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Design an artwork to express beliefs

I can produce a piece of art that shows my beliefs and values.

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Design an artwork to express beliefs

I can produce a piece of art that shows my beliefs and values.

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Key learning points

  1. All people have beliefs and values which may be religious or non religious.
  2. Beliefs may be about the world, our lives, morals of other people or about our meaning and importance.
  3. Artwork can express our own beliefs and values in many different forms.

Keywords

  • Values - principles and beliefs about the world, people and communities

  • Belief - an acceptance that something exists or is true

  • Worldview - a particular philosophy or a conception of the world

Common misconception

Ony artistic people can produce art.

All people can produce art that represents their beliefs and values. This art can take many forms.


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5 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to their meanings.
Correct Answer:incarnate,God in human form
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God in human form

Correct Answer:biblical,ideas contained in the Bible
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ideas contained in the Bible

Correct Answer:challenge,to question something
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to question something

Q2.
Why do some churches have stained glass windows?
to decorate the church
Correct answer: to tell stories from the Bible
to keep the sun out
Q3.
Why doesn’t Jesus look the same in all art?
Correct answer: because no one knows what Jesus looked like
because Jesus had many different faces
because Jesus changed his appearance often
Q4.
What is an icon in Christian art?
a famous person
a type of prayer
Correct answer: a picture used in worship
Q5.
What does Christian art often contain?
secret messages
Correct answer: deeper symbolic meanings
hidden treasures

5 Questions

Q1.
What is the purpose of Islamic art?
to show pictures of religious leaders
Correct answer: to show the beauty of God (Allah)
to tell stories about prophets
Q2.
What does ‘worldview’ mean?
a painting of the earth
Correct answer: a way of understanding the world
a religious book about the world
Q3.
Why does Christian art often show Jesus with a halo?
to show he was a real person
Correct answer: to show his divinity
to represent the sun
Q4.
What is often written in Islamic calligraphy art?
images of angels
Correct answer: verses from the Qur’an
stories of prophets
Q5.
Christian art often shows Jesus as from the dead.
Correct Answer: risen, Risen