UNIT: ANCIENT ART/ABORIGINAL BARK PAINTING GRADE
LEVEL: 5
OBJECTIVES:
· TO UNDERSTAND THAT ART IS COMMUNICATION
· TO UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ABORIGINAL ART (1.1) (1.5)
· TO CREATE ART REFLECTING THE STYLE OF ABORIGINAL BARK PAINTING
(1.3)
· TO USE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN AND PATTERN(1.2)
· TO CRITIQUE THEIR OWN WORK (1.4)
REFERENCES:
http://www.oneworldmagazine.org/gallery/abo.
ARTISTS' WORKSHOP - ANIMALS BY KING AND ROUNDHILL
THIS PLACE IS LONELY BY VICKI COBB
MATERIALS:
BROWN CRAFT PAPER
(SIZE IS YOUR CHOICE)
MARKERS
TEMPERA PAINT
BRUSHES
PROCEDURES:
1. INTRODUCTION
WITH VISUALS ON ABORIGINAL ART AS
COMMUNICATION AND STORY-TELLING (DREAMINGS). DISCUSS
CHARACTERISTICS OF BARK PAINTING SUCH AS ANIMALS AS
THE
MAIN THEME, A BORDER DESIGN AND INTRICATELY DESIGNED
BACKGROUNDS.
2. STUDENTS
WILL DRAW A ROUGH COPY OF AN ANIMAL NATIVE OF AUSTRALIA.
3. TRANSFER
DESIGNS TO THE CRAFT PAPER.
4. USING
MARKER CREATE A BORDER DESIGN AND A PATTERN DESIGN INSIDE THE ANIMAL.
5. USING
TEMPERA PAINT CREATE A PATTERN DESIGN IN THE BACKGROUND.
EVALUATION
DISPLAY ALL WORK AND DISCUSS REFLECTIONS OF ABORIGINAL
ART AND ELEMENTS OF DESIGN IN THE PIECES.