Just in time

I love this building….

While looking for resources for my year 12 Studio Arts students I came across the wonderful Colossal – Art and Design blog. This blog is full of inspiration and I love the diversity of artists, art forms and themes explored.
Here are a few examples from the Colossal blog – well worth checking out. It’s creator is Christopher Jobson and you should follow him on Twitter too – https://twitter.com/#!/itscolossal.

Riusuke Fukahori

When struggling with artistic vision, Fukahori’s pet goldfish became his inspiration and ever since his passion and lifelong theme. His unique style of painting uses acrylic on clear resin which is poured into containers, resulting in a three-dimensional appearance and lifelike vitality.

This video gives you a glimpse of his amazing painting process.

Artist Riusuke Fukahori’s London debut exhibition “Goldfish Salvation” was held at ICN gallery from 1 December 2011 – 11 January 2012.

Another artist featured on the blog is Dan Bergeron:Face of the City

At the end of term I am going on a pilgrimage to Spain, France and Italy – time to start planning…….

Evernote is a great tool – hoping that my students will use it this year.

Preparing for Studio Arts Unit 3 and 4 for 2012 this week and I am so excited as I research the work of Fred Williams. Fred Williams revolutionised the way we see and think about the Australian landscape. In the 1960s, inspired by the landscape of Victoria close to where he lived, he distilled the essence of environment in his paintings and works on paper. However, while the subjects were regional, Williams wanted to convey a wider sense of place. The local was the template for the more general, unifying elements of the continent.
The NGA site has wonderful resources such as this excellent video on Williams.

Fred Williams Overview from National Gallery of Australia on Vimeo.