All DDAT schools have created a piece of work called 'Mini Masterpieces' to be displayed in the Art Gallery at Derby University.

All of our children made a mini version of a famous masterpiece by artists that they have been studying in their year group. 

See if you can match the squares to the original artworks below:

Charles Mackesy

Year 5 chose Charles Mackesy is a British artist, illustrator, and author whose work blends gentle ink drawings with short, emotionally resonant handwritten phrases. His art has become a global touchstone for themes of kindness, vulnerability, courage, and hope, especially through his bestselling book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.

Keith Haring

Year 6 have chosen to create artwork inspired by Keith Haring because his bright, bold style is fun and exciting. We love the way he used simple shapes and figures to show movement, energy and emotions. His artwork encourages us to be creative, experiment with colour and patterns, and express our own ideas through art.

Jasper Johns

Year 1 have created mini masterpieces based on the work of the American Artist 'Jasper Johns' who took inspiration from things we see every day such as numbers, targets and flags, and used vibrant colours and lots of layers to create his art. In the 1950's he created an art piece called 'Alphabet' that featured every capital letter in the English alphabet, coloured using a mix of different vibrant paints. The children in Beech class created a letter each and used cotton wool buds and lots of paint to colour their own design inspired by Jasper Johns.

Yellena James

Year 3 have recreated a piece of work by Yellena James called 'Instill' that we looked at as part of our unit developing drawing skills. We were looking at botanical images and still life to create detailed pictures.

Beatriz Milhaze

Year 4 studied Beatriz Milhaze who is a famous artist from Brazil who is known for her bright, colourful paintings. She uses patterns, shapes and flowers to create exciting artwork inspired by Brazilian culture and nature. Her painting often includes circles and swirling designs that make people feel happy and energetic. Beatriz mixes modern art with traditional Brazilian styles to make her work unique and beautiful.

Henry Matisse

EYFS have chosen to look at the work of Henry Matisse. Matisse originally painted in a more traditional style before being introduced to impressionism by an artist friend in France in 1896. After 1941, Matisse began to create large paper collages with some help from assistants (due to having had major surgery). He called this technique ‘painting with scissors’. In 1952, he established a museum dedicated to his work.

Romare Bearden

Year 2 studied Romare Bearden who used personal memories, African American cultural history and literature a s a source of his subject matter. He placed aspects of African American life within the context of universal themes. Bearden is most celebrated for his collages, which he began developing seriously in the 1960s. He cut and layered photographs, magazine clippings, painted papers, and fabrics to build scenes that feel rhythmic, fragmented, and alive. This method allowed him to express the non‑linear nature of memory and Black history, mirroring how stories are recalled in pieces rather than straight lines.