Pizza plushies are coming to year 3&4!!!!! We have designed our pizzas, written the ingredients in English and Italian and now students are constructing. In the meantime, here’s one I prepared earlier…yum yum yum…Featuring il fungo, formaggio, basilico, il pomadoro….
1/2B artists at work!
Year 1/2B learning to use soft pastels correctly during the Art Loves Italian unit of work. As demonstrated by these sensational artists you have to be careful when using soft pastels because they can smudge. Rolling up sleeves helps to avoid smudges and messy work.
Students are creating a drawing using soft pastels of fruit and vegetables. They will be able to name their fruit and vegetables in Italian by the end of the unit!
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Want to know more about Giuseppe Arcimbodo, the Italian artist famous for the whimsical portraits constructed with fruit? Enjoy the video I found on YouTube today!
Art loves Italian and Keith Haring: grade 3&4
Our study of Keith Haring has almost come to an end. Students are in the process of uploading their hilarious and fun stop motion animations to their ‘SeaSaw’ folios. I will also post some in the next few days on the blog. In the meantime, if you find yourselves in Collingwood anytime soon, you can visit a REAL LIFE Keith Haring mural, painted by Keith Haring in 1984 when he came to Australia. It is located on the former Collingwood Technical College site on Johnston Street. The mural received a huge restoration in 2013.
Interestingly, there is also a Keith Haring print on display as part of NGV MoMA exhibition!
Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!
Students in year 3&4 are learning how to sew! They will be constructing a slice of pizza from a range of materials including felt. Students will learn basic sewing techniques. In addition to the art project, student are learning how to write the ingredients for their pizza topping in Italian lessons!
Keep an eye out on this page for their progress.
Art Loves Italian – grade 1&2
This term in the Art room, Visual art and Italian are teaming up to present units of work through various themes.
Grade 1&2 are learning the names of the fruit and veggies in Italian while creating chalk drawings of the various fruits and veggies.
A study of the whimsical and quirky Italian master Arcimboldo will be completed to support knowledge and understanding of how to use food to create images. Towards the middle of the term, students will create a self portrait inspired by the work of Arcimboldo.
Self Portrait 1570 – Image sourced from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo
Vertumnus – Rudolf II 1590 – Image sourced from: https://mashable.com/2016/07/17/giuseppe-arcimboldo-portraits/#C2GTCuKFFOqD
What’s happening in the art room? SO MUCH!
FIRSTLY…Keith Haring has entered the building! Year 3&4 students are studying the work of artist Keith Haring. Inspired by movement and the breakdancers in New York City in the late 70s and 80s, Keith Haring’s iconic figures have been the starting point for student’s Keith Haring inspired stop motion animations. In addition to the work in the classroom, students completed an afternoon of drawing on the asphalt outside the art room. We discussed how Keith Haring made public art in New York City that was not permanent – like most contemporary ‘street art.’
SECONDLY…what do “POP” “BANG” “FIZZ” “WOOF” all have in common? They are onomatopoeia of course! In support of their sound and light inquiry, students in year 1&2 created their very own monster that makes an onomatopoeia sound. Using Dr Seuss’ book Mr Brown Can Moo, Can You? to develop their knowledge and understanding of onomatopoeia students thought about the sounds their monsters might make. What sound does your monster make???
THIRDLY…Year 5&6s are working hard on their colourful James Rizzi inspired cities! Excellent results from all students. They will tackle two-point-perspective next!
FINALLY…last but not least…Mike Larkin from channel 10 weather popped down for a live broadcast at Ripponlea Primary School. It was to promote the Ripponlea Fete and some students were fortunate enough to get their smiley faces on the telly too!
Ripper Kids Present Ripper Art
I’m proud to announce that Ripponlea Primary School is having a mini art exhibition at St Kilda Library! This exciting event is an opportunity to showcase the amazing talent in the visual arts. The exhibition is on at the library from June 5th – June 19th. Be sure to drop in and view the beautiful artwork on display. 
“Triangles are my favourite shape”
Pattern making is one of the hardest skills to master. In theory it’s easy, something that repeats itself…putting this into practice is a little more tricky.
The grade 3&4s have been making Zentangles in art to apply the practice of pattern making. Check out some of their master pieces!
NYC in Ripponlea
The big apple.
The city that never sleeps.
The city of dreams.
Empire city.
New York City.
The home to some of the worlds most famous and iconic artists. Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, James Rizzi, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sol LeWitt.
In term 2, year 3-6 will complete a study on the artists James Rizzi (year 5&6) and Keith Haring (year 3&4) while learning about living in New York City as an artist.
In grade 5&6, students will create their own James Rizzi inspired cityscape using watercolour while the grade 3&4’s will create a series of Keith Haring inspired artworks.
Keep an eye on the blog for work-in-progress.
Until next time…
creative, colourful collages by year 5&6
All The Eternal Love (2014) by Yayoi Kusama is the inspiration for these creative and colourful collages made by year 5&6.
Learning Intentions:
To learn about the artwork of Yayoi Kusama.
To learn how to plan for an artwork prior to making the artwork.
To learn to respond to an art work using the correct language.
To learn about the elements colour, line and shape.
To learn about making patterns.
To learn a collage technique.
Success Criteria:
Create an artwork using All the Eternal Love as inspiration. The artwork should show use of organic shapes.
A plan for art making that shows how the artwork will be created.
An investigation of All the Eternal Love which uses appropriate art language.
