Year 5 Artist Study

Antonio Gaudi

LO: To explore and develop ideas

By the end of this lesson you should be able

to:

Describe some of Gaudi’s buildings

Identify Gaudi’s use of colour, shape, tone,

texture and form.

Use some of these ideas for your practical

art work.

Who was Antonio Gaudi?Gaudi was born in 1852 in a town called Reus, in Spain.

He moved to Barcelona, in Spain, to study architecture.

He designed buildings for many people. His work was considered to be very unusual.

Where is Barcelona?

Barcelona is in Spain. It is a large city,

situated on the coast.

Gaudi’s buildings

Here are a selection of photographs of

Gaudi’s work.

Which styles do you like?

Can you identify his use of colour, line, tone,

pattern and shape?

Guell Palace

Guell Palace was built between 1886 and

1888. The Guell family paid Gaudi to build this as a town house. They also wanted it to be a museum to show their antiques and a perfect

place for social and cultural events.

An aerial view of Guell Palace.

Can you see Gaudi’s chimneys?

Why do you think the doors are so

large?

Guell’s chimneys

Do you know what these spires covered in tiles are for?

They’re chimneys and ventilation ducts.

Sagrada Familia

Sagrada familia, means Holy Family in Spanish.

The construction work began in 1882 and still continues today. When Gaudi died in 1926, his plans were left behind for others to follow. It is planned to be finished in 2025.

Still under construction….

It will be a massive church, room

for:

1500 singers

700 children

7 organs

Although the towers

taper towards the top,

they have nothing in

common with

traditional sharply-

pointed spires.

Instead, Gaudi

developed his own

design.

Sagrada Familia - chimneys

Park Guell

Gaudi’s applied his

skills to the design of

this park.

Gaudi designed this part of the park as a

market place.

La Pedera / Casa Mila

Can you describe the shape of the walls?

Gaudi designed a courtyard in the

middle of the building

Up on the roof….

Casa Battlo

Known as the ‘house of

bones’. Can you think why it

has been given this name?

What do you notice about the

roof?

Can you describe the shape

and texture?

Now it’s your turn to record

your ideas about Gaudi’s

work.