20th Century Art

Subject: Art
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 1021

20th Century Art provides a selection of projects, tasks and worksheets focusing on a range of different artists and styles. Topics include:

• Transformation
• Abstract Expressionism
• Sleep and Dreams
• Escher's Animal Patterns
• Kandinsky's Strange World
• Marc Chagall
• Why Do I Look Like This Mr. Lichtenstein?
• Edward Hopper
• Modern Art Plate Design
• Ways to Show Movement
• Picasso's Dancers
• Picasso's People
• Surrealism and Chris Ofili
• Faces and Masks/African Art Crowds of People

The worksheets are clearly illustrated with line drawings and can be photocopied for use in class. They include information and questions about the artists featured and can form the basis of extended projects on a particular artist, or be used as part of a theme, such as 'People', 'Fantasy' or 'Colour'. The worksheets have all been used successfully with mixed ability pupils and help fulfill National Curriculum criteria for pupils' knowledge and understanding of the work of a range of artists.