Joan Miró (II)

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Meet the Artists Sculptors

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Objectives

Art and Design

Develop techniques, including control and use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.
Improve mastery of sculpture techniques with a range of materials.
Learn about great artists in history.

PSHE

Identify and express feelings in different ways.
Use a broadening vocabulary to express good feelings.

Lesson Planning

Explore Miró’s sculptures and then plan and create your own sculpture using Miró’s style and technique of using discarded items to create forms.

There is also a session on Miró, as a painter, in Block A.

Teaching Outcomes:

To explore the sculpture of Joan Miró.
To use discarded items to create a sculpture.
To create a sculpture that represents a positive emotion.

Children will:

Explore the sculpture of Miró, identifying key techniques, style and influences.
Explore how ideas and emotions can be expressed through abstract art.
Create an abstract sculpture out of discarded items.

Planning

Provided Resources

Sculptural images

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Large array of discarded items
Tape
String
Paints and paintbrushes
Newspaper

Weblinks

Range of images of Miró ’s sculpture and ceramics from fMiro bcn.org
Recording about woman and bird from soundcloud.com