MANCHESTER ROAD PRIMARY ACADEMY - ART

Vocabulary:Art Nouveau

a style of decorative art, architecture, and design prominent in western Europe and the USA from about 1890 until the First World War and characterized by intricate linear designs and flowing curves based on natural forms.

ceramics pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat.

clay Clay is very fine particles of dirt which float in a stream or river and then sink to the bottom, where they press on each other and stick together.

coils Form the clay into sausage shapes, then roll into ropes 1/4 to 1/2 inches thick.

Slab A solid piece of clay that often acts as the base of a pot

Dimensions The size of the clay slab- width x length x depth

pinch The motion of using the forefinger and the thumb to pinch together pieces of clay to join them

Potter A person who makes pieces of pottery out of clay

score Using a clay tool to make marks in the clay to join clay together or for measuring

Greek Pottery Year 5

What will be taught through the unit: This history of clay and it’s impact To use coils to build up and make a Greek pot

Art History Compare and contrast the works of Mackintosh to

Ergotimos

Artist Ergotimos Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Dates active in Athens, circa 570–560 BC.

(1868 to 1928)

Info His son Eucharios was also a potter, as was a grandson whose name is not known.

was a reformer of the excesses of the Art Nouveau style

Pottery

The history of clay-link back to the Stone-age/Egyptians

History of Clay. Throughout ancient history, clay has been used topically for soothing the skin, as well as internally for gastrointestinal issues. Aristotle (384–322 BC) made the first reference to the deliberate eating of earth, soil, or clay by humans (for therapeutic and religious purposes).

Art Appreciation-Gallery Walk

Provide examples of pottery for the children to study

What clues are there that suggest the origins and period of pottery- what inspired the designs?Look at how patterns tell a story- Greek pottery- OlympicsChinese Willow pottery- watch a video https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=willow+pottery&adlt=strict&view=detail&mid=09D200C3EB522F4751A409

D200C3EB522F4751A4&&FORSkills burst Rolling coils of equal width- pressure of palms- Form the clay into

sausage shapes, then roll into ropes 1/4 to 1/2 inches thick. Pinching to join to coils Smoothing with the thumb to join the two coils Sponge small amounts onto the clay if it starts to become brittle/dry

Tools check

Final piece

Paint Greek patterns on to the pots- look at Greek figures- Olympians are often depicted on pottery

Although called modelling tools, the triangular-headed varieties are also

excellent trimming tools- these will help score out dimensions