Art Through the Ages · Art History

Modernism and Abstraction

Investigating how artists broke away from representation to explore pure color and form.

Key Questions

  1. 1If an artwork does not look like something real, what is its purpose?
  2. 2How did the industrial revolution influence the speed and style of modern art?
  3. 3Can art be successful if it is purely about the process of making?

ACARA Content Descriptions

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Year: Year 7
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Art Through the Ages
Period: Art History

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