Key Knowledge

Painting-Klee Highways and Byways/Sean Scully mood paintings

• Understand that abstract art does not necessarily represent recognisable things but instead involves the use of lines, shapes and colours that can be appreciated in their own right.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the work of Paul Klee and Sean Scully.
• Knowledge of the specific painting techniques of Van Gogh.
• Knowledge of the impasto technique of paint application.

Collage-Paul Klee Highways and Byways/Eileen Downes floral collage

• Knowledge and understanding of the work of Paul Klee.
• Understanding Klee’s use of primary and complimentary colours.
• Understanding of the work of artist Eileen Downes and her technique of ‘painting’ with torn bits of paper.

Key Skills

Painting-Klee Highways and Byways/Sean Scully mood paintings

• Using good practice painting and colour mixing skills.
• Investigating and mixing primary colours to make secondary colours.
• Investigating and using the effects of complimentary colours in creating a piece of artwork.
• Using impasto techniques to create specific effects in their artwork.

Collage-Paul Klee Highways and Byways/Eileen Downes floral collage

• Transposing ideas from painting to collage in response to the work of Paul Klee.
• Arranging and assembling horizontal and vertical paper strips of differing thicknesses.
• Control in tearing and cutting various shapes and types of paper.
• Using bits of torn coloured paper to ‘paint’ in the style of Eileen Downes.

Key Vocabulary

Secondary colours

Complimentary colours

Impasto

Abstract

Juxtaposition

Stripes and Blocks