Welcome to the Treverton College Art department Blog
Welcome to the Treverton College Art department Blog: A forum for showcasing talent, discussion, inspiring & informing :o)
Sunday, 31 August 2014
Grade 9 Nature Art 2014
This years Grade 9 Andy Goldworthy inspired land art, quite some interesting work!
Grade 8 Aboriginal paintings 2014
The grade 8's studied the art of the Australian Aboriginal people this last term and then created some 'dreaming' paintings of their own. The results were quite lovely! Have a look.
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
2014 Grade 11 Impressionist painting competition
This years Grade 11 group have done a fantastic job with their landscape oil paintings. The planning and journal work involved was really good & with the students permission I may post a few examples of these wonderful journals at a later stage. Their task was to learn about working with oil paint by creating a land/seascape, using the techniques of the Impressionist artists they have just studied in Art History. Have a look at some of their work. Lovely isn't it!?
Ps: The winners of the Painting competition (as judged by Mr Cato, Mr Reynolds and Mr Wyattminter) were as follows: 1st: Claire McCubbin, 2nd: Christi Ferreira, Highly Commended: Jeanne Botha, Emily Yeo and Holly McCarthy. Well done girls!
Ps: The winners of the Painting competition (as judged by Mr Cato, Mr Reynolds and Mr Wyattminter) were as follows: 1st: Claire McCubbin, 2nd: Christi Ferreira, Highly Commended: Jeanne Botha, Emily Yeo and Holly McCarthy. Well done girls!
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Other recent happenings
Long time no see & welcome to the world!
It has been a very long time since this blog has been updated, sorry everyone. However there has been a wonderful reason why.... this is she:
Welcome to the world Emily Joy!
Hopefully from now on however, I will keep up to date with loading this blog with awesome examples of your work & inspiring ideas. Love, Mrs A
Hopefully from now on however, I will keep up to date with loading this blog with awesome examples of your work & inspiring ideas. Love, Mrs A
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Grade 11 Ex Voto Self portraiture
The Grade 11's have been tasked with completing an ex voto self portrait as their final work this year. We will be completing a film study of the mexican artist Frida Khalo, known for her symbolic and very honest self portraits.
Useful links & ideas for research:
Look for artists that use symbolism in their work, artists that use unusual and interesting media, as well as those that focus on self portraiture. Historical Examples could include Frida Khalo, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Gauguin, Rembrant etc
http://www.fridakahlo.org
http://www.frida-kahlo-foundation.org
http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=2963
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/selfportrait.html
http://www.sultangallery.com/category/monthly-program-highlights/
Artwork Analysis: The two Fridas 1939: Shortly after her divorce from Diego Rivea, Frida completed this self-portrait of two different personalities. In her diary, Frida writes that this painting originated from her memory of an imaginary childhood friend. Later she admitted it records the emotions surrounding her separation and marital crisis.
On the right, the part of her person which was respected and loved by Diego, is the Mexican Frida in Tehuana costume. In her hand she holds an amulet bearing the portrait of Diego as a child. On the left, a more rather European Frida in a lacy white Victorian wedding dress, the Frida that Diego abandoned. The hearts of the two women lie exposed, a device Frida often used to express her pain. The unloved Frida's heart is broken while the other Frida's heart is whole. From the amulet that Frida is holding springs a vein that travels through both women's hearts and is finally cut off by the surgical pincers held in the lap of the rejected Frida. In despair, Frida tries to stop the flow of blood from Diego but it keeps dripping…she is in danger of bleeding to death. The stormy sky filled with agitated clouds may reflect Frida's inner turmoil. Holding her own hand, she is her only companion.
Useful links & ideas for research:
Look for artists that use symbolism in their work, artists that use unusual and interesting media, as well as those that focus on self portraiture. Historical Examples could include Frida Khalo, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Gauguin, Rembrant etc
http://www.fridakahlo.org
http://www.frida-kahlo-foundation.org
http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=2963
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/selfportrait.html
http://www.sultangallery.com/category/monthly-program-highlights/
Artwork Analysis: The two Fridas 1939: Shortly after her divorce from Diego Rivea, Frida completed this self-portrait of two different personalities. In her diary, Frida writes that this painting originated from her memory of an imaginary childhood friend. Later she admitted it records the emotions surrounding her separation and marital crisis.
On the right, the part of her person which was respected and loved by Diego, is the Mexican Frida in Tehuana costume. In her hand she holds an amulet bearing the portrait of Diego as a child. On the left, a more rather European Frida in a lacy white Victorian wedding dress, the Frida that Diego abandoned. The hearts of the two women lie exposed, a device Frida often used to express her pain. The unloved Frida's heart is broken while the other Frida's heart is whole. From the amulet that Frida is holding springs a vein that travels through both women's hearts and is finally cut off by the surgical pincers held in the lap of the rejected Frida. In despair, Frida tries to stop the flow of blood from Diego but it keeps dripping…she is in danger of bleeding to death. The stormy sky filled with agitated clouds may reflect Frida's inner turmoil. Holding her own hand, she is her only companion.
Friday, 14 June 2013
Textural animals and interesting faces
This year the grade 10's have excelled in their understanding and interpretation of the Art
elements. They were tasked with completing a painting of their favourite animal, using
unusual media to illustrate texture. In the following lovely examples the students utilised
materials such as tinfoil, bubblewrap, seed pods, glue, string, wire and tissue with very
effective results. The following assignment was to complete a chalk and charcoal drawing of
an interesting face, focussing on only highlights and shadows. The level of effort and skill
shown by this years grade 10 Visual Arts students is truly commendable.
elements. They were tasked with completing a painting of their favourite animal, using
unusual media to illustrate texture. In the following lovely examples the students utilised
materials such as tinfoil, bubblewrap, seed pods, glue, string, wire and tissue with very
effective results. The following assignment was to complete a chalk and charcoal drawing of
an interesting face, focussing on only highlights and shadows. The level of effort and skill
shown by this years grade 10 Visual Arts students is truly commendable.
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