Visual Art

During Art this Semester both junior and senior students have produced some outstanding art work and should be very proud of themselves.

Junior students have worked hard throughout the semester on a number of projects including painting pot designs, NAIDOC designs, and artwork to compliment their poems in English, and their studies of female leaders and First Nations peoples in Humanities and Social Science. They used a range of Art techniques to create some creative artwork.

Senior students have been busy this Semester. In term 1, the girls produced a series of 2D designs where they expanded their drawing techniques. Students explored the concept of identity, place and belonging through self-reflection and creation, and through critically analysing a range of art works which convey these themes. Students enjoyed an excursion to Janbal Gallery in Kuku Yalanji Country in Mossman, where Artist Brian “Binna” Swindley shared about his experience in setting up his 100% Aboriginal owned and operated Art Gallery. Brian shared meaning behind his artwork, dreaming stories, and also about his experience growing up being deaf. Staff and students left the gallery feeling very inspired.

In Term 2, the students have been expanding their photography and editing skills in the unit ‘Magical moments’. They have enjoyed having a couple guest artists and photographers come in to teach new skills. Throughout the unit the girls have captured and edited some amazing photos. Students also enjoyed their excursion to the Archibald exhibition. There they saw a variety of impressive portrait paintings, including a portrait of Adam Goodes which was painted by Vicent Namatjira, the first Indigenous Artist to win in the Archibald’s 99-year history.

Over the semester both junior and senior students also created some amazing designs for the AFL football Jerseys for Indigenous Round.

Poetic artwork

Alexis Mau produced a poem expressing the feeling of freedom and used a combination of textas and paint to produce this creative piece of art to display her poem.

Gallery excursion

Madeleine (Teacher) with Aaliyah, Verona and Bon’Naia on the Esplanade where they had lunch together on the Gallery excursion.

Doormats

Editing photos using editing program ‘Photopea’

Original Image Edited Image

Pot Art

Bon’Naia turtle artwork

Bianca artwork

The turtle in the picture is a representation of one of my totems and my mother. The five eggs beside it represent my siblings and I. The mountains in the background resemble the mountains surrounding my homeland, Mossman, and the central mountain is Manjal Dimbi, the mountain behind the dreaming of Mossman Gorge. This combination of my totem, my family and my peoples dreaming is a summary of a few of the important things in my life that shape my identity.