- Year 10
Objects in Textiles
I can review the range of ways textile artists have been inspired by objects.
- Year 10
Objects in Textiles
I can review the range of ways textile artists have been inspired by objects.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Textiles offer rich textures, colours and patterns that evoke touch and emotional engagement in artworks.
- Fabric’s flexibility allows techniques like weaving, dyeing and quilting, inspiring creative reinterpretations.
- Using traditional objects in textile art connects artists to heritage, preserving and celebrating cultural history.
Keywords
Object - A thing that can be seen or touched; often used in artwork to represent an idea, meaning, or story.
Composition - the arrangement of elements in an artwork
Signify - to show, mean, or represent something
Common misconception
Objects in art are only depicted in realistic pictures.
Objects can be used in a range of ways in art. Objects can be used as a textile art material or as the subject of an artwork. Objects in art often contain symbolic meanings.
To help you plan your year 10 art and design lesson on: Objects in Textiles, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 art and design lesson on: Objects in Textiles, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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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Equipment
Access to the internet or a library of art books. Sketchbook or paper for recording ideas, pencils, pens.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.An is a thing you can see or touch that may hold meaning in art.
Q2.What does “signify” mean in textile art?
Q3.Match each keyword with its correct meaning:
A thing that may represent an idea
The arrangement of parts in an artwork
To show, express, or symbolise something
Decorative detail added to fabric