Artists of the Week!
Year 9 - Modernist Landscape Compositions
Year 9 Visual Arts students have selected a Modernist art movement to recreate the style in their own landscape painting. In the process they have learnt about that particular art movement, the artists and their work. Two works that were particularly successful are Taylah Robert’s Impressionist painting of a lavender field using thick impasto with acrylic paint and Emily Turner’s Postmodernist interpretation of her local area.
Taylah Roberts
“My Artwork reflects the Impressionist works through a traditional cottage and cottage garden. I like that I could experiment with different techniques and could be creative with my work, to depict my chosen image.”
“My artwork aims at reflecting Post Impressionist style. This art movement had many different artists who were beginning to express their feelings in their artworks rather than depicting the world around them in a realistic way. My work reflects the work of Paul Cezanne who emphasised the structure and shapes of objects within his landscapes scenes.”
Grace Cossins
“My Modernist landscape reflects the art movement Post-Impression. Post-Impressionism rejected Impressionism's concern with the spontaneous and naturalistic rendering of light and color. This art movement brings out the brushstrokes as if they are alive and moving. The brushstrokes give the painting a sense of liveliness and sometimes even emotion. Some of my favourite artists in Post-Impressionism are, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, and Edvard Munch. These artists are unique in the way they use their brushstrokes to achieve a liveliness in their works and even catch the audience's attention as well.”