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9 . LACHLAN DOWNS ( YEAR 8 ). 10 . MINGBO ZHU ( YEAR 7 ). 11 . FRANCIS HEATH ( YEAR 7 ). 12 . JOHNNY BELL ( YEAR 7 ). 13 . JOSHUA CHAN ( YEAR 7 ).
‘ My work is about the Main Oval , and shows multiple different buildings and machines . One feature is the Chapel . which shows the windows and beautiful landscape . The birds on the oval are among my many motifs . The birds are drawn oversize to fill empty space with colourful wildlife , showing the high amount of wildlife at Scotch College .
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There are also many trees with doors , and this adds nice bright colours and activates the viewers ’ curiosity in the painting . There are also many signs as motifs which represent the educational purpose of Scotch .’
SAM PEDDER ( YEAR 8 )
Year 7 students worked on the broad theme of ‘ My fantastic imagination ’. Students had access to the beautiful Gould illustrations of birds that are part of the Scotch Archives collection . Some students created imaginary hybrid creatures , after completing texture drawing studies from observing Gould archive images . Others used reproductions of the Gould bird illustrations in creative collages .
The Art Department is grateful for the collaboration with Archives to give the students access to the wonderful visual resource that has enhanced their appreciation of the beauty of textures and patterns found in the bird studies completed by Gould . We also used library books about the illustrators , Graeme Base and Maurice Sendak , to model illustrative techniques so the boys could learn how to use tone to show volume and make their creations look more convincing .
Artistic creation has always been a mysterious process involving deep thought and synthesis of observations , ideas and technical skill to realise a unique vision .
Year 8 boy YUSUF MOHAMMED ’ S artistic statement demonstrates the nuanced and purposeful engagement of artists as they bring works of art into being , reflecting on lived experience :
‘ In interpreting our school and constructing my painting , I thought of my primary school – Scotch ’ s Junior School – and portrayed my fond memories of my elementary years in my painting .
I did this by creating fuzzy , warm and faint yellow clouds ( on the left side of my painting ), which portrayed my soft and happy memories as clouds to remind me who I was , where I came from and how precious and important these joyful memories were to me .
I then created my current school years on the right side of my painting , and presented them more realistically and accurately to show my current school years . I wanted them to look more intelligible to show how I am currently experiencing this part of my life .
I also created a river , to show how I am currently being pushed down the river of life and how the present is always moving forward . This reminds me that I can ’ t change what has happened in the past , and