Science week

As part of Science Week the Science department here at the college are running a science/art competition. They simply request pupils to produce a piece of art which is inspired by science.

 Art and science are very closely linked. This is exemplified in the work of Leonardo Da Vinci who moved between art and science throughout his working life.Posted below are some examples of how artists have already interpreted science as art. 

Pupil work for this competition will be posted by the end of this week. 

 Crochet Coral

 The Scream by Edvard Munch

 Alcohol Molecules

Molecule Sculpture

Creative Embroidery

Roland FitzGerald Barron

Roman Sharykin

Wolfe Purcell

Max Caminow

Creative Embroidery

Over the next few days SCC Art will be posting the completed creative embroideries made by members of Form II.  Lots of different materials were used to make the embroideries including fabric, wool, thread, wood, beads, plastic, cardboard, and in one case as you will see in tomorrow's post, a pair of socks! Fabric dyes were used to help achieve specific colours, paint and pens were also utilised to help create detail. Various textures were reproduced using techniques such as beading,  ruching and layering fabric and stuffing the fabric with wadding. For some pupils this was their first encounter with sewing but as is evidenced in their work they proved to be quite capable!

Samuel Clarke

Samuel Allen

Sophie Lamotte

Edward Tottenham

Waves, Surfing & Horses

This photograph published on the front of today's Irish Times is reminiscent of a SCC Art post from last year.  Check out the post from last November which discusses the famous Guinness Ad. alongside a painting by Daphne Wright.

Image from the Guinness Ad.

Daphne Wright

Life-Drawing

Form VI continues to practice life drawing. Today they worked on gesture and contour drawings. The objective of these short studies is to capture the gesture of the figure. By carefully studying the model, to the point were pupils must not even look at the page upon which they draw, pupils are forced to render what they see  therefore reproducing the gesture that the figure is making.

Daniel Roden

Daphne Wright

Milly Murphy

Milly Murphy

Creating a Lino-Print

 Form Primary started to cut their lino-blocks today. Elements such as shape, line, texture,balance, composition, positive and negative must be considered when designing and creating a lino-print. Generally a good print will be approximately 60% positive and 40% negative (negative being the part of lino that is cut away). It is also a good idea to retain part of the boarder as 'positive' so that the lino-block does not disintegrate too easily.

Equally important when cutting a lino-block is safety! The cutting blades are very sharp so it is most important to always keep the hand with which you do not cut behind the hand which is cutting. Always cut away from your body and use a bench-hook if available to you.

Woodblock Printing

Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) was a Japanese Artist and printmaker. Hokusai is best-known as a woodblock printer and lino-printing follows the same process as woodblock printing. He is best known for the print series Thrity-six Views of Mount Fugi which includes the Great Wave off Kanagawa , created during the 1820s.

Form Primary prepare for Lino-Printing

Form Primary have been doing observational drawings of leaves. They are using these drawings as a source for designing a lino-print. Form I recently completed a lino-printing project, some of which can be viewed HERE

Gregory Munday

 

Koye Olurin

Helena Gromotka

Douglas Boyd Crotty

Petra Duran Basso

Ryan Jan

Portraits

Posted today are a selection of self portraits by members of Form II. The character and expression captured in these portraits are very exciting.




Posted below is a selection of self- portraits by Van Gogh which is also worth viewing. It is interesting to note the various faces of just one man and how colour and the application of paint can drastically affect the mood and atmosphere of a painting.



Van Gogh from Philip Scott Johnson on Vimeo.

Life-Drawing

Form V have been practising Life Drawing which accounts for just under 13% of the over-all Leaving Certificate Art Exam.

 The following drawings are by Kim Jennings, Philippa von Erdmannsdorff and Henry Roe.

Tyrone Langham was their model.

Pupils may enjoy looking at artist Ryan McJunkin's top ten tips for life-drawing on this link.