Prep Art • And Year 6 revelled in the gritty, urban, legal graffiti art of New Yorker Keith Haring.
CREATION AND REFURBISHMENT OF TWO ART GARDENS
During IDEALS Week, a small and hardworking group of Atkinson House boys cleaned out, constructed, planted, mulched and refurbished the gardens surrounding the western and southern sides of the Art Block. The Maintenance Department did a fabulous job erecting plinths ready for a display of sculptures, and supervising the horticultural aspect of the gardens. These gardens now showcase student works in a wonderful, fresh, living green space. CURRENT FOCUS ON THE NEW NATIONAL CURRICULUM
TSS Art has seen a continued thematic emphasis on cultural diversity. Art staff Mrs Wilson, Mrs Rix, Ms Anderson, with the assistance of Mrs Doyle, are committed to specialist art education encompassing the key learning areas, particularly Science, History, Geography and Literacy. A tiny taste of the range of cultures studied this year include the following.
Mrs Wilson reaches her 25th year of dedicated service to Prep Art this year. We are all inspired by the devotion Mrs Wilson has given to TSS Prep Art throughout this quarter of a century period. Countless Old Boys remember their time at Prep with fondness, in no small part due to the inspired discussions Mrs Wilson gave on the rich traditions of world art. Boys have thrived on creating and expressing in a multitude of mediums, and their works have been valued and showcased on the Art Block walls as testament to the critical value of children’s art.
• Reception boys were inspired by the Austrian superstar architect/painter Hundterwasser. • Year 1 boys were treated to Queensland environmentalist artist John Dahlsen. • Year 2 immersed themselves in the world of French art by studying the waterscapes of Matisse. • Year 3 boys were enthralled by investigations into space through creations of alien masks. • Year 4 students were treated to colours of Indian culture in elephant collage and pen and ink watercolours. • Year 5 investigated the unprecedented Indigenous watercolour art of Albert Namitjira. THE SOUTHPORT SCHOOL SOUTHPORTONIAN 2014
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