2019 exam help themes
The Elements Exam Help
From facing the elements to the four elements, explore ideas for your art and design exam
Spaces Exam Help
Busy crowded streets, eerie empty rooms, closed-in spaces and open spaces that seem to go on and on, explore spaces ...
Habitats Exam Help
From art about home life to art that highlights the impact of climate change and pollution on natural habitats
Texture Exam Help
Explore textures in art from woven textures and textured fabrics and materials to gestural marks and patterns
Toys Exam Help
From pop art to gender politics, see toys in a new light and get some inspiration for your exam research
Myths and Legends Exam Help
Be inspired by myths and legends – or create your own!
Changed Identity Exam Help
From changing their own identities to changing the identity of objects, how have artists explored the theme of changed identity?
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Weather Exam Help
From sun worshipers, cloud gazers and storm chasers to artists who use the weather to explore broader themes and ideas
Materials Exam Help
From 'usual' to unlikely art materials: explore textures, qualities, techniques and symbolism of things artists use to make their work
Still Life Exam Help
Not just fruit and flowers, explore still lifes from realistic to abstract and familiar to unexpected
Dynamism and Movement Exam Help
Explore how artists use marks and colour to suggest motion or make kinetic, performance and video art to explore movement
Landmarks Exam Help
From art about landmarks to art that is itself a landmark: get some inspiration on the theme of landmarks for ...
Diary Exam Help
From sketchbooks to video diaries and the everyday to big life events, explore how artists use diaries to record the ...
Mark Making Exam Help
Explore the different ways artists use marks and expressive qualities
Outline Exam Help
Much more than just a line! Discover surprising ways artists use outlines in art from graphic to graffiti or abstract ...
Clothing Exam Help
Explore art and fashion, from what clothes can say about identity to shapes, patterns and textures of clothing inspired by ...
Masks Exam Help
Explore how artists have used masks in their work, to protect, disguise, hide and amuse
Trees Exam Help
From atmosphere and symbolism to textures and abstract shapes, explore how trees have inspired artists
Memory Exam Help
Explore memories of the past, memories of people and fading memories to see how artists recall and reminisce in art
Food Exam Help
Can a humble bag of chips or slice of pizza become a masterpiece? Explore some tasty art about food
Mother and Child Exam Help
Discover tender images of new mums and babies and artists' in-depth explorations of mother and child relationships
Journeys Exam Help
From physical journeys and migration to journeys of self-discovery, get ideas and inspiration about journeys in art
Relationship Exam Help
Exploring relationships in art, as a connection or association between people, things or ideas
Letters and Words Exam Help
From letters and words that add texture to words that make you think and act, discover how artists use letters ...
Force Exam Help
From forces of nature and forceful feelings to force as a method, explore how artists have used force in art
Ritual Exam Help
What is a ritual? Discover how ritual has been used as a theme in art and decide what it means ...
Self-Image Exam Help
Explore how artists have represented themselves, and others, using portraiture
Isolation exam help
Unsettling images of physical isolation, moving insights into what it’s like to feel alone and spaces for contemplation and ...
Architecture Exam Help
From art inspired by architectural shapes and structures to artists who use architecture to explore society and identity – explore architecture in art
Domestic Interiors Exam Help
Explore some very different takes on the domestic interior: from rooms that reference social or political issues to abstract impressions ...
Assembled Exam Help
Scraps of paper, old photographs, bits of junk: ordinary things and extraordinary things…research art made by assembling objects and images
Folded Exam Help
From folding as a technique to folds in nature and folded bodies…explore how folded forms are used in art
Walking Exam Help
Some artists use walking to explore and interpret their environments, others capture the body in motion: research some of the ...
Out of Place Exam Help
Big things that should be small, familiar things made unfamiliar: discover how out of place things and people can appear ...
Music in Art Exam Help
From abstract artworks inspired by music – to art that can be listened to as well as looked at! Discover ways ...
Wrap Exam Help
By hiding or disguising the details of things or people, artists change how they appear: they become mysterious and sometimes disturbing…
Suspended Exam Help
Hanging objects, sculptures – and bodies! People suspended in water or air…and structures that rely on suspension: explore suspended as ...
Technological Change Exam Help
Whether inspired by the impact of new technology on society and lifestyle, or using new technology to make work: discover ...
Skulls Exam Help
From artists who use skulls as symbols to those who explore their structure, browse a selection of artworks about skulls
Maps Exam Help
Look at maps in art, from re-purposed, messed-up road maps to mapping the cultural and physical movements of people and ...
Transformation Exam Help
Explore how artists have transformed objects and ideas through their work
Details Exam Help
From art that focus on details of the everyday to works made from intricate and elaborate imagery, explore details as ...
Human Figure Exam Help
Explore people drawn, painted or sculpted from life and art that explores abstract ideas about being human
News and Events Exam Help
Look at artists responses to news, from headline-grabbing events and social or political issues, to stories of the extraordinary everyday
Light and Dark Exam Help
Look at artworks made from light and shadow to the symbolic use of light and dark to make powerful statements
Interwoven Exam Help
Explore art that interweaves materials, ideas, experiences and histories
Perspective Exam Help
From vanishing points to points of view, explore perspective in art
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