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Weeks 1 and 2
Weeks 1 and 2
Fierce Sun - Koru Art (NZ)
Fierce Sun - Koru Art (NZ)
Outcomes:
VAS2.1
Focuses on details of subject matter and areas of beauty, interest, awe, wonder and delight.
Seeks to investigate traditions in art suited to different subject matter (eg the landscape, the figure, the narrative, formal and abstract properties, the use of symbols) and uses these in their artmaking.
VAS2.4
Identifies resemblances between subject matter in artworks and the features of things as they exist in the world, recognising similarities and differences in how things are represented in the artworks.
Discuss Maori culture and the significance of the Koru shape in their art, and what it represents
Read Maui and the Sun. observing art, culture, and Koru designs. Compare with the Biblical Creation story
Draw a picture using the Koru shape as the main focus and colour.
Include the koru from the story Maui and the sun within a day and night artwork. Example shown above.
Weeks 3 and 4
Weeks 3 and 4
Night and Day Tree
Night and Day Tree
As a class discuss warm and cool colours, colours used for daytime and nighttime
Use paint wash to create your background and leave to dry
On black card use markers and more paint to create the shape of a tree.
Cut out your tree and glue it onto your paint wash background.
Paint on the leaves keeping in mind what colours to use on the day side and the night side.
Add extra elements for the day and night side. For example, Stars at night or the sun in the day.
Leave to dry
Night and Day Tree
Weeks 5 and 6
Weeks 5 and 6
Cityscape
Cityscape
Have a look at the example and discuss how we could create this.
Students provided with two half an a5 on grey card with a bible verse on the bottom of each (one for day and one for night)
Create your own day and night collage
Your teacher will laminate these to complete this art.
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Have a look at the artwork on the left.
How do you think they have created this art piece?
What materials would we need to re create it?
Does this artwork represent an Australian city?
What could we adjust in order to represent an Australian City?
The teacher will provide you with the materials that you listed as essential materials to recreate your interpretation of this artwork.
Weeks 7 - 9
Weeks 7 - 9
Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree
Outcomes:
VAS2.2
Investigates various construction techniques and spatial arrangements suited to the interpretation of selected subject matter in sculpture and in other three-dimensional work including installations.
VAS2.3
Discusses reasons why artists make artworks focusing on who, where, when, why and how
Follow the teachers instructions to fold your recycled magazine into a Christmas tree.
With the teachers help use a hot glue gun to attach your tree to a base.
Whilst this is drying. Create the star for the top of your tree.
The teacher will now spray paint and snow paint your tree.
Add your Star to your tree.
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