SACART WEEK 10

Year 9 Visual Arts

Our Year 9 artists started their new unit of study this term named “Popular Culture”. As a part of this unit, students are learning about the art movement Pop Art and how artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Claes Oldenburg changed the artworld. 

Students are taken on a historical journey in order to explore the popular culture of England and USA in the 1950s and 60s. This led to discussions of what is considered a part of our popular culture today and whether society places emphasis on material items rather than quality relationships.

Students analysed the artwork of Richard Hamilton and created their own collages to reflect our society today. It’s interesting to see students’ different perspectives on what they consider popular culture and how our world is consumed by this today.

Vivian Menon 9C9	Bridget Lee 9G10
Jacqueline Calaquian 9C9	Liana Banares 9B11

Year 7 Visual Arts

7VAH recently finalised their Oldenburg inspired food sculptures. Students then studied compositional techniques in photography and created a series of 5 photographs with a focus on close up, wide angle, balancing, leading lines and interesting perspectives. 

Next term Year 7s will begin their new unit of study on “Where the Land Meets the Sea” and we look forward to sharing their artworks with you.

7VAH

Caleb Palafox 7B6	Aishrya Lal 7C7
Saige Prats 7B2	Meera Chand 7F6

7VAC

Year 8 Artist in Residence Visit - Johnny Romeo

Year 8 had the opportunity to participate in an incursion with our artist in residence, Johnny Romeo. Johnny Romeo is no stranger to our SAC Art community, as he has worked closely with our Stage 6 students on their artmaking journey; particularly around the development of their Body of Works. Johnny Romeo is an Australian born artist, whose artworks are exhibited globally. During Johnny’s dynamic presentation, students learnt about his artmaking practice and were invigorated to pursue their own artmaking. It was wonderful to see our Year 8 students engaging and asking insightful questions regarding art as well as questions on how to achieve their goals. Thank you Johnny for visiting our school and providing our students the opportunity to learn more about the way that you “culture jam”. It has given our students a different perspective of viewing our world.

Johnny also very generously provided two of his open edition frame prints, with a second to be awarded next term for the best answer to the question “What does art mean to you?”. 

Congratulations to Hayden Bilbie who won an artwork of his choice from the two prints for his question during the presentation, which was selected as the best question of the afternoon.