwork.
The relationship between height, width and depth in an artwork.
Q3.
What is proportion?
The difference between two different artworks.
The number of different objects in an artwork.
The overall size of an artwork.
Q4.
Which statement about Frida Kahlo is correct?
Frida Kahlo only painted one self-portrait during her lifetime.
Frida Kahlo's self-portraits rarely featured animals.
Frida Kahlo's self-portraits were rarely focused on just her head and shoulders.
3 Questions
Q1.
What is portraiture?
A drawing of someone's feet.
A painting of nature.
A photograph of the world.
Q2.
What is a collage?
A picture of a school.
The relationship between height, width and depth in an artwork.
Two different pictures of the same thing.
Q3.
Which statement about Frida Kahlo is correct?
Frida Kahlo only painted one self-portrait during her lifetime.
Frida Kahlo's self-portraits rarely featured animals.
Frida Kahlo's self-portraits were rarely focused on just her head and shoulders.