National Gallery of Victoria (International)
On 21 May, the Year 9 Art students were accompanied by Mr D’Aglas, Mr Bowden and Mr Siddall for an excursion to the National Gallery of Victoria (International) to study artworks from the Salon et Lumière (the Salon Hang room) and Impressionist paintings. Students discussed the characteristics of paintings that were accepted and refused from the Salon; talking between themselves and sketching details from paintings that interested them. Students also studied how French Impressionist artists such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Gustave Caillebotte used light and colour to create painterly compositions, offering an awesome and unbeatable learning experience that transformed what they have learned in art theory classes to interpreting paintings up close. Both Year 9 classes were very well behaved, courteous, and represented SASC with pride. Well done!
Mr Matthew Siddall- Visual Art and Visual Communication Design
