This half term, in topic, we’re artists. This week, we’ve explored three famous pieces:
- The Vitruvian Man
- The Last Supper
- The Mona Lisa
We compared the works and talked about whether we thought they had been created by Leonardo da Vinci or Paul Klee (our focus artists this half term). The children used our art vocabulary skilfully, thinking carefully about line, shape, pattern, texture, tone, primary colours and secondary colours.
“I don’t think it’s Paul Klee because there are no shapes.”
“I think Leonardo da Vinci made it because the tone is darker.”
“All the people look quite real so I think it’s Leonardo da Vinci.”
We then decided which picture might be the odd one out and explained why. We had some fantastic discussions…
“That one (Vitruvian Man) reminds me of Paul Klee because it has a square and a circle.”
“One of them has writing on.”
“It looks like it was done with a pen or pencil and the others look like paint.”
“The Mona Lisa is the odd one out because she’s the only lady.”
Help at home by exploring some art together. Encourage your child to talk about line, shape, pattern, texture and tone.