Art

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Picasso

Picasso recognised that participation in art activities helps people to understand themselves and others. It allows individuals to explore new ideas, new worlds and to view life from another perspective. This year we implemented a range of art projects to cater for individual student interests and to reflect their personal life experiences. The art students analysed themselves in relation to a range of topics. Art deals with subject matter as broad as life itself. This dichotomy of life and art has resulted in the production of art work of a very high standard in 2004, the talents of which were once again showcased during the Speech Night Art Exhibition at the Perth Concert Hall. The Year 12 Art students in particular, proudly displayed their achievements. The Signum Fidei Art Award was once again sponsored by Trinity Old Boy Patrick Coward. The award has successfully promoted excellence in the art work of Trinity art students since 2000, with some students choosing to further their art education. This year our guest judges were Ms Helen Carroll-Fairhall, Curator of the Westfarmers Art Collection, and Mrs Carmen Stewart, temporary Trinity Art Teacher. The 2004 winner of the Signum Fidei Art Award was Liam Kennedy for his painting A Sad Scene. Thomas Wright won the Year 12 Highly Commended Art Award for his painting. Matthew McVeigh won the Year 11 Highly Commended Prize for his sculpture. The People’s Choice Award has proven to be successful in the past involving families, staff and community members in our Art Exhibition and in promoting the Visual Arts. Congratulations to Thomas Wright for winning the 2004 People’s Choice Award for his artwork which was voted as the most favourite art work exhibited during the Speech Night Exhibition. Congratulations to all our prize winners and thank you for all your hard work during the year. A number of Trinity students also had their work selected for entry in the Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints, an extremely prestigious printmaking competition which is run nationally. Year 12 TEE Art student, James Gevaux was chosen as the winner of this competition. James’s print, 1.15 to Perth departs Meltham, was selected from hundreds of entries nationwide. Congratulations to James on this grand achievement! Trinity College talent was also reflected in the Angelico Art Exhibition for Catholic School Students. This exhibition displays some of the best art works from Catholic schools state-wide. Students with work in this exhibition included Liam Kennedy, Tim Mather, Matthew Mc Veigh and Thomas Cox. During the year the Year 10 Art students completed an introductory drawing project. Their drawings were submitted for judging for the annual Adelphe King Prize for Drawing. This award is sponsored by Adelphe King, a previous art teacher at the College, and aims to assist students in developing their drawing skills and encourages them to further their art

Ms Rita Basilio education. Year 10 student, James Embley, was the Senior Art Department winner of this year’s Adelphe King Prize for his still life drawing. This year Trinity Art students took part in a collaborative Art project which will culminate in the production of a mural to be displayed within the school grounds. The Year 12 Art and Design students led the way with ideas generation and research into the theme – ‘Trinity Culture’. After much discussion and debate, the students decided to focus on five important aspects/dimensions of Trinity Culture: education, religion, music, sport and history. The students produced relevant drawings on this theme and then worked collaboratively with local artist Clare Perkins, and their art teacher, to refine ideas and designs for the mural project. The mural is an ongoing project which will require the involvement of many more Trinity Art students before its completion. I admire the Year 12 Art and Design students for their hard work and persistence during the year on this project. If not for their initial ground work, a project of this magnitude would not have been possible. Thanks also to Clare Perkins for her assistance with the design development process. Mr John Lamborn, Junior and Middle School Art Teacher, took his long service leave during Term Three and Mrs Carmen Stewart was appointed as his replacement. I thank Mrs Carmen Stewart for all her hard work and for the inspiration and enthusiasm she brought into her art classes. I wish her all the best for next year. This year the addition of new tables and stools in the Senior Art Room has provided ergonomic support and comfort for our art students. Each year the Art Department continues to enjoy improvements in our facilities and welcomes changes which inevitably benefit our students. The importance of the Visual Arts at Trinity College as a learning area is one which cannot be overlooked, for both the important knowledge and skills it imparts and the ways in which it helps students to succeed in school and in life. Art is an important part of a complete education. I would like to thank all art students for their efforts and enthusiasm during the year.

Rita Basilio

Senior Art