Activities explaining artists art and culture

Artists Art and Culture

Demonstration Activities

Posters some good photographs which can be enlarged

Styles of Painting examples of a variety of styles of painting

World Gallery some good photographs which can be enlarged

Artists in general

Alphabetical lists of artists with links to their work

Artists work catalogued under colour cubism expressionism movement pattern

Artists work catalogued by name movement country century

Artists On-Line Tours round some of their paintings

Artists painters and their paintings

Background information on artists for extension activities or project work

Index of links to artists, galleries and photographs

Artists specific

Arcimboldo paintings of this artist representing seasons

David Adams a collection of landscape paintings

Klimt a collection of paintings

Monet a collection of paintings

Peter Pendergas a collection of examples of the artists work

Pissaro a collection of paintings

Renoir a collection of paintings

Sargent a collection of paintings

Van Gogh a collection of paintings

Vincent Van Gogh a collection of paintings

Demonstrations of:

Woodblock printing and moveable type printing

How painters used strange combinations to create 'atmosphere'

Ideas for projects over a number of artistic disciplines

Galleries

Natural History Museum Caught in Oils, Natural Wonders, Nature

National Gallery index of paintings

Tate Collection online collection of artist's work

Tate Modern gallery of the work of many artists

Paintings featuring:

Aboriginal Art a gallery of aboriginal art collections

African, Euro-American, Chinese, Ancient Egyptian/Greek/Roman, Japanese and Native American

American artists with links to examples of their work

Buildings

Cave Paintings a series of photographs showing early cave paintings

Cave Paintings comparison cave paintings to real life animals incredible photographs

Cave Paintings of Lascaux photographs showing early cave paintings

Creation Myths, God Myths and Hero Myths

Easter a series of links to paintings associated with this Christian festival

European Artists an index of artists with links to examples of their work

Figures 100s of pictures which enlarge when clicked on

Hindu Art series of 9 paintings telling the 'Adventures of a Hindu God'

Islamic art and the use of geometric designs

Occupations 100s of pictures

Portraits 100s of pictures which enlarge

Tudor Monarchs portraits of monarchs and pictures of associated people

Sculpture

Andy Goldsworthy a series of pictures of the sculptures

Pictures and Sculpture learners are asked 'what do you see?'

Practice Activities

Works of Van Gogh Umberto Boccioni Frida Kahlo activities for creation and information

Georges Seurat a series of pictures of his work

I.Poulton's Raku Sculptures a series of photographs of the artists work

Mondrian an opportunity for learners to create paintings in the 'Mondrian' style

Pointillist activities explain how this type of painting was created

5 paintings recreated in a 'drag and drop' activity Van Gogh Magritte Picasso

Matisse

Matisse learners can create paintings in the 'Matisse' style'

Matisse's learners have a chance to create paintings in the style of Matisse

Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali 1910-1927 gallery of his works in this period each can be enlarged

Salvador Dali 1928-1935 gallery of his works in this period each can be enlarged

Salvador Dali 1935-1940 gallery of his works in this period each can be enlarged

Salvador Dali 1941-1951 gallery of his works in this period each can be enlarged

Salvador Dali 1951-1959 gallery of his works in this period each can be enlarged

Salvador Dali 1960-1972 gallery of his works in this period each can be enlarged

Salvador Dali 1972-1983 gallery of his works in this period each can be enlarged

Extension Activities

Adventure in Art History which requires background knowledge

Art Detective paintings wrapped into a mystery

Mysterious Object problem solving a number of clues identifying sculptures

Noisy Paintings Sound Clips an interesting way of looking at the content of a painting

Paintings and Sculpture questions about what they see and the characters shown

Symbols to Artwork learners match symbols with artworks to solve riddles

Jigsaws

Animals 3 jigsaws mixed up re-create each for a larger version of the original painting

Horses 3 jigsaws mixed up re-create each for a larger version of the original painting

Landscapes 3 jigsaws mixed up re-create each for a larger version of the original painting

Still Life Food 3 jigsaws mixed up re-create each for a larger version of the original painting

Still Life Fruit 3 jigsaws mixed up re-create each for a larger version of the original painting

Still Life Vegetables 3 jigsaws mixed up re-create each for a larger version of the original painting

Da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci Information suitable for those who wish to study the artist in depth

Leonardo da Vinci a simple on screen wordsearch

Testing Activities

Art Vocabulary 1 drop the correct word onto the easel to match the definition

Art Vocabulary 2 Gaudi painting drop correct word onto easel to match definition

Art Vocabulary 3 Landscape painting drop correct word onto easel to match definition

Artists Hangman requires a wide knowledge of artists names to complete

Fling the Teacher Quiz on Henri Rousseau

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