Aboriginal Art

Art and Geography Department

 Paul Klee

Senico

Learning outcome

• To learning how a
modern artist can
be influenced by
ancient Aboriginal
art.
• To learn about
design through
arrangement of
shapes and
colours.
Muslim Pattern Effects
The Aborigines
 INQUIRY QUESTIONS

1. Factual – How has Aboriginal Art developed over

time?

2. In what ways can art forms/influence/change

society ?

3. Does cultural art have the ability to influence

society?
 Aboriginal Starter
1. Using the resource sheet on your table, chose one Aboriginal symbol
and copy onto the piece of paper on your table. Write down “FAVOURITE”
beside your drawing.

2. Below your Aboriginal design draw a modern symbol and write down
“MODERN” beside your modern day outcome.

3.(Extension) Design and draw your own symbol that represents your
personality and character. Write down “IDENTITY” besides this design.
Three Facts on Aboriginal Art
 Learning Targets
• To learn about Aboriginal art and its
connection to the theme of ‘Journeys’ through
maps.
• To learn to apply tonal colours and ‘echo
patterns’ in our first Aboriginal designs.
•To learn to be assess your own works and to
produce self-evaluations carefully.
•To learn about design by the careful
manipulation of layout of shapes and tonal
colours.
Vocabularies

Journey
Design
Symbols
Echo Patterns
THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF
ABORIGINAL ART
• Aboriginal artist use dotting patterns in their
art works
• Aboriginal artist use symbols
• Aboriginal artist use earthy colours in their
art works
Symbols Earthy colours
Dot paintings
 WHAT MAKES ABORIGINAL ART?

• Aboriginal Art uses warm earthy colours for

design.
• Aboriginal Art uses patterns. E.g. Dotting.
• Aboriginal Art uses symbols to create their
designs.
Echo Patterns
Journeys Maps Roadways
Google Map from Above
 Instructions for Aboriginal style map design
1. Draw a copy of the road work as a outline and colour
in using yellow.

2. Add dark colour patterned dots – may in felt or pen.

3. Draw four Aboriginal symbols around your design and

colour in boldly.

4. Draw echo patterns around your symbols and road

and colour in using warm coloury colours.
 Responses for Self
Assessment
What I did well : I coloured in neatly and flatly.
I coloured in within the outline. I added lots of echo
shaped lines carefully for detail. I used tonal colours
throughout design. I add some Aboriginal symbols
for finish. I used contrasting colours to make design
stand out.
How I can improve : I could have colour in more
carefully. I could have added more lines for echo
patterns. I could have added more contrasting
colour to make picture stand out. I could have
coloured in more flatly....
THE DREAMTIME
According to Aboriginal belief, all life as it is today - Human,
Animal, Bird and Fish is part of one vast unchanging network of
relationships which can be traced to the great spirit ancestors of
the Dreamtime.

The Dreamtime continues as the "Dreaming" in the spiritual lives

of aboriginal people today. The events of the ancient era of
creation are enacted in ceremonies and danced in mime form.
Song chant incessantly to the accompaniment of the didgeridoo or
clap sticks relates the story of events of those early times and
brings to the power of the dreaming to bear of life today.
HOMEWORK
Write a 250 words Aboriginal style story on
the theme of ‘Journey to School’ and
decorate the page using Aboriginal symbols
and colours.
Due 29th Sept
Storyboard using modern symbols