Art

Judy Watson – Spine and Teeth

Here's a few more images of the Year 3 and 4 students' art works following their studies into Aboriginal artists and learning about Waanyi artist Judy Watson. 

 

Watson uses printmaking, drawing, painting and installation to explore themes relating to her Aboriginal heritage. She was trained as a printmaker at school, often using several processes, creating layers and transferring visual information across different surfaces. 

 

By working on the floor, pouring paint and laying the canvas over textured objects and surfaces, Watson creates unexpected marks and patterns. 

 

Inspired by Judy Watson the students felt brave enough to walk over their own artwork, dipping their feet in watered down blue paint and creating footprints across the paper.  

 

 

Pia 3H
Maria 3O
Alexander 4C
Yarwun 3H
August & Michael 3H
Pia 3H
Maria 3O
Alexander 4C
Yarwun 3H
August & Michael 3H

 

These blue footprints formed the first layer of their artwork, the next layer was to use branches, leaves, feathers and gumnuts, all found in our IPS gardens, to make monoprints. They learned how to apply the paint to the object, place it thoughtfully on the paper and use a brayer or their hands to make the print.

 

Stella 4K
Jack 4K
Kira & Amelia 4T
Kane & Alexander 4T
Stella 4K
Jack 4K
Kira & Amelia 4T
Kane & Alexander 4T

These are examples of the multi layered bush prints: 

Olivia 4C
Violet 4C
Olivia 4C
Violet 4C
Charlie L 4C
Tennyson 4C
Charlie L 4C
Tennyson 4C
Noah 4F
Arthur 4F
Noah 4F
Arthur 4F

 

 

Cendrine Rodriguez

Art Teacher