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British Artists Celebrated at St James

Our first day of the Spring term was a busy one as the children in each class explored a different British artist from the 20th century. 

In Reception, the children explored David Hockney's 'A Bigger Splash' (1967):

 

The children experimented with making water splashes before using paint to replicate Hockney's piece.

In Year 1, the children investigated some artwork by Damian Hirst:

  

The children used different techniques including printing, digital and straws to blow paint.

In Year 2, the children explored the work of John Piper and in particular his piece, 'Covehithe Church' (1983). The children walked to St James' Church where they sketched the church and then spent the afternoon adding paint:

    

 

In Year 3, the children looked at Bridget Riley's 'Nataraja' (1993) - a complicated piece which the children replicated using coloured card cut and placed into patterns:

 

 

In Year 4, the children were focused on Antony Gormley's 'Field' (1989).  The children spent time exploring the marks they could see within his sculptures and then used this inspiration to create their own clay figures. 

The children also spent time exploring the configuration they would place these figures in for exhibition.

In Year 5, the children explored Barbara Hepworth's 'Pelagos' (1946). The children spent time thinking about what inspired Hepworth and what the sculpture represented. They then sketched their own wave-inspired pieces which was then made out of wire mesh and mod-roc:

  

 

In Year 6, the children investigated Henry Moore's 'Tube Shelter' sketches from WWII.  The children spent time exploring mark making techniques before figure drawing and created pieces inspired by Moore:

 

 

The children have produced some wonderful artwork this first day back and we would like to invite parents to an exhibition. The exhibition will be held in the school hall Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th January after school (3.10-3.30pm).