Year 8 pupils have been looking at packaging over recent weeks during their Art lessons.  They have been studying the pop-art genre and artists such as Sarah Graham and Marcello Barenghi who paint in the hyper-realist style.  They have also thought about plastic pollution and artists who comment on environmental issues through their work.

In their lesson on Thursday 12th May, they used packaging collected from home to create 'Junk Robots' in relief using 3D modelling, adding papier mache for strength and texture. Some pupils, like Elowen Woodward (8R), have used the transparent properties of plastic in really inventive ways to show the inner workings of her robot. Others, such as Jada Miah (8R) have exploited the curve of a plastic bottle to skilfully create a rounded body and domed head, then used waste tin foil to form the metallic surface.  It has been great to see the pupils problem solving and working out how they can make use of found materials to create new 3D art.

Mrs Tillings, Teacher of Art