SAC Art

SACART WEEK 8

Year 7 ‘Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest animals’

Artists in year 7 analysed the works of Fiona Hall, an artist who depicts environmental concerns of our most beautiful sites. With Fiona Hall in mind, artists then had to choose an animal from the Great Barrier Reef or the  Daintree Rainforest and complete research on them, their habitat, and some interesting facts about them before beginning to draw their chosen animal in their VAPD. Artists made colour swatches, and tested textures before beginning their pencil drafts. In practice, they used technical skills by burnishing, exploring textures and demonstrating tonal variations to create shadows and highlights in their animal drafts.

Emma Jaghori	Aashna Prasad	Ruby Scicluna
Ellie Sibir	Aarya Jani	Mikaela Hooper
Jazmyn McFadden	Mikaela Hooper	Zyrill Ilagan
Meghan Bartlett	Elijah Andrew	Vanessa Menon
Stefany Yazgi	Angela Sicat	Angelina Chamoun
	Jacinta Estrada

Year 8 ‘Mombassa inspired Artworks’ 

Artists are currently working on their drafts for their Mombassa inspired Artworks. Artists have been challenged to consider an Australian issue (social, environmental, political etc.), and to use the techniques and style of Mombassa to communicate this issue. The techniques from Mombassa artists are using tonal variation, shadows, black lines and Surrealistic imagery. His style consists of a lot of anthropomorphic, mutated figures, the presence of signs and symbols that indicate issue and place, and, he often incorporates satire in his works with the use of text. Artists have been influenced by these elements of Mombassa’s works and are creating drafts with HB pencils to outline, and ColourSoft pencils to fill the draft in. We cannot wait to share their finished works. 

Below are student artworks in progress 8VAI. 

Catherina Purwadi	Raysean Raj
Lexi Iskander	Taufuiaevalu Afu
Clariz Dela Rosa	Nikki Gasendo
Kyle Lo	Awrang Jaghori

Year 10 Fine Diner Sets

Artists have completed their Fine Dining sets, representing a culture and appropriating a famous artwork of choice, considering the conceptual framework throughout their practice. Artists were then challenged to extend their work further by transferring pointillism skills inspired by CJ Hendry to accompany and enhance their Fine Diner Set - 3D to 2D. Whilst most completed a ceramic sculpture, some chose to pursue this task using Photography as their expressive form. These students learnt how to use a DSLR camera, changing controls manually focusing on Aperture, Shutter Speed and different camera angles. Students also learnt how to develop a contact sheet, following authentic professional photographic practice.

Ceramics in kiln after second firing	Alyssa Guillermo
Lavinia Mamituowa	Aleina Hartono
Zaira Chowdhury	Eric Forcadilla
Joye-Mari Boursianis	Jenille Calingao
Jeda Osorio	Atheiu Majok

Photographs and Contact Sheet created by Noah Michael

Year 10 Starting Self-Directed

Our artists are now working through the final VA unit of year 10, Self-Directed. Student’s explore personal and world issues independently, analysing a range of artworks from contemporary artists who present topical issues in their artworks considering their knowledge of the relationship between world, artist, audience and artwork. Students are particularly focusing on how artists use art conventions to communicate and develop meaning in Body of Works. Students are currently formulating their proposal for their upcoming Body of Work, some concepts include; animal testing, mental abuse, racism, impacts of the media, injustice in the healthcare system, self-love, cyber bullying, loneliness, anxiety, pollution, ghost Fishing, difference and affects of various parenting styles and more. 

Year 12 HSC ART SHOW 

Students from the HSC Visual Arts class of 2022 have recently completed Body of Works and these were on display from 4pm - 5pm last Tuesday. Thank you to all parents, peers and staff members who came to celebrate with them; their hard work and dedication in completing their Body of Work.