Year 7 -
Students
Students applied optical illusion patterns to their hand artworks. These pieces focussed one effective colour schemes and an array of interesting linework.
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Optical Art Hand Artwork
Surrealist Techno Insect
Surrealist Techno Insect
In this task, students created a Surrealist artwork of their favourite animal using an animal portrait stencil and a vibrant array of colour and pattern.
Surreal Animal Face Shape Collage
Students explored complex detail in their Surrealist artwork by recreating their own versions of Henri Magritte's iconic painting 'False Mirror'.
Henry Matisse Inspired 'False Mirror'
Henry Matisse Inspired 'False Mirror'
Henry Matisse Inspired 'False Mirror'
Positive and Negative Shape Cut Out
Positive and Negative Shape Cut Out
One of the most famous of the Surrealist games was the Exquisite Corpse. This is a chain game—a, basically a game in which a piece of creative work is passed from one player to another. Although this began as a writing exercise students translated this into an evolving Surrealist sketch that exploded from a man’s head.
Surrealist City Head Artwork
Surrealist City Head Artwork
Surrealist City Head Artwork
Surrealist City Head Artwork
In this task students developed their observation and drawing skills, creating a One Point Perspective drawing of a bedroom.
In this lesson students showed great skill, learning how to apply Two Point Perspective to create an interesting Two Point Perspective Drawing of a house on a cliff.
Over the term students were given the chance to explore their own personal artmaking, creating works for art competitions and through creative extension work.