Art movements, disciplines and multidisciplinary artists
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a range of techniques and materials to explore different artistic disciplines.
Key learning points
- Artists make art using many different materials and techniques. We call this an artistic discipline.
- Artists and movements can generate work in different disciplines, often using similar characteristics.
- Multidisciplinary artists work across disciplines but often create work that shares common characteristics or themes.
Keywords
Discipline - an artistic practice which has its own techniques and materials
Popular culture - includes things such as social media, video games, music and food that people enjoy in everyday life
Multidisciplinary - combining or involving more than one artistic discipline
Common misconception
Artists work in one discipline.
Artists can make art using many different disciplines.
Teacher tip
Creating a model example for Task C will help pupils understand the interaction between different media in installation art.
Equipment
Materials and tools for different disciplines such as drawing and painting and cardboard and cardboard objects (such as toilet tubes) for Task C.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Art movements include groups of artists who share _________ characteristics, themes, ideas or techniques.
Q2.True or false: Art movements are never impacted by changes in the world around the artists.
Q3.What was one of the key ways that the Arts and Crafts movement responded to new technology?
Q4.Which invention helped Impressionist artists work outside more easily?
Q5.Complete the sentence: One change that has significantly impacted art movements, from the Renaissance to the present day, is .
Q6.Which art movement was Nam June Paik part of?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.What is the term given to an artistic practice which has its own techniques and materials
Q2.Complete the sentence: Disciplines allow artists to express their in different ways.
Q3.True or false: Artists can only work in one discipline.
Q4.When artists combine different disciplines into a single artwork or work across different disciplines what is it called?
Q5.What does the term 'popular culture' include?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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