Form IV Photography Module

Form IV have now begun their photography module with Mr. Watts. They will cover the basics of taking photos with an SLR camera and traditional developing techniques for  black and white prints. In addition to this they will develop skills in digital photography. We are also very excited about using newly acquired software 'Adobe Lightbox 3' for digital photography.   Sccart would like to draw attention to the copies of 'Practical Photography' which reside in the College Library. The June 2010 issue discusses in one article, 'How to use light', in order to improve your photographic skills. It is also worth checking out the photography links on the side-bar of this blog, especially the inspirational 1x.com.

While on the subject of our wonderful library, it is also worth mentioning that The Irish Arts Review is also available for perusing at your leisure. It is a quarterly magazine whose most recent cover story highlights the work of Irish painter Mary Swanzy

Festival of Colour

Posted today is a batik that was completed last term by senior cycle pupil Olivia Plunkett. Her inspiration was drawn from a picture of a boy celebrating 'Lathmar Holi',  (festival of colours). 

Senior Cycle Craft-work

Over the next few days SCC Art will publish a number of batiks that were completed by senior cycle pupils during the last term. Posted today is a vibrant image of two birds in flight by Georgina Wilson. This batik includes a broad range of visual texture as well as an excellent use of colour, the clarity of which adds greatly to the overall effect.

Surrealist Tea!

A new term has now begun and while we wait for the artworks of 2010/11 to get underway, SCC Art has delved into its archives and uncovered some gems! This piece of work was completed almost two years ago by the then Form IV pupil James Bowlby. It is rather reminisent of Meret Oppenheim's fur- lined tea cup produced in 1936. Granted James's teapot is a lot less surreal given that he has used good old tea bags to decorate his tea pot; not as 'out there' as drinking from a cup made of fur (yuk!). However it is somewhat surreal to think that one could possibly contain a pot of tea brewed in a pot made of just bags! It is certainly a humorous little sculpture!

Meret Oppenheim  'Object'.  Fur-lined cup, saucer and spoon. 1936

Feathers

Today is the last day of term so posting will cease until September when the Art Department will once again become a hive of activity. Today we leave on display two 'Feather Paintings' by Daphne Wright in Form V. Her choice of black paper on which she painted the feathers sets off their natural delicacy beautifully.

Form II Clay Modelling

Continuing on the theme of clay modelling today's post includes some recent work from Form II.  These clay models have been bisque fired and painted using acrylic paint.

Sadhbh Sheeran

                               Molly Dunne

Form Primary's Pottery

Some of the recent posts on SCC Art have included examples of excellent clay modelling from our Leaving Certificate pupils. Today's post is all about the youngest members of St. Columba's College. Like our senior pupils, Form Primary have also been developing skills in the medium of clay and have produced some great work. Examples of bisque fired models painted with acrylic paint can be seen below.

                                        Marta Carlotti

                                   Katie Stewart

Clara Murphy

Transition Year Art Prize

Congratulations to Aoise Keogan Nooshabadi in Form IV who last night won the Transition Year Prize for Art (she was also awarded a joint prize for the Spirit of Transition Year). A full list of winners can be viewed HERE.

Aoise's most recent work in the Art Room was a group-work project which is posted below along with a review of the project which she wrote for displaying in the Art Department's 'Visual Diary' later this week.

Form IV reproduces

‘The Last Supper’

As the Trinity Term drew to a close our art classes became fewer and fewer. For the remaining two weeks out brief was to complete a group- work mural to be displayed in the art room. The idea of a recreation of the infamous and legendary “Last Supper” was explained to us. I knew this would be difficult as firstly the original is a challenging size as well as deciding the style that all of us would have follow.

The rest of Aoise's review can be read HERE.

Leaving Certificate Craft Exam

Posted today are some of the clay models made for the Leaving Certificate Craft Examination 2010.

William Reade

Ciara Conway

                                        Lauren Cooke

Jessica Dean

Poppy Vernon

Leaving Certificate Craft Exam

Best of luck to the all the Leaving Certificate Art Pupils whose craft examination is being assessed today by an examiner from the Department of Education.

Poppy Vernon         Form VI           Craft Exam