Artists of Sea View

The purpose of studying art.

Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should 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 pupils progress, they 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.

Aims

The national curriculum for art and design aims 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 works 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

Meet Anya Art

Anya is part of our Curriculum Crew who is introduced at the start of each topic and lesson, providing a visual link to lessons and allows our children to focus on the skills needed in the upcoming tasks.

Anya is featured as part of our Art Pathway Journey - allowing the children to revisit and consolidate prior learning .

2024-2025

Fantastic Fiery Fireworks

We used a range or paint colours and tools to make a class collage of the night sky on Bonfire night. We listened to classical music and when the tempo changed we tapped paint to the beat of the music.

Year 2

We have been learning about the artist Jackson Pollock. Throughout the term we have explored patterns, colour mixing, shades and tones. We are currently designing and creating our own paintings in the style of Jackson Pollock using techniques such as splatting and drip painting.

Year 3

We enjoyed creating our dancing Gerald giraffe as part of our Thrive week. We used, line drawing, pencil work and painting to complete our pieces.

Year 4

Portraits

We have been studying a range of different artists and their approach to portraiture. Using a range a different media we have explored how portraits can be captured in different ways.

Year 6

Pop Art - Roy Lichtenstein

As part of our art topic, we have explored the work of Roy Lichtenstein. We looked at some of his most famous pieces of work and resized them creating our very own version. Take a look at our amazing work…

2023-2024

Nursery

We are enjoying our journeys and transport topic and painted our own 'naughty bus', like the one in the story. We also made hot air balloons using finger-painted patterns and a Jackson Pollock style design, using paint, marbles and a box!

Reception

We are learning about tigers so have been challenged to drawing a tiger by following step by step instructions. We also had a go at painting a tiger independently.

In Art, we have created our very own self portraits using paint and oil pastels. We created our self portraits in small steps, following short instructions. We used the mirror to look at ourselves and it helped us to describe the parts of our face and head. We chose the correct shade of paint for our skin tone and our hair colour. We then used our observational skills with the mirror again to look at the colour of our eyes and the shape of our nose and lips. Take a look at the steps that we took to complete our fabulous self portraits...

Year 1

In year one we have been looking at the work of Paul Klee.

The children have used printing techniques to recreate a painting in the style of Paul Klee.

Year 2

In Art we have explored the use of line when working with chalk and charcoal to create detailed observational drawings of Tudor houses. Our artwork has been linked to our History topic 'The Great Fire of London' and we loved using a range of media to create different effects.

Year 3

We are exploring colour and composition through looking at the work of Piet Mondrian. This week we started our own compositions in the style of Mondrian by creating the block shapes on our paper. Next week we will add blocks of colour to complete the creations.

Year 4

Roman Mosaics

We discovered how the Romans had mosaics in their homes to show their wealth. We used designed and recreated our own mosaics.

In year 4 we have looked portraiture and the work of different artists such as Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso and Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Look at our amazing self portraits in the style of Picasso!

Year 5

3-D Chairs

Inspired by the famous Van Gogh painting Chair With Pipe, the children created their own designs of a room with a 3-D chair in the foreground.

Vincent Van Gogh

We are studying the work of Van Gogh exploring his use of colour and texture. Through the use of viewfinders we explored his use of blending colour and patterns to create movement, tone and texture to his paintings.

Year 6

Op Art - Bridget Riley

We have been looking at Op Art studying the work of Bridget Riley, focusing closely on making optical illusions using only black and white. We produced some wonderful pyramids in true Bridget Riley style. Take a look at our creations...