Art and Design

The purpose of art, craft and design is to engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As taken from the national curriculum, pupils “should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.”
In line with the national curriculum for Art and Design at Queen Emma we aim to ensure that all pupils:

Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
Become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.
Evaluate and analyse creative work using the language of art, craft and design.
Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.

The yearly overview for A&D in stages throughout Queen Emma is expressed below:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Y1	Self-portraits and seasons collages. Papier-mâché planets	Castles inspired by Paul Klee. Clay castles.	Watercolour birds inspired by Jackie Morris. Shells and shading. Food art.
Y2	Self portraits. Food watercolour	Observational drawing of plants. Great Fire of London	Working with different media in nature
Y3	Cave art influenced by Teyjah McAren. Paisley patterns	Pointillism inspired by Seurat	Observational drawings inspired by Georgia O’Keefe Watercolour
Y4	Natural Sculpture inspired by Andy Goldsworthy	Islamic Patterns	Perspective Drawing Modelling Relationships inspired by Keith Haring
Y5	Textiles Sun/Moon Art Artist inspired by Peter Thorpe (Abstract Art)	Printing. African Animal Masks	Drawing. Clay Mummies. Death Masks
Y6	'Blitz Art' influenced by Paul Nash. Watercolour and ink.	'Escher Models' Sculpture	‘About Me’ Colour, collage, mixed media. 'Sewing' Wall hanging depicting volcanoes

For more information please click on the link to view our Art Policy on our Policies page.

Examples Of Work

Reception

The reception children have used a vegetables to demonstrate a printing method. Lots of lovely paint colours were used to make the pictures really shine.

Year 1

In Art, we have been creating self-portraits. First we drew the outline of ourselves by carefully observing and copying our features using a mirror. Then we completed our portraits by mixing different colours together to match the correct colours for our skin, hair and eyes. We also tried hard to stay inside the lines! You might want to come and see our paintings which will be hanging in our classroom windows.

Year 2

In year 2, we have expressed ourselves through a paper and colour pencil medium to put our own personalities on display.

Year 5

Textile use through weaving was a focus in year 5. We made some lovely examples across the two classes.

Year 6

Focusing on the style of Escher, we have looked to create perspective with 3D models by just cutting and folding paper. Origamic Architect Masahiro Chatani inspired these models.

Art has focused on the artist Henry Moore in year 6. Shading and highlighting on only a few focused items in the pictures, help create visual interest.

Remembrance Day reflection included moments of silence and creating poppies symbolising the blood shed with our red poppy, and white to reflect our hope for continued peace.

We focused on Paul Nash and his WWII art, to select colours represented in his art, and practise some sketching and painting techniques.

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