SAC Art
SACART WEEK 6
Congratulations Allistaire Reyes!
At the end of Term 2, Year 8 students attended an incursion with our resident and renowned artist Johnny Romeo. Our students actively participated in the presentation, asking Johnny many questions regarding his artworks and about his practice.
Students were encouraged to consider what art means to them. After considering many responses, Allistaire Reyes 8F1 was selected as the winner for her heartfelt and insightful reasons as to why art was an important aspect of her life.
Congratulations to Allistaire who was presented with an open edition print of a painting by Johnny.
Year 9 Visual Arts
Congratulations to Year 9 VA students who submitted their Popular Culture artworks last week. This task was a challenge for them as they dedicated much of this term working through their concept. Students combined their interpretation of popular culture icons/symbolism/media influences and created artworks influenced by Pop Art artists of the 60s. Through an exploration of colour, techniques such as ‘benday dots’ and composition, students created an array of artworks to represent their theme. Their planning and evaluations were documented in their Visual Arts Process Diaries (VAPDs), a crucial part in the study of Visual Arts. It was wonderful to see the various ways in which students reflected on their own artmaking.
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 Jarrell Yusores 9C8 |
 Lorraine Layug 9B5 |
 Vivan Menon 9C9 |
 Kieffer Itable 9B11 |
 Kerolos Nakhla 9B5 |
 Janaya Buhagiar 9C9 |
 Bridget Lee |
 Callam Stirton |
Year 9 Visual Arts - ‘Poetic Landscapes’
After the conclusion of Unit 2 - Popular Culture, students started Unit 3 this week. This is a new unit of study introduced at St Andrews College. The unit by the title of ‘Poetic Landscapes’ will see our students explore our natural environment using mixed media and in a way that challenges the traditional notions of landscape artworks.
In order for students to ‘see’ landscapes differently, we had an outdoor lesson this week. Taking out artmaking en plein air (in the open air), we exited the classroom with a kit of artmaking materials for a landscape study of the College. Starting out in the Gould area, we made our way through various locations on College grounds where students were asked to use their senses (sound, touch, smell) and document the landscape firstly without simply drawing what they see. This was a challenge for our students however they enjoyed the task as they worked through the different art materials available to them. We also collected items from our ‘walk’ which will be included in a mini mixed media artwork this week. I look forward to introducing students to our focus artists this term, such as Andy Goldsworthy, John Wolsley and Robert Smithson.
Mrs Claudia Harris
Leader of Learning Visual Arts