Art/Technology News
Ms Helen Ifandis and Ms Cecilia Yuan
Westall Secondary College
Here is what's happening in Art!
Ms Cecilia Yuan - Arts/Technology Coordinator
Year 9/10 Visual Art – Repurposing a sock
This term, our talented Year 9/10 visual art students are channeling their creativity into an innovative product design project. Students have been exploring the world of sustainable design by repurposing old socks into a range of innovative products. From whimsical child toys to practical pencil cases, each student is putting their unique spin on the challenge, breathing new life into discarded materials.
Cecilia Yuan
Art Coordinator
Year 11 VCD Excursion to Melbourne Museum
On Tuesday 30 April, our Year 11 Visual Communication Design students embarked on an inspiring journey to TOP DESIGNS 2024. Showcasing the remarkable works of past VCE design students, the exhibition was a feast for the creative mind. From captivating works to meticulously crafted portfolios, our students were immersed in a world of innovation and imagination. The experience ignited their own creative sparks and provided valuable insights into the possibilities of design.
Cecilia Yuan
Art Coordinator
CREATIVE ARTS NEWS: LUME - LEONARDO DA VINCI EXHIBITION MELBOURNE CONVENTION CENTRE
The year 11 and 12 Art Making and Exhibiting students visited LUME at the Melbourne Convention Centre on the 7th of May. The students were taken through an inspiring journey of Leonardo Da Vinci’s life, with original pages from the master’s notebooks, and machine inventions.
AI and VI technologies breathed life into his iconic works. The interactive experience of Da Vinci’s art world was one that has inspired students to enhance their own presentation ideas, and challenge the notion of ‘art should be framed’.
On display was the only 360 degrees replica of the Mona Lisa, the students were so excited to see this iconic painting on display.
The original sketches of Da Vinci’s work demonstrated the life of a genius not only in the development of his drawings and paintings, but also his brilliant costume designs, musical instruments, mechanical and engineering systems.
The students were given the opportunity to draw like the artist in the LUME artists’ studio space, as well as to experience the space from the artists’ perspective. A room that replicated his studio.
To complete the day, students had their very own AI drawing done by the genius himself. This was a vertical kiosk that stood at the exit of the gallery, where you could ‘strike a pose’ in view of an inbuilt camera, in 30 seconds a vintage drawing of you was created – Leonado Da Vinci style!
TOP ARTS 2024 and TRIENNIAL EXHIBITION – NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA and INTERNATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA
The year 11 and 12 Art Making and Exhibiting students visited the Ian Potter Centre in March this year to view the TOP A+ artworks from Year 12 students from 2023. The exhibition showcased excellence in art making and folio development. The students were privileged to view the visual arts journals, and were in absolute awe, at the commitment involved in developing and sequencing art making.
The exhibition was an opportunity to inspire the students in their own art making journey, from the making and presenting point of view. The main focus for the day was ‘how can I achieve excellence, in my art making journey this year’.
The Triennial Exhibition at the International Australian Gallery was an ‘eye opener’ of our world today! Students viewed 100 hundred extraordinary projects, 120 artists, and designers of global contemporary practice. It was a platform of a ‘powerful and moving portrait of our world today’.
Helen Ifandis
Arts/Technology Coordinator