Viewpoints and techniques: disability and art

Art and design

In this unit pupils enhance their critical thinking exploring art from various perspectives. They discuss what defines art, study galleries and museums and art's connection to the curriculum. They consider drawing and how emotions are expressed using this medium.

An overview of art

What is the term used for a person's own opinion, experiences and point of view?

Is this statement true or false? Every artist's viewpoint is the same.

Complete the sentence: Art by disabled artists may use different {{ }} to share their viewpoint.

What technique did Alison Lapper MBE and Sarah Biffin use to create their artworks?

What term describes the residue or trace left on a surface, which can include: lines, dots, smudges, smears, flicks, and patterns?

What is the term given to exploring unusual ideas, materials, or techniques in art without worrying about rules or the outcome?

Colours that are used to evoke particular emotions.

Images used in art that have an immediate or shorthand meaning.

Shapes that are used to create depth and perspective in a composition.

Textures applied to artworks that enhance their visual appeal.

as wide a variety of marks of differing types an artist can invent

how something feels or looks like it would feel if you touched it

a design in which different elements are repeated

Match these words with the correct definition.

only technical skills to replicate feelings, experiences and observations.

creative skill and imagination to explore emotion, experiences and observations.

only traditional methods and materials to express emotions and ideas.

Drawing is an art form that focuses only on abstract concepts.

Drawing is a method exclusively for creating realistic images of objects.

Drawing is a technique that relies solely on digital tools to manipulate images.

Drawing is a tool to share ideas by recording information about the world.

Starter Quiz