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VCAL Geelong Gallery excursion

by Sapna Hussain

On 4th of June as a whole Senior VCAL class, we went on an excursion to Geelong Art Gallery with Mrs Mullen-Walsh. They had some beautiful art work up on display and they were getting ready for their next big exhibition that was coming their way, which is “The Moon”. I honesty can’t wait to see that; I love moon and space because it fascinates me. I think going to the Geelong Art Gallery was worthwhile; we all learnt that, “what we see, think or feel about things, will not always be the same as what the person next to you feels, thinks or sees.”

The art work that they had on display was breathtaking and some of them were very interesting. The art work that was displayed was very old with some of them like 400 hundred years old or more. What is quite incredible is how beautifully they have been kept and taken care of, it’s amazing!

A visit to the current exhibition will probably take about 45 minutes and you can take photos if you like, but you can’t touch the painting/artwork.

Looking at the painting, gets you thinking about different things or makes you feel very different ways, but for me I have two paintings that really get me thinking a lot when I am looking at them, or make me feel sad but confused at the same time.

This one is titled “The spirit of the new moon” by Arthur Loureiro, just looking at it makes me feel very sad but at the same time I’m confused on why it makes me sad. I love this painting.

And for this one called “Hill End” by Russell Drysdale. It just confuses me, as I am unsure what’s going on in the painting and same with this one. It also makes me sad because it makes me feel lonely in a way.

I would recommend this excursion to the art classes because if some people love painting, they will get to see what art is all about. And I would recommend this to the whole school, because some of the art works are breathtaking. 

You can locate these artworks and many more at the Geelong Gallery, which is located on Little Malop Street, Geelong Victoria 3220