SAC Art

Year 7

Year 7 students have settled into their new Visual Arts classes and have begun exploring ways we see the world around us as inspiration for the visual arts! Students have learnt about pop culture and its influence upon pop art. It has been an interesting experience for students to compare the popular culture of today to 20 years ago! We found that many ‘trends’ tend to make a comeback - For example, flared jean pants and mom jeans are slowly creeping back into fashion. Interestingly enough, Year 7’s are growing up in a world where they have all the ‘essential’s in the palm of their hand, their phones. 10-20 years ago, young people would have to carry numerous devices such as their mobile phone, electronic organiser, Ipod.. just to name a few! Times have definitely changed! Students have been introduced to artists, Andy Warhol, Roy Litchenstein and Claes Oldenburg. In the upcoming weeks, Year 7’s will be creating their own pop art artworks inspired by popular culture, in this case, food! Stay tuned for some delicious artworks to come.  Have a peek below into what’s been happening in 7VAB and 7VAF.

Year 7VAB and 7VAF pop culture caricatures

Year 8

Year 8 students have been introduced to the shift from Traditional Art to Modern Art. We have explored the impact of the camera and the effect it has had on society then, until now. Artmaking techniques have come such a long way with the incorporation of technology as it has made a significant change and effect in the art world. Back in the day, if you want a ‘selfie’, you had to sit for hours for a portrait however now, it’s just a click of a button! In artmaking, students have created the alphabet by observing the world around them, allowing them to carefully observe and challenge their sense of perspective. Coming up, students will learn about the ‘ism’s’ such as Cubism, Surrealism and Post-Modernism. Have a peek below into what’s been happening in 8VAB.

Year 8VAB Alphabet Photography Artworks

Year 10

I am pleased to have the opportunity to teach a Year 10 Visual Arts class this year and witnessing the range of talent our artists have to offer. Students have began exploring the concepts of their new unit, Suburbia and discovering their own understanding and interpretation of what this means to them. Students researched different suburban environments worldwide and right here in Australia. Over the past week, students have engaged in a collaborative artmaking task where they have to create a suburban scene through a window sill in 200 minutes. This was definitely a pressure cooker for students in order to learn how to work under time constraints and as a team. Whilst this was presented as a challenge to students, it allowed for myself and their peers to gain insight into each other’s artmaking strengths and areas of improvement. Have a peek below into what’s been happening in 10VA2.

Miss Leezah Rivera

Visual Arts & HSIE Teacher