Global Visions: Art History and Influence · Summer Term

Indigenous Australian Dot Painting

Learning about the Dreamtime and the use of symbols to map land and history.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can a 'bird's eye view' change the way we represent a landscape?
  2. 2What is the significance of using dots to build a complex image?
  3. 3How does this art form act as a record of history and law?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Art and Design - Painting and Global Art HistoryKS2: Art and Design - Cultural Diversity in Art
Year: Year 5
Subject: Art and Design
Unit: Global Visions: Art History and Influence
Period: Summer Term

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