{"id":1430,"date":"2007-10-18T20:51:14","date_gmt":"2007-10-18T19:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2013-02-12T15:37:39","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T15:37:39","slug":"locws-schools-2007-ysgol-gyfun-gymraeg-bryn-tawe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/?p=1430","title":{"rendered":"Locws Schools 2007: Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nGuided Tour<\/strong><\/br>
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\nTwenty-seven teenagers with a keen interest in contemporary art created a very interesting tour with intelligent feedback. After a few tips on formalism the art was ready to be unravelled and with quick responses they weren\u2019t far off the mark.<\/br>
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\nSara Rees’s work was obviously making an impression as some of the group had already wondered what it was prior to the tour. \u2018We passed the artwork last week and questioned why it was there and wondered where it came from because the Marina was full of posh boats and contrasted with a shack like house thing\u2019, (Harriet and Rhian).<\/br>
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\nThomas hit the nail on the head \u2018I think it is a house from the future, due to population destroying the arctic, big waves will come and destroy the cities and the survivors will start making houses from things that they have found and live in them\u2019.<\/br>
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\n\u2018I love the way the plant growing on it represents new life\u2019, (Naomi).<\/br>
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\nThe students took time to concentrate on Torsten Lauschmann\u2019s work, which produced lots of smiles, jumpy reactions and even rhythmic jigs.<\/br>
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\n\u2018Big and small objects to blend the sounds in together\u2019, (Rachel).<\/br>
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\n\u2018Using everyday electricity creatively\u2019, (Naomi).<\/br>
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\n\u2018It\u2019s quite musical and its got beat rhythm mixed together using old and new technology\u2019, (Alun).<\/br>
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\nWhen shown Rhona Byrne\u2019s projection the pupils commented on how they thought – \u2018it changes your perspective of Swansea\u2019, (Sophie).<\/br>
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\n\u2018Contrasting the layout of the city to the country\u2019, (Adam).<\/br>
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\n\u2018Disagree that the artist is using a plane for this work as it pollutes the atmosphere\u2019, (Alice). <\/br>
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\nBoth Niamh and Milena\u2019s work brought up questions about war and peace.<\/br>
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\nWhen looking at Niamh\u2019s work, Marysia quoted the graffitti artist Banksey’s ‘Book on Wall and Peace’ in relation to the exposed graffiti in the sculptural mural. Marysia was also able to decipher the Czechoslovakian in Milena\u2019s work, which was quite a touching moment e.g. ‘Trada’: a calling for father, ‘Kryjteme’: hide yourself\/hide me.<\/br>
\nVojta was an emotional piece for Rachel, Lauren, Marysia, Chad and Naomi.<\/br>
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\nWe ended the day with discussions about Rebecca Gould\u2019s work in the Norwegian Church. The children picking out some excellent observations.<\/br>
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\n\u2018Is she looking for a hero?\u2019(Nia). \u2018Is she a victim of fashion from Paris signifying the centre of the fashion world and the fact that she\u2019s wearing chanel sunglasses?\u2019(Lauren).<\/br>
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\n\u2018The horse looks like the Trojan horse from Troy\u2019, (Hannah).<\/br>
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\n\u2018The jacket seems to have patterns just like olive leaves. Just as the horse was made from olive wood\u2019, (Marysia).<\/br>
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\n\u2018It is a modern day version of Helen of Troy\u2019, (Sophie). <\/br>
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\nLooking at Milena Dopitova’s drawings at Swansea Museum<\/strong><\/br>
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\nLooking at Sara Rees’s sculpture in Swansea Marina<\/strong><\/br>
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\nWatching Rhona Byrne’s film in St. Mary’s Church<\/strong><\/br>
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\nArtworks<\/strong><\/br>
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\nThe students worked in groups producing a wide range of work in response to the exhibition tour on day one. There were examples of small scale sculpture, mock ups of stained glass concepts, books, masks and murals. The students using multi- inspirational, contextual ideas.<\/br>
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\nOne group used a series of photographs that they took during the tour of the day, combined with inspiration from St. Mary\u2019s Church and Rhona Byrne\u2019s projection. Using visuals of fragmentation to form a mock-up of a stained glass window sited on one of the windows in their classroom. Others created interior murals sited in the corridors of the school inspired by Niamh McCann and using quotes and images from Dylan Thomas.<\/br>
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\nA direct response from Sara Rees’s work was evident in other group work. One in particular was the making of a sculpture using a mobile phone as a symbol of our present day condition and it being washed away by a Tsunami, leaving behind a representation of a house from the future.<\/br>
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\nI thoroughly believe that if it wasn\u2019t for the students dedication towards the project, that they would never have completed such ambitious tasks which they set for themselves on one day. I was told by the students that the project had been really exciting and can recall several quotes including – \u2018Can we do this again next year?\u2019.<\/br>
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\nThe stained glass window<\/strong><\/br>
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\nThe Mask<\/strong><\/br>
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\nThe Dylan Thomas Mural<\/strong><\/br>
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\nThe Tsunami<\/strong><\/br>
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\nThe Mobile Phone<\/strong><\/br>
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\nThe house from the future<\/strong><\/br>
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