Workshop days with David Marchant
Having the help of enthusiastic teachers gives a great flow to our workshop days.
There were lots of Artwork made and the class was extremely productive.
“Having an Artist into school really inspired y9”, Said the Head of Year .Sand, Sea, Sky, Sundae, was the name given to a large sculpture of an ice cream made from mod rock and chicken wire.
The Blob was a sculptural work symbolised by an alien object that had landed on a school stool in the art room. This conceptualised piece took its inspiration from Michael Stumpf’s work. The stool that the blob was on was then personalised by each individual.
One group researched that Swansea was founded 900 years ago and made a collage with the figure 900 in the centre.
There were a variety of ideas based on Colin Priest’s work using memories.
A tree was made from collected twigs and wired onto a back board with memories written onto hand printed leaves. A large painting of the school was produced with memories surrounding it written onto printed clouds which the pupils had photographed.
Every pupil made a sign as a take on Graham Dolphin’s work which had imagery which was personal to the individuals. These were then photographed as a prototype sculpture which was then based in the Grounds of the school.
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Save the date See the outcomes of this project in the next Outreach and Education Exhibition Oct 10 – Nov 8 2015, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. Event Listing
