Author: Amanda McGarrigle

Art
Texture—Stone Age cave paintings

Background Information
Stone Age cave paintings were created around 2.6 million years ago. It is thought that they used art as a way of helping themselves with the struggle of human survival. It has be denoted that they drew paintings of animals to bring them success when hunting or as a call for help from a spirit world. They used natural colours from mineral pigment to create their artwork. Caves could be full of many different artworks from different artists. Cave paintings are still being discovered today. Lascaux cave and Magura cave are open to the public to explore Stone Age cave paintings.

In this unit the children will…
Research cave paintings.
Explore and evaluate a range of cave paintings from around the world.
Design and create small and large scale cave paintings.
Use technology to produce artwork in a cave painting style.
Create a collage using inspiration from cave paintings.
Use fabric paints to replicate cave paintings on different materials.

By the end of this unit….
All children can:
Identify cave paintings.
Express what they like and dislike about the artwork.
Create a range of cave paintings.
Use a range of materials to explore art.
Describe their artwork to a peer.
Most children will:
Locate some cave paintings.
Understand that these artworks are permeant.
Express how the artwork makes them feel.
Create unique artwork inspired by cave paintings.
Some children will:
Understand the importance of cave paintings on modern day culture and art.
Use knowledge of cave paintings to develop their artistic flair.

Key Vocabulary
Scale
Proportion
Large
Small
Movement
Style
Story line
Record
Permanent