Multicultual Artwork

This is an artwork was presented to Year 8 students, aged 13 - 14 years. It combines their heritage, their ancestors, symbols, Aboriginal Art and their country of origin. The artworks above is a student artwork. I'll cut and paste the info from the program to save myself some time.

 


1. MIND MAP: investigation of the theme:

What is my cultural heritage?
Where do I belong?
What is a symbol?
What is a fauna symbol?
What is a flora symbol?


2. PROCEDURE:
1. Size: Students need to purchase a canvas – 45cm x 45cm or bigger, Do not buy a small canvas. If you do not purchase a canvas you will be issued with a sheet of art paper to work on. Students are strongly encouraged to purchase a canvas

2. Media Used: Sprayed painted background using two colours – one for the background, the other to create stencilled areas. Leaves and other natural objects as stencils, Posca pens and black markers. Some metallic marker work. Paint for dotting

3. The artwork must have :
  a. at least ONE ANIMAL, related to your specific cultural heritage or may be a free choice
  b.  the flora (plants) emblem of your cultural heritage.
  c. the fauna (animal) emblem of your cultural heritage
  d. some Aboriginal symbols
  e. some symbols from your own cultural heritage – flor a(plants) and faun (animals)a

4. This is a subjective artwork. The subjective frame is to do with an artist’s emotions and imagination. It requires us to react to an artwork in a personal way, responding to our feelings. We look at artworks in different ways according to our life experiences and imagination.

5.  This is also a structural artwork. The structural frame involves the use of codes, symbols or signs to convey their meaning. We can interpret artworks by analysing the elements of line, direction, shape, size, tone, texture and colour. The composition (the arrangement of things within the artwork) is very important to structural artists.
6. This is a cultural artwork. The cultural frame involves the cultural background of an artwork. For example,  Australia, Africa, Sudanese, Italian, etc. The artwork may reflect or make comments about aspects of religion, politics, social status, race, gender and technology. We ask ourselves: why was this artwork made? and What is the purpose of this artwork?
 
More student artworks......... if you are wondering why you see the skeletons of some animals, it is the student's interpretation of the x-ray technique used by traditional Aboriginal artists......














 







 



 
 
 









 



 


 
 

 
 

 

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