Year 9 - Portraiture
Unit of Work - Realistic Portraits
Medium - Lead Pencil on Paper
In Term 1, students in Year 9 Visual Art explored the theme of Portraiture. They focussed on developing tonal depth in their realistic portrait compositions. Their final works featured below demonstrate the sheer talent of this group.
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Title: Portrait of my Dad
Unit of work: Portraits
Size: 42cm x 60cm
Medium: Lead Pencil on Paper
Harrison Assad
Harrison Assad
Title: Self Portrait
Unit of work: Portraits
Size: 42cm x 60cm
Medium: Lead Pencil on Paper
Abbie Gruar
Abbie Gruar
Title: Self Portrait
Unit of work: Portraits
Size: 42cm x 60cm
Medium: Lead Pencil on Paper
Keira Julius
Keira Julius
Title: Portrait of my Pop
Unit of work: Portraits
Size: 42cm x 60cm
Medium: Lead Pencil on Paper
Elizabeth Hellyer
Elizabeth Hellyer
Title: Portrait of my Aunt
Unit of work: Portraits
Size: 42cm x 60cm
Medium: Lead Pencil on Paper
Alexander Low
Alexander Low
Title: Self Portrait
Unit of work: Portraits
Size: 42cm x 60cm
Medium: Lead Pencil on Paper
Maya Parizi
Maya Parizi
Title: Portrait of Noah
Unit of work: Portraits
Size: 42cm x 60cm
Medium: Lead Pencil on Paper
Olivia Smith
Olivia Smith
Title: Self Portrait
Unit of work: Portraits
Size: 42cm x 60cm
Medium: Lead Pencil on Paper
Charlie Wagus
Charlie Wagus
Title: Portrait of my Pop
Unit of work: Portraits
Size: 42cm x 60cm
Medium: Lead Pencil on Paper
Giselle Yacoub
Giselle Yacoub
Title: Portrait of my Nonna
Unit of work: Portraits
Size: 42cm x 60cm
Medium: Lead Pencil on Paper
Audry Reggy
Audry Reggy
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Year 9 - Mixed Media Wire Portraits
Unit of Work - Portraits
Medium - Various weighted wire, wire mesh & cardboard
While students in Year 9 Visual Arts are studied the theme of Portraiture they delved into some more expressive forms. Their practical art making pieces have centered around recreating facial compositions. Appropriating the artmaking practice of sculptural artist; Alexander Calder, students have attempted to recreate expressive portraits using contour lines constructed from wire.
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Jimmy Durante, 1928,
Galvanized iron wire,
30.5 x 24.1 x 29.2 cm
Abbie Gruar
Abbie Gruar
Keira Julius
Keira Julius
Maya Parizi
Maya Parizi
Alexander Low
Alexander Low
Giselle Yacoub
Giselle Yacoub
Charlie Wagus
Charlie Wagus
Year 9 - Jason Mecier inspired Portraiture
Unit of Work - Portraiture
Year 9 Visual Art students have been exploring the theme of Portraiture, studying the work of Mosaic Pop Artist Jason Mecier. This artist has spent over 10 years creating outrageous 3-D mosaic portraits of his favorite pop culture icons. Each portrait is created from the celebrities own discarded objects and junk such as broken sunglasses, make-up, gum wrappers, jewelry, deodorant, shoes, and other items.
Jason Mecier working in his studio & examples of his works.
Jason Mecier working in his studio & examples of his works.
3-D portrait of
3-D portrait of
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Adapting Mecier’s artmaking practice, Year 9 students have been meticulously fabricating portrait mosaics of their own selected celebrities. Their assemblages are comprised of discarded objects and torn pieces of material, all intricately placed to create a visual representation of their celebrity.
Below are process photos of the students working on there larger scale mixed media portraits
Year 9 - Jason Mecier inspired Portraits
Abbie Gruar
Abbie Gruar
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Wilbur Soot
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Keira Julius
Keira Julius
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Payton Moormeier (singer)
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Elizabeth Hellyer
Elizabeth Hellyer
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Meredith Grey from Grey’s Anatomy (Ellen Pompeo)
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Alexander Low
Alexander Low
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Philza Minecraft
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Maya Parizi
Maya Parizi
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Jschlatt (American YouTuber)
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Olivia Smith
Olivia Smith
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Robert Downey Jr
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Audry Reggy
Audry Reggy
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Cole Sprouse (Actor from 5 Feet Apart)
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Charlie Wagus
Charlie Wagus
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Diego Maradona (Soccer Player)
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Giselle Yacoub
Giselle Yacoub
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Dylan O’Brien (Actor)
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Kanye West
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Harrison Assad
Harrison Assad
Title: Mixed Media Portrait of Lil Yachty
Unit of work: Assemblage Portraiture
Size: 90cm x 65cm
Medium: Material and Found Objects
Impressionism - Palette Knife Painting
Unit of Work - Modernism - Landscape Painting
Year 9 Visual Art students are currently studying Modernism. During their remote learning lessons they have eagerly embraced creating artworks that mimic the features and characteristics of Impression. The Impressionists used looser brushwork and lighter colors than previous artists. They abandoned traditional three-dimensional perspective and rejected the clarity of form that had previously served to distinguish the more important elements of a picture from the lesser ones. For this reason, many critics faulted Impressionist paintings for their unfinished appearance and seemingly amateurish quality.
Students created these large Impressionism inspired canvas works, completed over a series of practical zoom lessons. They used palette knives and acrylic paint mixed with Impasto to depict a sunset or sunrise, capturing the effect of light upon the translucent water.
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Keira Julius
Keira Julius
Abbie Gruar
Abbie Gruar
Harrison Assad
Harrison Assad
Olivia Smith
Olivia Smith
Giselle Yacoub
Giselle Yacoub
Elizabeth Hellyer
Elizabeth Hellyer
Alexander Low
Alexander Low
Audry Reggy
Audry Reggy
Charlie Wagus
Charlie Wagus
Claude Monet
Claude Monet
Water Lilies is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet. The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in Giverny, and were the main focus of his artistic production during the last thirty years of his life.
Claude Monet Water Lilies inspired painting
Unit of Work - Modernism Landscape
Medium -Acrylic Paint on Paper and Canvas
Beginning with a recreation of Monet’s Water Lilies on paper, Year 9 students applied relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes with emphasis placed on an accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities.
Alexander Low
Alexander Low
Olivia Smith
Olivia Smith
Giselle Yacoub
Giselle Yacoub
Keira Julius
Keira Julius
Elizabeth Hellyer
Elizabeth Hellyer
Abbie Gruar
Abbie Gruar
Charlie Wagus
Charlie Wagus
Audry Reggy
Audry Reggy
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Audry Reggy
Audry Reggy
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
Jasmine Allen
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