Students in the Year 7 Art classes have blossomed into true artists. They were challenged to use Art as a form of expression to raise awareness about injured koalas and the loss of their food sources during the Kangaroo Island fires. Their inspiration was an Australian artist, Jessie Breakwell, who created a painting of a Koala called “Keith”, which she sold to raise funds and raise awareness around this issue.
The creative journey enabled students to learn about the elements of Art within the artwork by the famous artist Henri Matisse, who inspires Jessie to work in her unique style. They have learnt the value and significance of colour, experimented with different painting tools, and creatively used a variety of techniques to produce their interpretation of “Keith”.
Each piece of work is thoughtfully planned, has its own unique style that is fun, bold and upbeat to grab the viewer's attention to enable them to stop and think about the koalas on Kangaroo Island.
This work is amazing! Students have been very brave to produce skilled and meaningful pieces of work.
Verity Clark
Art Teacher
