Art & Design
Art Policy
KS1 have been studying a unit of Art where they have focused on 3D paper sculpture. They have practised the skills to make the shapes into different forms and experiments with how to arrange and attach them onto card. The final element of the process was creating a paper sculpture of the Tree of Life.
Years Three and Four took part in an exciting art project at Hauser and Wirth focusing on Wellbeing and Emotions. First of all they listened to music which helped them to express emotions on a large sheet of paper using pens. They were asked to bring in an object that was important to them and these items were used as a starting point for their collaborative art.
At Hauser and Wirth Years Three and Four continued with the project - joining up with other children from our Federation. They experimented with texture, movement, surface and colour as the language of emotion.
KS1 have been learning about printmaking this term. They studied the print maker Angela Harding who was inspired by flora and fauna. Mr Harkness (who is head of art at Kings School) invited us to Kings to take part in a print-making workshop where the children experimented with mono-prints. They also got to see some of the work created by the older children . What an inspiring afternoon was had by all!
Years Three and Four had a Magic Lantern visit where they learned about how artists use light in their artworks to create atmosphere and depth. The children explored several famous pieces of art and discussed where the light source came from and how light shadows have been used.
Looking at creating patterns in the style of Van Gogh in Ibis Class
Blitz Picture by Ibis Class
Year 5/6 Remembrance Art
We have been creating pictures to replicate Hundertwasser's style. It required a lot of patience to put in all the details but the finished pictures were fantastic!
Kingfisher produced some Harvest art based on the work of Dennis Wojtkiewicz.
Year 3/4 visit to Hauser and Wirth
KS1 having been learning about the Austrian artist Hundertswasser. They created their own collage boxes inspired by seeing his stacking cubes. They used the motifs of spirals and cut out eyes. They then put them together to create a Hudertswasser -inspired town.
Reception and Year One had an inspiring trip to Hauser and Wirth to see the work of the sculptor Phylldia Barlow. They created their own sculptures, made some collaborative sculptures and used them to create their own sculpture gardens.
All of KS1 had a visit from a local artists - Francesca Bex. They were able to ask her lots of questions about being an artist including - what inspired her, how old she was when she decided to be an artist and what she likes to paint in. Francesca spent time in each class showing the children how to mix watercolours and sorting colours into warm and cool. They then worked in groups to create 'mythical beasts' using watercolour paints. Look how wonderful they are !
In KS1 Art Club, which runs at lunchtimes, the children have been working on a project to create collage lions. They created the coloured paper by using various techniques to mix and print with. The next step was to cut and assemble the lions. Look how fabulous they are !
Royal Academy Young Artists' Competition - after the children had created their work to submit to the exhibition, the parents were invited to see the art. It was lovely to have them in the classroom celebrating what their children have achieved.
Year 5 made them own stamps out of plasticine and then used these to print their own Mayan logograms.
Ibis class have used different methods of printing to create their piece of art to enter into our art competition.
Ibis Class have looked into different artists who use collage as their media. We then chose a theme linking to the rainforest and created our own collage and mixed media pieces of work.
Dove Class spent a day creating a piece of work to enter in the Royal Academy Young Artists' Competition. In the morning they used printing, watercolour-pencils, line drawing, paint and collage to represent flowers and vegetables . The afternoon was their opportunity to create a piece of art to show something they were interested in and they could use any media they wanted for this.
KS1 had a wonderful time participating in the Big Draw festival at the Hauser and Wirth Gallery. They were exploring the concept of sounds and thinking about the concept of a painting/sculpture having a sound. They also created sounds and then drew pictures responding to what they heard.
A small group of children had the wonderful opportunity to take part in a clay and nature workshop lead by Katie Spragg who is an artist in residence at Make - Hauser and Wirth's Gallery on Bruton High Street. First they went to the allotments to draw inspiration and collect leaves and plants which would add texture to the clay. Then the children got to see inside Katie's studio and have a look at some of her work. We then spent time creating our own 'stories' in clay.
As a follow up to the workshop with Katie Spraggs in September, the children returned to see their work (which had been fired in the kiln) displayed in Make on the High Street. We met with the artist and saw some of her work. After that we went to the studios and worked with her and some carers from Wincanton to create a collaborative piece of art based on hedgerows.
PORTRAITS - For our whole school portrait focus KS1 looked at the artist Paul Klee and created a their own portrait in the style of him. They used their sketch books to do a small, detailed study or their favourite piece of his art. They then followed this up be creating a watercolour and pastel portrait in the style of Klee.
Year Three and Four made self-portraits in the style of Roy Lichtenstein.
Year 5 and 6 looked into the work by Gustav Klimt. We created an artist study about him and then looked into some of the patterns he used. After this, we created our our self-portraits in the style of the Woman in Gold.
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