Sketchbook research: artists who have assembled materials to make sculpture | Art and design

Starter quiz

What is sculpture?
- A musical instrument
- A three-dimensional art form ✓
- A type of painting
What is a sketchbook used for?
- Collecting ideas and drawings ✓
- Mixing colours
- Storing paints
True or False? A sculpture is flat like a painting.
- True
- False ✓
Which material can be used to make a sculpture?
- Paper ✓
- Clay ✓
- Wood ✓
- Watercolour paints
Which of the following shapes are three-dimensional?
- Triangle
- Circle
- Cube ✓
- Rectangle
A sculpture is different from a painting because a painting is ...
- one-dimensional
- two-dimensional ✓
- dimensional

Exit quiz

What makes sculpture unique as an art form?
- It is always abstract
- It is colourful
- It is three-dimensional ✓
What should you do before starting your sculpture?
- Gather materials to use for the sculpture
- Mix colours to paint the sculpture
- Sketch your ideas to plan the sculpture ✓
What does 'three-dimensional' mean?
- It has height, width, and depth ✓
- It is thin, like a piece of paper
- It is very colourful
- It is a type of picture
Match these keywords to the definition:
- Sculpture
  
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  a three-dimensional piece of art made by shaping or combining material ✓
- Structure
  
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  how something is built or put together ✓
- Three-dimensional
  
  ⇔
  
  something that has height, width, and depth ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Sculpture is a three-dimensional art form created by shaping or combining materials
Artists use various techniques to assemble sculptures such as slotting, gluing, and stacking

Common misconception

Pupils might think sculptures can only be made from one material, like clay or metal, rather than a combination of assembled materials.

Show images of sculptures made from various materials (e.g. cardboard, wood, metal, plastic). Discuss with the class how combining materials can make sculptures more interesting or practical.

Keywords

Sculpture - a three-dimensional piece of art made by shaping or combining materials
Structure - how something is built or put together
Three-dimensional - something that has height, width, and depth