Structures and Sunsets; silhouette and collage art

Learning Space 1 have been learning about structures this term. As a part of this unit LS1 did some mixed media art. The learners combined digital art with collage, creating cityscape silhouettes digitally (and subsequently printed) and sunsets / sunrises with collage.

Another learning objective for this term is geometry and measurement. Learners challenged their understanding of 2 dimensional shapes by creating silhouettes of a cityscape using simple geometric shapes. Learners found a photo of an iconic part of a city then, using Google Drawings, overlaid triangles, trapeziums, ovals, and more on the buildings to create the silhouettes. 

 

Learners had a limited colour palette to work with for the sunsets. This meant learners had to adapt their ideas of sunsets to the materials present and choose which colours represented parts of their sunsets the best. Learners also had to use simple geometric shapes to represent shapes seen in sunsets. These shapes were then placed on a black backing.

Some learners were absent on the day LS1 did their art, so were tasked with completing the art entirely digitally using Mr Wong's art as an example to work from.