The Pilgrim Year 4 class has just completed a unit on indigenous art. Our initial focus was on the work of Bronwyn Bancroft. We began by investigating a lot of the picture books she has illustrated. Students enjoyed creating some great pieces, copying some of the illustrations in Why I Love Australia, depicting the Australian landscape. Later, we looked at a piece of her art which contained cool colours, multiple borders, 5 wavy lines and detailed patterning. Each child then created a work using a similar formula, choosing to colour their pieces in either cool or warm colours.
Another task was to create a dot painting of a bush plum tree. The trunks were done in black and the dots added using match sticks and paint. Next, we looked at many images of Rainbow Serpents and children used Prockeys and paint to create their own snakes. Using some special papers from Zart, inspired by indigenous designs, children created some collages based on things which were important to them or their families.
Our final task was to use some photocopied hand outlines, fill them with Zentangles and artistically locate them on black paper. Children then used either white or silver pens to add a message about reconciliation. The following slide show includes the completed student work, created in readiness for Reconciliation Week.
Year 4 Art Work on PhotoPeach
