Core Skills Analysis
Visual Arts
Soleil-Rose learned about the artist Bridget Riley and created artwork using her style. By making art inspired by Riley, Soleil-Rose explored how an artist’s recognizable approach could inform a new piece of work. The activity offered practice in looking at an artist’s work and translating that influence into a personal creative response. Soleil-Rose connected learning about an artist with making art.
Art History
Soleil-Rose learned about Bridget Riley as an artist and used that knowledge as inspiration for an artwork. This connected an artist’s work with the process of creating, helping Soleil-Rose consider how artists can influence later artistic choices. The activity introduced a way to engage with art history through observation and hands-on making. Soleil-Rose applied what was learned about Riley’s style in a new piece.
Tips
Build on Soleil-Rose’s artist study by looking at several Bridget Riley artworks together and inviting Soleil-Rose to describe the visual features that stand out. Try a gallery walk at home, arranging the artworks and the student’s piece side by side, then discuss similarities and differences. Next, experiment with changing one visual choice in a new artwork and notice how that changes its effect. Finish with a short artist statement explaining what Soleil-Rose learned from Riley and which ideas were adapted into the artwork.Book Recommendations
- The Usborne Book of Art by Rosie Dickins: An illustrated introduction to art, artists, and techniques that can support further exploration of how artists make and develop their work.
- The Art Book for Children by Editors of Phaidon Press: A child-friendly introduction to a range of artworks and artists, encouraging close looking and discussion.
Try This Next
- Create a looking-and-noticing worksheet: record three details noticed in a Bridget Riley artwork.
- Draw a second Riley-inspired artwork and write one sentence comparing it with the first.
- Make a mini gallery label describing the artwork and its connection to Bridget Riley.
- Try a quick art quiz: name the artist Soleil-Rose learned about and explain how the artwork was inspired by that artist.