1. The history of art movements and prominent artists
The Art Timeline

2. The art timeline Surrealism 1920s – 1930s Ancient Art 15,000 BC
Impressionism
Expressionism
Pop Art
Renaissance Art
1300s
Post-Impressionism
Abstract Art present
Cubism

3. Ancient Art 15,000 BC Found world-wide
Before the invention of language
Cave paintings
Carvings
Simple drawings
Mosaics
Communicating a message or story

4. Ancient Art Homework 1 Part 1 CHALLENGE QUESTION
How did ancient peoples and cultures use drawings and images to communicate about their life and world?
Present images of ancient art to illustrate your findings.

5. Ancient Art Homework 1 Part 2
Produce a piece of art work with your research based on a subject matter of your own choice, using the style of an ancient piece of art.
You could create a mosaic of a favourite possession, an Egyptian hieroglyph drawing of your family, a cave painting of your pet.

6. Ancient Art
Pupil homework

7. Renaissance Art 1300 – 1500 Originated in Italy
‘True to life’ paintings
Lighting, shading, perspective, anatomically accurate human forms
Religious and mythical subjects
Vitruvian Man, Mona Lisa - Leonardo Da Vinci
The Birth of Venus - Botticelli
The Creation of Adam (section from the Sistine Chapel) - Michelangelo

8. Renaissance Art 1300 – 1500
Before Renaissance art, medieval art paintings did not show things to scale or in the right proportion.

9. Renaissance Art 1300 – 1500
Mathematic and scientific theories were first used by Renaissance artists to create a more realistic view of the world in their paintings.
One point perspective drawing
Horizon line
Vanishing point
Orthagonal lines
Foreground – large
Background - smaller
The Last Supper – Leonardo Da Vinci

10. Renaissance Art CHALLENGE QUESTION
Homework 2 Part 1
CHALLENGE QUESTION
What techniques did Renaissance artists develop to depict a more accurate view of the world around them?
Include examples of Renaissance paintings to illustrate your findings.

11. Renaissance Art
Homework 2 Part 2
Draw a one point perspective street scene using the vanishing points, orthogonal lines and horizon line rules.

12. Renaissance Art
Pupil homework

13. Impressionism 1867 - 1886 Originated in France
Small brushstrokes, dabs of paint, layered colours
Ordinary, everyday subject matter
Focused on the qualities of light
Parliament in London, Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies - Claude Monet
Dancers in the Wings - Edgar Degas
The Skiff - Pierre Auguste Renoir

14. Impressionism 1867 - 1886 CHALLENGE QUESTION
Homework 3 Part 1
CHALLENGE QUESTION
How did Impressionist painters use colour and brushstrokes to show the qualities of light and atmosphere?
Present images of Impressionist paintings to show your understanding.

15. Impressionism 1867 - 1886 Homework 3 Part 2
Produce a piece of art work based on a view from a window in your house using the style of Impressionist painters.
Remember, dabs of paint, layers of different colours, soft lines, a focus on the sky and light.

16. Impressionism
Pupil homework

17. Post-Impressionism
Originated in France from Impressionist art
More experimentation with brush strokes, colour and paint techniques
Van Gogh started to use paintings as a way of expressing his feelings
Starry Night, Self Portrait with Pallette - Vincent Van Gogh
Monte Sante Victoire - Paul Cezanne
A Sunday Afternoon… - George Seurat

18. Post-Impressionism 1880 - 1920 Homework 4 Part 1 CHALLENGE QUESTION
How did Van Gogh express his state of mind through subject matter, brushstrokes and colour?
Present images to show your understanding.

19. Post-Impressionism 1880 - 1920 Homework 4 Part 2
Produce a self-portrait piece of art using the techniques seen in Van Gogh’s painting style.
Remember, swirling lines and marks, expressive colours, communicate a feeling or personality trait.

20. Post-Impressionism
Pupil homework