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- Year 11
Taking the individual path, responding to collaborative work
I can use collaborative work as a stimulus to develop new ideas and make a visual response.
- Year 11
Taking the individual path, responding to collaborative work
I can use collaborative work as a stimulus to develop new ideas and make a visual response.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists may analyse collaborative works to see how they align or contrast with their own styles.
- Collaborative works can serve as a source of inspiration.
- Artists might feel motivated to explore new ideas, techniques, or themes based on what they observe.
- Exposure to collaborative work can encourage individual artists to explore interdisciplinary approaches.
Keywords
Interdisciplinary - combining ideas or techniques from different subjects or specialisms
Approach - the way you plan, think, and create your work.
Innovative - creating something new, original, or groundbreaking
Common misconception
Every idea must be innovative and interdisciplinary.
Sometimes taking ideas and inspiration from others or following a tried and tested path moves you forward.
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Choose materials that challenge students to make creative decisions and offer a variety to suit interdisciplinary work.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In art, a "stimulus" is best described as ...
Q2.Artists can only use objects as stimuli if they draw them realistically.
Q3.Which of these could not be used as a stimulus for artwork?
Q4.Which of these best describes a visual response?
Q5.Match the cultural artefact with its origin.
Ancient China
Inuit mythology
Tibetan Buddhism
Q6.Match the word to its meaning.
combining ideas or methods from different subjects
original and new
a method or way of doing something