JSS3 Cultural and Creative arts Lesson note and Scheme of Work-Third Term

JSS3 Cultural and Creative arts Lesson note and Scheme of Work-Third Term
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Revision on BECE past questions 2015

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Revision on BECE past questions 2016

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Revision on BECE past questions 2017

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Revision on BECE past questions 2018

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Revision on BECE past questions 2019

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Revision on BECE past questions 2020

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Mid Term Break/ Examination

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Revision on BECE past questions 2021

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Revision on BECE past questions 2021

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Nigerian contemporary artists and their works

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Revision/ Examination

NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL ARTS/CULTURE
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Introduction to Nigerian art.
State the locations of the Nigerian art
Explain the products and medium used in Nigerian arts
List the characteristics of the Nigeria art
Explain the tribes and states where the Nigerian arts were discovered
NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL ARTS/CULTURE
Before the influence of European art on Nigeria, Nigeria was the home to some of the greatest producers in Africa. Among the oldest surviving artwork were those produced by Nok culture of Central Nigeria between 500 BC and 500 AD.
The Nigeria traditional arts and culture were said to have been influenced by the culture and traditions of the people. Most Nigerian arts were done to appease the gods and create an ancenstarl figure for their tribe as a centre piece of African art. The oldest of all these Nigeria Art is the NOK art which was discovered in 1928 as well as Benin art, Ife art, Igbo-Ukwu, Ibibio art, Tsoede art, Esie and Mbari art.
Most of these Nigerian art were done from different media such as Ivory, brass, bronze, terracotta and many more through a casting and moulding techniques.

LOCATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL ART WORKS
LOCATIONS ART
NOK ART Old Zaria, province of Kaduna State
IFE ART Osun State
BENIN ART Edo State
ESIE ART Kwara State
IGBO-UKWU ART Anambra State
MBARI ART Imo State
IBIBIO ART Akwa-Ibom State
TSOEDE Kogi State

WORKS
NOK – Terracotta head
IFE – Bronze head
BENIN – Bronze head of Oba’s
IGBO-UKWU – Bronze head roped pot
ESIE – Stone figures
MBARI – Status of unbaked clay
IBIBIO MASK – Wood workDAY 2:
NOK ART
Nok is a place not far from Jemma 140 kilometers South of Jos. Bernard Fagg named the art and culture after a small village. A German archaeologist Colonel J. Dent discovered some of these art cultures near a mining mountain in the State 1914 and most of these art works were done with baked clay “TERRACOTTA”

CHARACTERISTICS
They are made of terracotta
The head is usually conical, cylindrical and spherical
Their eyes, mouth and ears are usually hollow
They are semi naturalistic in nature
The pupils of the eyes are pierced showing ownership to abstract art

IGB0-UKWU ART
Igbo-Ukwu is a small village mostly where excavations were found in archaeologist site in 1939 near Nok art. Objects found were mainly in terracotta and metal, most of the works were casted by a cire-perdue process (lost wax). Igbo-Ukwu works were regarded as the most founded with about 8oo pieces having intricates and ornamental bodies.

CHARACTERISTICS
They are always in terracotta and metal
They are decorated with beads and glass
They are stylized and naturalistic in forms
They are used for ancestral burial chambers
They are cylindrical and represented in animal figures
MEDIUM: TERRACOTTA and ALLOY

BENIN ART
Benin art is the famous Nigerian art culture known for its’ cire-perdue process of casting. Benin art consists of figurines and relief plagues. Benin works were regarded to show the craftsmanship of Benin craftmen in ancient days. They are sometimes referred to as “COURT ART” because of its’ relative importance to Oba’s court which includes spiritual pieces in ivory and bronze casting in the late 14th century.

CHARACTERISTICS
They are naturalistic and idealistic
They are symbolic and stylized
They are decorated with bracelets, anklets and necklaces to represent kingship.
Figurines depicts the Oba’s and chiefs covered with coral beads
They are court art
MEDIUM: Ivory and bronze casting

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Lesson 3 TEXTILE AND DESIGN

Textile design is the process of planning and producing a fabric’s appearance and structure.

Textile design is further broken down into three major disciplines, printed textile design, woven textile design, and mixed media textile design, each of which use different methods to produce a surface ornamented fabric for variable uses and markets.

TOOLS USED IN TEXTILE DESIGN

Sewing tools (Sewing machines, needles, threads)

Fabrics (Patterns, solids, specialty fabrics)

Pattern making tools. Cutting mats

EQUIPMENTS USED IN TEXTILE DESIGN

Thread,

Hand-sewing needles,

A thimble,

Beeswax,

A pair of fabric scissors,

An iron and ironing board

TECHNIQUES USED IN TEXTILE DESIGN PRODUCTION

For producing design on woven fabric the following techniques are applied:

Dyeing (like poly chromatic dyeing)

Printing.

Spraying.

Weaving.

Embroidery.

Chemical finishing (resin finishing, mercerization)

Mechanical finishing (raising, calendaring etc.)

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