MONIQUE WARDE

created in response to the given task which was to create wearable art inspired by the forest, ocean and other environments. Three pieces inspired by nature were designed and the final design was chosen as it best represents what nature means to me. The work represents the simplicity and beauty that is found in nature.

A Scene in Nature is a design that was

Mixed media

A Scene In Nature 2018

Year 11, St Margaret Mary's College

TATENDA TAPOTA

My name is Olivia Stocker and I am currently studying as a year 11 student at St Margaret Mary's College. School has taught me many techniques, helping me to create the best art piece and helping me to show the theme of forest in the best way. The main story behind my art piece is to create the idea of a tree.

Mixed media

Forest Creature 2018

Year 11, St Margaret Mary's College

Olivia Stocker

I have interpreted the concept of Transitions in the Physical Environment to take a subject and locate it in a digitally altered world of my own imagination. I’ve incorporated face painted patterns, inspired by my own and other traditional cultural pattern making, and transformed people’s faces and changed their physical appearance. I then took photographs of the transformed people, and relocated them from their normal everyday life into an invented landscape of acrylic and watercolor painting and collage to create a patterned universe. The combination of these different aspects has led me to produce this fantastic digital world.

Facepainting, photography, watercolour, acrylic painting and collage layered and edited in Photoshop to create digital artworks

My Imagined World 2018

Year 12, Blackheath and Thornburgh College should be noted that feminism speaks for all genders. I have chosen to highlight the well-known stereotype ‘men don’t cry’, hoping to invoke an understanding and acceptance of all emotions in all genders. representative of the constraints placed on men in this ever changing world and how societal expectations implore men to bottle up their emotions; to not cry. I believe that this is a very important topic as it

My inspiration for this watercolour painting was generated from my study of feminism and the concept of masculinity and femininity. It is

Watercolour, gouache and charcoal on paper

Men Do Not Cry 2018

Year 12, Townsville Grammar School

Makenna Short

I’ve never been a big fan of putting artist’s statements along with my work. I like to think my work can just be enjoyed, that people can connect to it without a paragraph about how it means something special. My picture is of my brother, painted from a photo I took after a day at the beach. I painted it because I wanted to. I feel like trying to say anything more about it will remove some of the ambiguity, the connection you can get from it by trying to figure out the person within it for yourself.

Oil paint on canvas

Brother 2018

Year 12, Townsville Grammar School

MATILDA (TILLY-BELLE) ROBINSON

This short film explores ‘childhood imagination and aspiration’ and the importance of nurturing children’s dreams. Firstly, a young boy full of wonder, is juxtaposed by his grown adult self who is seen despondent and unhappy. Next, the boy is shown in his adolescent years, still aspiring to be an astronaut, yet also beginning to have doubts. The climax features the boy having a choice to give in to his doubts, or continue to dream about bigger and better things. The visuals within this artwork are supported with a voice over narrative, and an original soundtrack composed by Ross Bugden.

Short film

Young Explorer 2018

Year 12, Pimlico State High School

Brooke Rankin

A facade is a deceptive outward appearance, that corrupts the reality of objects. Every day, individuals put on a mask to hide the undeniable feelings encased inside of us. This piece resembles the emotions running beneath the surface which include the pressures of reality, a constant battle to perfection as well as the laughter of our childhood selves that has been lost. However, the people surrounding us are only able to see the brave face we put on. This cover up keeps reality inside of us all, unless one chooses to look closer.

Acrylic paint

Facade 2018

Year 12, The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James

Laura Pastega

deepen, our hair silvers and our skin turns to leather. Much like us, the objects we own do the same. My mother spent most of her life collecting old styled furniture. Many were often lacking in the ability to function due to age and damage. The majority of their time with my family was served in storage with promises of being restored to their former glory. The structure of this artwork foregrounds both the positive and negative space created by the strategic placement of individual items and their value.

As humans, our appearance often reflects our age. Our wrinkles

Furniture, crockery, books, board games, clothing, sporting equipment, string

Through the looking glass 2018

Year 12, All Souls St Gabriels School