The Arts

Welcome from all of us at the Arts and Design Faculty,

This semester we gladly welcome back Rosa Avzangelis from her long service leave in the subjects of MYP Visual Art and VCD, as well as, Michael Jones, who will be teaching the subject of Media in Year 7 and 8. Another semester of creativity and Art is about to embark, with new cohorts of students undertaking new opportunities in the Arts and Design.

We also look forward to the House Arts competition that was announced this week at assembly and look forward to all the creative artworks submitted to Mr. Dickinson. Please contact Mr. Dickinson, or look at the daily bulletin and the posters around the school for more information. 

Have a creative and innovative Semester 2! 

Nick Karakottas

News from the Art Rooms 

Preps- Our little artists are working on a Unit, ‘Vincent van Gogh.’ They completed colour pencil drawings on ‘Sunflowers’, demonstrating their understanding of the Art Elements: shape, line, and colour. They also created 3D textured flowers in a vase using coloured modelling clay, exploring the Art Element of texture.

Grade 1- Students are working on a Unit titled ‘Minibeasts.’ They created butterfly mobiles exploring Art Element and Principles: Colour, Shape, Repetition, and Pattern through their vibrant artworks. 

Grade 2- Students have gained an understanding of the difference between abstract and realism. They studied contemporary Australian artist, Melinda Harper, and created inspired artworks. Now, they are creating abstract portraits inspired by the great Spanish art master, Pablo Picasso. The concept of Cubism is being introduced to them.

Year 3 - Students are working on a Unit titled “King of Colour-Matisse”. They completed paper collages made out of organic and geometric shapes using colours inspired by Matisse. 

Year 4 - Students are diligently creating artworks inspired by the famous Pop artist, Andy Warhol. They analysed his biography, artworks, theme, and unique artmaking techniques.

Year 5 - Students have completed their 3D pumpkin in clay medium inspired by the contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama. They are now learning about a contemporary English artist David Hockney and exploring iPad app Brushes Redux to create artworks in his medium.

Year 9 - Students have commenced the Unit titled “Identity.” They are learning rendering techniques including blending, scumbling, hatching, and cross-hatching. They are applying the techniques learnt for observational and memory drawings.