About this Resource
This resource includes two slide packs, one for primary-level students and teachers and one for secondary-level. Teachers are encouraged to adapt the content to the specific level and interests of their students. It provides key information about the 2023 exhibition Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi at the National Gallery of Victoria and images, information and discussion prompts that can be used before or after visiting the exhibition to scaffold and support student learning related to the exhibition.
Learning Objectives
- Analyse and interpret themes, concepts and ideas in Bonnard’s work and discuss how they are expressed.
- Identify and discuss important influences on Bonnard’s style and choices in art making.
- Discuss Bonnard’s use of materials, techniques, technologies and processes to realise his intentions in his artworks.
- Identify and connect specific features of Bonnard’s work to a wider historical, cultural and social context.
- Identify key elements in the exhibition design by India Mahdavi. Discuss how they draw on the work of Pierre Bonnard and how they impact the experience of the exhibition.