What is a symbol? Is it art? What do they mean and say? Well, yep, you could say symbols are a form of visual arts and that they convey a message and meaning. So, lets explore some varying ‘symbols’ and what they might mean and why…
But first – your achievement standard you are covering:
Achievement Standard: students evaluate how representations communicate artistic intentions in artworks they make and view. They evaluate artworks and displays from different cultures, times and places.
- Quickly, what this actually means for you young ‘uns…Basically you can look at art or symbols and explain how they communicate a message or a meaning. You could look at two different art pieces and say why they are different and what they convey.
Task for growing understanding: Go away now please and either create your own tag / symbol or pick two varying tags / symbols and compare them to each other and highlight the following;
- What is the same?
- What is Different?
- Discuss shape / colour / characters / message / theme when you evaluate each chosen tag / symbol.
- If you decide to create your own symbol or tag you must provide a rationale to why you’ve chosen various colours / themes / shapes etc.
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