YEAR 9 VISUAL ARTS
Kew High School
Hockney Staff Portrait Painting Project
In Semester 2, the Year 9 Visual Arts cohort participated in the Hockney Staff Portrait Project. David Hockney was an English painter who was highly influential during the Pop Art movement in the 1960s. The students’ goal was to incorporate elements of Hockney’s portraiture and painting style into their own paintings.
The project involved gathering and distributing photographs of teachers and staff members to the year 9 classes. Each of the students picked a teacher out of a hat, who became their portrait subject for the duration of the task.
After completing a series of preliminary exercises and some research, the students meticulously applied their artistic skills using acrylic paint on canvas board to bring their portraits to life. The students interviewed their teacher to gain more of an insight into their personality, interests and hobbies.
Once complete, the paintings were displayed in the ground floor corridor where everyone could admire the amazing talent of our students and start the guessing game!
Congratulations to all of the year 9 visual arts students who participated in the project and all of the teachers and staff who were involved, it was a wonderful success.
Sophie Richards
Visual Arts Teacher