Mater Christi College - 2016 Art Show catalog

Art Show

13 August - 11 September 2016 Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey

This wonderful exhibition features student artwork completed during Semester 1, 2016.

The variety of techniques and skills on display reflects personal interests and stages of development in drawing, painting, printing, digital media, photography and model making. The collection comes from a range of Visual Arts subjects including: Years 7 - 10 Art, Years 9 & 10 Graphic Design, Year 11 Studio Arts and Years 11 & 12 Visual Communication Design These artworks are a small sample of the creativity that will be on display at the Mater Christi Arts and Technology Festival.

OUR ARTISTS Kirsten Andrich

Gabrielle Hamlet

Louise Punturere

Kirily Ashford

Holly Hodges

Dinithi Ranatunga

Cara Belvedere-Bain

Jasmine Horne

Jaimee Rayner

Paige Brown

Renay Hrubos

Brodie Richardson

Samantha Clark

Saran Kim

Colby Rough

Willow Cleary

Anri Kim

Sarah Smedley

Brooklyn Clifford

Zoe Kouris

Madeline Steele

Tania Corrie

Haylee Lechner

Ciara Stephenson

Madelyn Curtis

Phoenix Lee

Bailey Sykes

Hayley Curtis

Rey Logan

Georgia Taylor

Claudia Dabb

Tahlia Merrett

Bridget Vardy Willsher

Hannah Dale

Rithika Muddagowni

Ella Walden

Mira Dale

Stacey Nesnas

Ashleigh Waters

Shaylee de Bolster

Chloe Nieuwenhuizen

Gemma Whitelaw

Erin Dekker

Allison McMahon

Phoebe Wilhelm

Isabelle Dowell

Molly O’Bryan

Grace Wilhelm

Cassidy Ede

Madeleine Ostoja-Solecki

Stephanie Williams

Lucy Fenton

Brianna Pettenuzzo

Jordyn Yeoman

Mieke Florisson

Emily Preston

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01. Chip Packet Emotions Dress Artist: Cassidy Ede, Year 7 chip packets, digital photography

04. Watercolour At Woolamai Beach Artist: Haylee Lechner, Year 7 digital photography, watercolour

02. Travelling Through Time Artist: Gabrielle Hamlet, Year 7 digital photography on canvas

05. Blur Artist: Zoe Kouris, Year 9 pine wood, plastic, dirt, sand, acrylic paint, string

Each chip packet represents a different meaning and emotion. I asked my friends and family to give me their empty chip packets so that I could put them together to make a dress. I collected nearly 100 both large and small packets. I stuck all the chip packets together with sticky tape to give it a glossy texture and a crinkled form.

My self-portrait is a photo mosaic built with many hundreds of tiny photographs. The photographs tell the story of my life, from the day I was born to the almost present day.

03. Falling Into Fun Artist: Samantha Clark, Year 7 digital photography

This art piece represents Autumn and falling into fun. The colourful umbrella with Autumn colours is the main focus with different dots and arrangements. The “fun” part in image is the playground. The background represents someone’s fun day in Autumn making memories to never forget.

My artwork was inspired by the artist Andre Rucker and his photography. I was inspired by the way he thought creatively and used this in his artwork. I created my artwork using photo editing apps. The photos are of Woolamai Beach, Philip Island. The painting uses watercolour paints and my face and hands.

My theme for this artwork was blur. Blur is about being unfocused and passing time. I used the frame and trees to represent looking out of a window, daydreaming. The paint, sand and scratched plastic give my artwork a blurred look.

The contrast between the sand/scratched plastic and the colourful paint represent passing of events.

06. Neverending Artist: Zoe Kouris, Year 9 wire, clock parts, cake board, acrylic paint

To make my clock, I rolled 20c coins across the cake-board creating the look of a plant. The numbers were made from wire which helped represent how humans have affected the environment. We need to do something now to save our environment before time runs out.

07. A House In Toorak Artist: Holly Hodges, Year 9 digital print, colour pencil

I created my house with all the latest features.

My house is very family friendly with many open spaces for different functions. The main focus of the house was to incorporate the first and second floor. I did this with high ceilings and open mezzanine over the first floor living room. The house also has many windows allowing as much natural light as possible.

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08. Modern Family Home Artist: Madelyn Curtis, Year 9 digital print, colour pencil

I liked the idea of creating my own house and being able to incorporate different ideas. I chose to place a lot of windows so that natural light could enter the home and be sustainable with heating and cooling. The exterior uses concrete rendering because it is contemporary and helps emphasise the unique form of the two-story home.

09. Beauty Is All Around You Artist: Ciara Stephenson, Year 7 digital photo

I created my artwork to show that beauty isn’t just in the face or inside the person, but all around us.

Whether it’s in the trees, air or in flowers, beauty is present and everyone has some beauty.

10. Artists’ Bar Artist: Stacey Nesnas, Year 11 copic marker, bleedproof paper

I used 1-point perspective drawing to design the interior details of this bar. I featured martini glasses as a highlight. The copic markers allowed me to represent many different textures such as brick, metal, leather and glass.

11. Think Big Artist: Colby Rough, Year 9 watercolour paint, sequins and ink

A little girl looks at a pile of ideas on her bench and imagines what she can do with all the possibilities.

12. Cosmetic Industry Artist: Saran Kim, Year 12 300gsm card, thick acetate sheet, box board, grey cardboard, ink, pva glue, mount boards, photocopy paper, pencil, digital print The task was to design packages for a series of cosmetic products, furniture in the cosmetic boutique and the boutique store itself. For Communication Design, I have designed packages of a cosmetic brand characterised by the promotion of the environmentally friendly and natural cosmetic products made of organic ingredients. The design is aimed to appeal to the audience through the luxurious quality expressed through the twisted structure and the gold print. For industrial design, I completed an orthogonal technical drawing for the timber counter. For environmental design, I incorporated concrete, skylights, timber and foliage plants in order to transform the residential foundation of the building into a boutique. Three designs may have responded to the specific target audience through the appropriate use of design elements and principles.

13. Dream Big, Baby Girl Artist: Tania Corrie, Year 9 watercolour pencil

The mermaid has her face turned because I wanted to display emotion through the picture.

If I made it look like she was hiding something or scared, it would allow my quote, “Dream Big Baby Girl’, to shine through and connect with my drawing. Because she is hiding her face, the quote tells her to let loose and dream big.

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14. The Black Shadow Artist: Willow Cleary, Year 9 colour pencil

My piece relates to gender equality and feminism.

The piece is an interpretation of a series of short stories written by Angela Cartons ‘Bloody Chamber’. I incorporated use of colour contrast, shape and texture to display my beliefs about government influence on women in society. Little Red Riding Hood represents the female population.

The strong bold and bright colours are powerful in comparison to the wolf which looms as a dark and gloomy figure. The wolf represents the government and the public’s current position on gender equality, a dark shadow blocking the path towards women’s equality in the world.

15. Corners Of The Ocean Artist: Anri Kim, Year 9 watercolour pencil, white gel pen, watercolour paper

I want to tell young girls not to cry about the things that don’t work out and to take action to make things better.

16. You Were Born To Sparkle Artist: Kirsten Andrich Year 9 pencil, metallic pen

The butterfly in my artwork is intended to inspire children to be the best they can be and stand out from the rest because they were ‘born to sparkle’.

17. Green Girl Artist: Cara Belvedere-Bain, Year 9 digital print

A fairytale illustration for a target audience of young girls, a fairy girl lying in the grass and flowers

18. Flowers Artist: Jaimee Rayner, Year 9 pressed flowers, vintage frame

I used pressed flowers from my own garden and placed them in a vintage looking frame. I was inspired by my nan because she loves flowers and has a big garden that I adventured in as a child.

19. Candle Holders Artist: Bridget Vardy Willsher, Year 8 glass, scented wax Candles to create a sensory response.

20. Art Deco Postcard Artist: Molly O’Bryan, Year 10 digital photograph, gold ink

This is my own digital photograph I edited with an Art Deco pattern, type and border. I used gold gel pen ink to create more depth and represent a link with the film, The Great Gatsby.

21. Dead or Alive Artist: Stephanie Williams, Year 7 icing fondant

My lost and found art piece is made with icing fondant. My inspiration was Alex Mai’s awesome origami in a jar.

22. Thinking Artist: Ella Walden, Year 7 digital photo

My artwork represents thinking about why everything turned out the way it has and thinking about horrible events in the world shown with a ‘gunshot’.

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23. Fairyland Artist: Emily Preston, Year 9 copic marker, bleedproof paper

Fairies are hidden in a garden in the style of ‘Where’s Wally.’ My design was inspired by Walt Disney and Baylee Jae.

24. Straw Light Artist: Hayley Curtis, Year 10 mixed straws, plastic, light globe and electrics

Interior design lamp to illuminate a contemporary space.

25. Dragon Artist: Isabelle Dowell, Year 8 felt, wood, fibres

The representation and relationship between the making of a felt structure, a dragon, and it’s nest.

26. Fairy Wings Photograph In Landscape Artist: Lucy Fenton, Year 8 wings: mixed papers and materials. photograph: digital print

The fairy, it’s elegance, the wings that can provide flight, yet the flight is a look, a stance and ultimately, a dance.

27. Glass Bowl and Vessel Artist: Louise Punturere, Year 8 mixed glass

28. Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman Artist: Chloe Nieuwenhuizen, Year 10 iron, spoons, mixed media, engraving

The artwork responds with symbolism and text to Women’s Rights.

29. Fruity Face Artist: Ashleigh Waters, Year 10 digital photography

Connection, disconnection, relationship and senses. Your look, your emotion, your moment!

30. Three Wise Monkeys Artist: Brooklyn Clifford, Year 8 digital photography on paper and acetate

Speak, hear, and see no evil. The imagery reflects my thoughts and relationship with what is wise.

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31. A Chup A Day Artist: Sarah Smedley, Year 10 digital photography on paper and acetate

35. Dance I ‘Can’ Artist: Bailey Sykes, Year 8 digital print and spray paint

32. “When I Am......”

Artist: Jasmine Horne, Year 11 diptych: watercolour

36. Australian Stitch Artist: Chloe Nieuwenhuizen, Year 10 mixed fabrics sewn

33. Xray Stitch Artist: Rithika Muddagowni, Year 10 xrays, sewing mixed media

37. Scenes Artist: Mieke Florisson, Year 9 digital photography

Day in Day out, the world continues. Environments, people, and the focus? A Chupa Chup.

Reflects upon the writing of Rupi Kaur, and the personal emotions people feel.

What is a heart? The depth of one’s soul, purpose. Interwoven connections of our physical, psychological and physiological self as a human being.

34. Polaroid My Life Artist: Madeline Steele, Year 8 polaroid photographs

I am how I am captured in photographs. Produced in an instance, reflecting an instance.

Me, a girl, growing as a teenager, many influences, peers, feelings and imagery.

Australia, multi-cultural, made of many sections that interconnect.

The representation of urban and forested landscapes and their similarity and contradictions

38. Face The Sun Artist: Phoebe Wilhelm, Year 9 pencil drawing

39. Landscape Images Artist: Gemma Whitelaw, Year 11 diptych: photography

Relationship, human and landscape, we can be seen as separate, but we are one. The relationship is strong, a relationship that reflects life.

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40. Octopus Woman Artist: Renay Hrubos, Year 11 pencil and watercolour paint

This piece was inspired by the ocean. I gathered inspiration from the relationship humans have with marine life as well as the love I have for all animals.

41. Glass-Scape Artist: Brianna Pettenuzzo, Year 11 glass and mixed media

42. Fragmented Duality Artist: Brianna Pettenuzzo, Year 11 digital print and 3 dimensional construction My sister, her visual and emotional levels that interrelate and define the character of a person.

43. Facial Text Artist: Claudia Dabb, Year 8 digital photograph

Our face, a vision of who we are, surrounded by a cloak of intimacy.

44. Animorphs Artist: Lucy Fenton, Year 8 triptych: digital photography and marbling

I am a morph, my relationship between myself and the animals that represent my character.

45. Necklace Artist: Georgia Taylor, Year 11 printed paper and wire

A series of folding papers that create decoration in their own right, yet unify as a whole.

46. Pegs Artist: Phoenix Lee, Year 10 wooden pegs and serving board Women’s rights statement.

47. Struggle Artist: Shaylee de Bolster, Year 11 mixed fabrics and horse ribbons Women’s rights statement.

48. Splatter Artist: Grace Wilhelm, Year 8 acrylic paint on plastic mannequin

49. Cake Artist: Louise Punturere, Year 8 icing fondant foam and paper

Symbolic reflection on Women’s rights.

50. Dirt Music Artist: Isabelle Dowell, Year 8 glass, wood, book, music device

The relationship between words and the symbolic use of the piano. The mixed media characterises the sound that emanates from a musical device.

51. I Am Woman Artist: Jordyn Yeoman, Year 8 digital print: magazine

Reflection and response to Women’s rights.

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51 - 57. Make a Pledge for Parity Artists: Allison McMahon (51), Brodie Richardson (52), Hannah Dale (53), Madeleine Ostoja-Solecki (54), Paige Brown (55) , Rey Logan (56 ), Tahlia Merrett (57), Year 10

International Women’s Day is a global event celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

The Year 10 Graphics students created patterns which represented their ‘pledge for parity’.

58. Guernica Artist: 8D Art black and white acrylic paint

A mural by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso painted in 1937, one of the most moving and powerful antiwar paintings in history. A class excercise in tone, paint technique and breaking a large task into parts, the students were given a section not knowing what they were painting until the very end.

59. Circus Artist: 8D Art oil pastel

A painting by French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker Fernand Leger. Each student had a portion of the painting and drew and mixed oil pastel colours to match the original hues. It is powerful for the students to create something so large as a group.

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60. Alessi Product Design Project Artists: Tahlia Merrett (kettle) and Rey Logan (cup), Year 10

61. Disney Artist: Kirily Ashford, Year 8 guash Three wise monkeys

62. Dream Catcher Artist: Erin Dekker, Year 8 textiles Three wise monkeys

63. Food Artist: Mira Dale, Year 8 mixed media Three wise monkeys

64. Music Artist: Dinithi Ranatunga, Year 8 mixed media Three wise monkeys

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