KS2 Sculpture | What Techniques and Processes can be Used

Art and Design Quiz - Sculpture (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS2 in Art and Design for children aged 7 to 11 in years 3 to 6. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with understanding processes and techniques, and it focusses on sculpture.

Children will have learnt a variety of processes and techniques in KS1, and many will have enjoyed creating a sculpture with dough or clay. There are many different techniques to learn about when sculpting, as well as an almost endless variety of materials to work with, from sand and clay to metal and stone..

Knock your art into shape when you play this quiz all about the processes involved in sculpture!

What is sculpture?

[ ]	Large paintings done outside
[ ]	Drawing with both eyes closed
[ ]	Using two or more different colours
[ ]	Three-dimensional artwork

What is a common theme for sculpture?

[ ]	A fly's wings
[ ]	The human body
[ ]	Bread
[ ]	Cars

Andy Goldsworthy is noted for his sculptures made from what?

[ ]	Ice cream
[ ]	Car tyres
[ ]	Naturally found materials
[ ]	Dust

What would be the main difference between an ice sculpture and a stone sculpture?

[ ]	Its colour
[ ]	The length of time it lasts
[ ]	The design or subject
[ ]	Who carved it

Where would you not expect to see a sculpture in your town?

[ ]	In a churchyard
[ ]	At the supermarket
[ ]	In the town square
[ ]	In a public park

Some sculptures are made to remember events or notable people. Which of these is an example of this?

[ ]	A sand carving at the beach
[ ]	A stone bird table in someone's garden
[ ]	An ice sculpture at a party
[ ]	A war memorial in a public park

Edgar Degas created many sculptures. One of his most famous was of what?

[ ]	A sleeping cat
[ ]	A pencil case
[ ]	A young ballet dancer
[ ]	A lawnmower

In 1998, sculptor Antony Gormley unveiled a landmark in the north of England, close to Newcastle. What is it called?

[ ]	The Angel of the North
[ ]	The Guardian of the East
[ ]	The Watcher on the Hill
[ ]	The Fairy of the Castle

A good way to sculpt a person in action would be to use plaster or modroc to cover a shape made from which material?

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Bread dough
[ ]	Pencils
[ ]	Bent wire

10.

Which of the following could be used by an artist to create a sculpture?

[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Sand
[ ]	Ice
[ ]	Any of the above!

Art and Design Quiz - Sculpture (Answers)

What is sculpture?

[ ]	Large paintings done outside
[ ]	Drawing with both eyes closed
[ ]	Using two or more different colours
[x]	Three-dimensional artwork

Sculptures can be made from clay, brass, sticks, straws, wood, ice... the list is almost endless!

What is a common theme for sculpture?

[ ]	A fly's wings
[x]	The human body
[ ]	Bread
[ ]	Cars

Many sculptures are of humans - sometimes they are realistic and sometimes they are more abstract

Andy Goldsworthy is noted for his sculptures made from what?

[ ]	Ice cream
[ ]	Car tyres
[x]	Naturally found materials
[ ]	Dust

He usually sculpts in the area where he finds the materials

What would be the main difference between an ice sculpture and a stone sculpture?

[ ]	Its colour
[x]	The length of time it lasts
[ ]	The design or subject
[ ]	Who carved it

Ice sculptures are usually temporary but stone sculptures can last for hundreds, or even thousands, of years

Where would you not expect to see a sculpture in your town?

[ ]	In a churchyard
[x]	At the supermarket
[ ]	In the town square
[ ]	In a public park

Most public sculptures are placed where lots of people will see and enjoy them

Some sculptures are made to remember events or notable people. Which of these is an example of this?

[ ]	A sand carving at the beach
[ ]	A stone bird table in someone's garden
[ ]	An ice sculpture at a party
[x]	A war memorial in a public park

Many towns have sculptures of someone who has done something for the community

Edgar Degas created many sculptures. One of his most famous was of what?

[ ]	A sleeping cat
[ ]	A pencil case
[x]	A young ballet dancer
[ ]	A lawnmower

The original was done in wax, and it was recast in bronze by another artist after Degas died

In 1998, sculptor Antony Gormley unveiled a landmark in the north of England, close to Newcastle. What is it called?

[x]	The Angel of the North
[ ]	The Guardian of the East
[ ]	The Watcher on the Hill
[ ]	The Fairy of the Castle

It is a steel sculpture of an angel, 20 metres tall, with wings measuring 54 metres across

A good way to sculpt a person in action would be to use plaster or modroc to cover a shape made from which material?

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Bread dough
[ ]	Pencils
[x]	Bent wire

Bending the wire will give the desired shape and covering it in plaster will give a smooth finish

10.

Which of the following could be used by an artist to create a sculpture?

[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Sand
[ ]	Ice
[x]	Any of the above!

Sculptures can be created from almost anything!