In Art this year, students have had the opportunity to use a wide range of materials to create art work– for example chalk and oil pastels, charcoal, printing inks , paint, wire and clay. Students have been taught how to develop a range of skills such as observational drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics and collage. They have been learning how to develop their ideas through observational drawing and through investigating the work of artists such as Chris Ofili, Sonia Boyce, Picasso,Van Gogh, Sonia Delauney ,Turner, Georgia O'Keeffe and Hokusai. They have been encouraged to develop their understanding of visual and tactile elements, including colour, pattern and texture, line and tone, shape, form and space. They examine the differences and similarities in the work of artists, in different times and cultures and use this experience to inform their work. They have been learning how to use visual language to communicate their own ideas, feelings and meanings.

Year 7 Themes

My Community

Students made sketches of the new school building and developed these sketches into polyblock prints.

Year 8 Themes

Inventions

Students designed their own inventions by combining insect wings with the bodies of airplanes and helicopters. They constructed their designs using wire and mod mesh.