{"id":14026,"date":"2024-03-14T10:52:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T23:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&p=14026"},"modified":"2024-03-14T10:52:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T23:52:14","slug":"visual-arts-90","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/visual-arts-90\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

In week 3, we took Year 8 Visual Arts students on an excursion to visit the First Nations Gallery at the Australian Museum and to the Yiribana Gallery at the Art Gallery of NSW. We were so proud of our students\u2019 engagement, interest and deep learning throughout the day. The immersion experience across both galleries meant that students had the time to expand their awareness and explore and enrich their understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art practice and culture. Their independent assignment work is also significantly building their understanding and knowledge of the world\u2019s oldest continuous living culture. Here is what some of our students said about their experience:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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At the Yiribana Gallery, I learnt that the artworks are so much deeper than just \u2018putting paint on a canvas\u2019. The way in which the artist depicts their work always has a reason, these aspects help the viewer to understand their intentions and stories. Often these works convey the impact that they have felt or the way that they are treated, and the connection to Country that Aboriginal peoples feel and sustain is felt through the way the piece is formed.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The first artwork our class looked at was named Warlugulong, a Papunya Tula artwork originating from the Northern Territory. The artwork conveyed a Dreaming story derived from the artists\u2019 Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and\u00a0 Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri\u2019s culture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>
\nAnnabel Lavery\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From learning outside the classroom, I can see how First Nations artworks from different Language Groups are so unlike one another and I better understand the different styles each group uses.\u202f\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In person you can see the texture in the artworks\u202fwhich brings them to life.\u00a0<\/em>
\nAkansha Singh\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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