Art lesson: This is a 7 task lesson / project ideal for Year 9 or advanced Key Stage 3 students, focusing on URBAN DECAY THEME mixed media, colour, and digital mark making. It introduces students to three contemporary artists—Ian Murphy, Aakash Bhatt, and David Hepher—with opportunities to experiment with a range of materials, explore colour theory, and analyse artist influence.
Students will work through structured lessons that combine:
Traditional painting and mark-making
Mixed media and collage
Digital image manipulation
Artist analysis and sketchbook presentation
Personalised final piece development
This resource is ideal for an interview lesson, demonstrating your ability to plan a creative, artist-led, sequential scheme of work that builds confidence in experimental techniques and visual literacy.
Learning Objectives:
Experiment with a range of media, materials and painting techniques (collage, mixed media, digital, mark making)
Recognise the use of colour in paintings and explain how artists apply it to express mood or identity
Artists Studied:
Ian Murphy – Architecture-inspired textured drawing/painting using mixed media, tonal layering, surface manipulation
Aakash Bhatt – Vibrant, expressive portraits using colour, pattern, and cultural identity
David Hepher – Brutalist architecture, use of digital manipulation, photo transfer, and abstract mark-making
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