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Art Themes to Explore in GCSE & iGCSE

Aboriginal and native art Nature


Abandoned places Fear and Nightmares Environment New/old
Advertising/Consumption and consumerism, Rich world vs Poor Faces and features Opposites
world From natural to abstraction Out of Place
Ageing, old and new, decay and change Fantasy Ordinary vs extraordinary
Animals Fragile things Paradise
Art & Words Family Pattern eg. patterns in
Beauty. The beauty myth, Self-image Flowers and plants nature/repeat patterns/rotational
Beautiful vs Ugly Graffiti/murals/Protest messages patterns
Bullying Heroes Planets/Save the planet/Space
Book illustration and text Identity Pop Art and Comics
Casting Shadows Inside out People
Color and mood Insects/butterflies in nature Portrait
In The News Time-lapse/freeze
Camouflage Rich world-vs-poor world
Impressionism /light in painting frame/movement
Cubism Refugees/War
Illustrate a story Transformation
Carnival and Celebration Reflections
Landscapes Tropical
Close ups Realism/ surrealism
Landscapes of the mind, loneliness, loss vegetation/Jungles
Culture Patterns, objects, traditions: eg: Africa, Asia. Japan Sea /coast
Light/dark Trash and/or treasure
Collections Seasons
Masks Through a Window
Contrasts Stories and storytelling
Magnification and macro Ugly/beautiful
Dance Symbolism
Memory Under water
Decay Seven Deadly Sins
Music Vegetables and Fruit
Distortion Self-portrait
Mirrors/reflection Washed-up, things
Dream/Surrealism Self-image
Money /inequality found on a beach
Design eg. clothes/shoes/campaign poster Selfies
Metamorphosis/change World within a world
Depression/Fragility Secrets/a secret place
Money Women in Art
Equality Still lifes
Myths and Legends/Magic Zoom-in/Close-up
Emotions Texture
Zodiac
Time and Space

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