Understanding Art Lesson 8: Indigenous Art Year 4: Art, Materials and Technology

Understanding Art Lesson 8: Indigenous Art Year 4 Art, Materials and Technology Change to insert

Rapid Review A coil pot is made by stacking rolls of clay on top of each other. Teacher to differentiate by releasing students who are ready and teaching to the middle and lower students. Look at examples from LRS resources for question style. Include extended thinking down the bottom of the slide. When making a coil pot, what comes first? Rolling the clay Kneading the clay

Learning Objective We will identify different styles of Indigenous1 Australian art. native to a particular area

Activating Prior Knowledge We will identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are four design elements of art. Label each one using these words. colour texture shape line Indigenous Australians used symbols in their art. Label these symbols using the words. campsite person emu waterhole line emu shape waterhole TG: “Read With Me, today we will…” Optional question. colour campsite texture person Tell your partner another symbol used in Indigenous Australian art.

Concept Development We will identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are many styles2 of Indigenous Australian art. We will look at four. Also known as rarrk paintings Aboriginal rock art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station Rock art Cross hatching Warlugulong by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Dot painting Colour field My Country by Kuddirii Kngwarreye Key academic vocabulary comes from the learning objective. E.g. We will describe the style of… Definition: Style is… Gesture optional for definition. A special kind or type of thing True or False: There is only one style of Indigenous Australian art.

https://parksaustralia.gov.au/kakadu/do/rock-art/ Skill Development There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are different styles from different areas. To identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art, we will: Explore various styles of Indigenous Australian art Explore the purpose behind Indigenous Australian art Identify the techniques used Describe how the four design elements are used to add meaning. Aboriginal rock art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station Rock art What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Tell your partner one style of Indigenous Australian art. https://parksaustralia.gov.au/kakadu/do/rock-art/

Skill Development Rock Art https://youtu.be/q8bq_y8bx8s Bradshaw rock paintings in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, taken at a site off Kalumburu Road near the King Edward River. Barramundi. Aboriginal art from GNU image on German Wikipedia. Aboriginal rock art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Aboriginal rock painting, Nourlangie, Kakadu National Park, Australia https://youtu.be/q8bq_y8bx8s Tell your partner a purpose for making rock art. https://www.australia.com/en-in/places/kakadu/nt-rock-art.html

Skill Development To tell and preserve stories, traditions and beliefs These drawings in the Kimberley are amongst the oldest rock art in the world. Photo by Dr June Ross. Ross. Aboriginal rock art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station Style Purpose Techniques used How four elements of design are used: Line Shape Colour Texture Rock Art To tell and preserve stories, traditions and beliefs Natural ochres, wood ash, blood painted on rock where people lived and held ceremonies Blobs of beeswax and spinifex resin What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. To outline or pattern the figure Life-like, often seen from an aerial view Natural ochres, wood ash and blood Painting, engravings or cutting into rock

Guided Practice There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are different styles from different areas. To identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art, we will: Explore various styles of Indigenous Australian art Explore the purpose behind Indigenous Australian art Identify the techniques used Describe how the four design elements are used to add meaning. Quinkan rock art, near Laura Qld What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Tell your partner the name of the ancestral spirits of the Laura region. https://youtu.be/T8voz9NCfWE

Guided Practice There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are different styles from different areas. Quinkan rock art, near Laura Qld Style Quinkan Rock Art Purpose Techniques used How four elements of design are used: Line Shape Colour Texture To tell and preserve the laws and cultural practices told through the ancestral spirits Natural ochres, wood ash, blood painted on rock What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Long and curved. Often over top of other art. Long bodies. No detail Natural ochres, wood ash and blood Painting

Skill Development There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are different styles from different areas. To identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art, we: Explore various styles of Indigenous Australian art Explore the purpose behind Indigenous Australian art Identify the techniques used Describe how the four design elements are used to add meaning. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri painting, “Warlugulong: Fire Dreaming” 1999 Dot painting What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Tell your partner why dots were used in many Indigenous Australian art works.

Skill Development To hide sacred secrets Style Dot painting Purpose Techniques used How four elements of design are used: Line Shape Colour Texture To hide sacred secrets Repeated dots using a stick or brush Traditional symbols underneath or lines made by repeated dots What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Neat, small dots to large, rough dots Ochre colours or bright acrylic Raised smooth dots https://www.aboriginal-art-australia.com/aboriginal-art-library/the-story-of-aboriginal-art/ Why were dots used by the Papunya people?

Guided Practice There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are different types from different areas. To identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art, we will: Explore various styles of Indigenous Australian art Explore the purpose behind Indigenous Australian art Identify the techniques used Describe how the four design elements are used to add meaning. Maureen Hudson Nampijinpa What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. https://japingkaaboriginalart.com/remarkable-contemporary-aboriginal-fine-dot-painting/ Tell your partner which one of the dot paintings did you like the most.

Guided Practice To hide sacred secrets Acrylic paint, brush Maureen Hudson Nampijinpav Style Dot Painting Purpose Techniques used How four elements of design are used: Line Shape Colour Texture To hide sacred secrets Acrylic paint, brush What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Made from repeated dots Made from repeated dots Natural ochres and bright acrylic paint Smooth raised dots

Skill Development There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are different styles from different areas. To identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art, we will: Explore various styles of Indigenous Australian art Explore the purpose behind Indigenous Australian art Identify the techniques used Describe how the four design elements are used to add meaning. Cross Hatching What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Tell your partner which people used cross hatching. https://www.kateowengallery.com/page/Cross-Hatching-Painting-Rarrk.aspx

Skill Development For ceremonial paintings Bark painting in X-ray style depicting a kangaroo. The ‘rarrk’ cross-hatching patterns and the way the figure is cramped within the frame of the painting suggest this work is from a member of Kunwinjku artists active in the 1950s. Western Arnhem Land. Style Cross Hatching Purpose Techniques used How four elements of design are used: Line Shape Colour Texture For ceremonial paintings Dragging reeds or hair to paint parallel lines What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Used to fill in between the outline Usually animals or patterns Natural ochres Flat painted surface

Guided Practice There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are different styles from different areas. To identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art, we will: Explore various styles of Indigenous Australian art Explore the purpose behind Indigenous Australian art Identify the techniques used Describe how the four design elements are used to add meaning. What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. What is the name of this style of painting?

Guided Practice How four elements of design are used: Style Cross Hatching Purpose Techniques used How four elements of design are used: Line Shape Colour Texture For ceremonial paintings Dragging reeds or hair to paint parallel lines Used to fill in between the outline Usually animals, people or patterns What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Acrylic paint in ochre colours Painting on a flat surface

Skill Development There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are different styles from different areas. To identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art, we will: Explore various styles of Indigenous Australian art Explore the purpose behind Indigenous Australian art Identify the techniques used Describe how the four design elements are used to add meaning. My Country – Kudditji Kngwarreve Colour Field What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Tell your partner whether this is traditional, ancient or contemporary art.

Skill Development Colour Field For ceremonial paintings My Country – Kudditji Kngwarreve Colour Field Style Colour Fields Purpose Techniques used How four elements of design are used: Line Shape Colour Texture For ceremonial paintings Brush and paint What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Uneven and shapes don’t represent animals or people Uneven blocks of colour Bright Painted canvas

My Country – Kudditji Kngwarreve Guided Practice There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. There are different styles from different areas. To identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art, we will: Explore various styles of Indigenous Australian art Explore the purpose behind Indigenous Australian art Identify the techniques used Describe how the four design elements are used to add meaning. What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. My Country – Kudditji Kngwarreve What is the name of this style of painting?

My Country – Kudditji Kngwarreve Guided Practice Colour Field Style Rock Art Purpose Techniques used How four elements of design are used: Line Shape Colour Texture Dreaming stories Brush, large splashes of colour No drawn lines Uneven outlines of patches of colour What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. My Country – Kudditji Kngwarreve Acrylic paint in bright colours Painting on a flat surface

Relevance We will identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art. Being able to identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art helps us to: Realise that different regions have different art styles Appreciate the skills of our people Tell your partner another reason to identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art.

Closure There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. To identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art, we will: Explore various styles of Indigenous Australian art Explore the purpose behind Indigenous Australian art Identify the techniques used Describe how the four design elements are used to add meaning. Also known as rarrk paintings Aboriginal rock art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station Rock Art Cross Hatching What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. My Country by Kuddirii Kngwarreye Warlugulong by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Colour field Dot Painting Tell your partner how many styles of Indigenous Australian art we identified.

Closure There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art. Rock Art The Papunya people used this to hide sacred meanings they did not want others to see. A contemporary style using blocks of shape and colour to tell Dreaming stories. Dot Painting The oldest continuous art tradition in the world. Australia has the oldest examples. Cross Hatching Key academic vocabulary comes from the learning objective. E.g. We will describe the style of… Definition: Style is… Gesture optional for definition. Also called rarrk painting. Using strands of hair or reeds parallel lines are painted to fill in the outline of a drawing. Colour Fields

https://japingkaaboriginalart.com/articles/bush-medicine-leaf/ Independent Practice We will identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art. To identify different styles of Indigenous Australian art, we will: Explore various styles of Indigenous Australian art Explore the purpose behind Indigenous Australian art Identify the techniques used Describe how the four design elements are used to add meaning. Bush Medicine Leaves What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. https://japingkaaboriginalart.com/articles/bush-medicine-leaf/

Independent Practice Style Bush Medicine Leaves Purpose Techniques used How four elements of design are used: Line Shape Colour Texture Dreaming stories Brush. Dots with sweeping tails No drawn lines Sweeping shapes made by colour and spacing. Acrylic paint in colours of bush medicine. Paint on a flat surface. What’s the skill? Pick 3 x non-volunteers. Extended thinking: Can you name other styles of Indigenous Australian art?