Year 9 Street Art
In this course, students are exposed to the practice and methodologies of Street artists in the form of individual and collaborative artworks, using the real world as a reference for their imagery. Their artworks will be exhibited in the community so students will develop an understanding of a contemporary audience.
Mural Project
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE – Evan Pank
(ex St Ives High Student!)
Evan Pank is an artist living and working in Sydney, Australia. Utilising spray paint and screen printing, he creates works based on his own experiences as a football fan and the interconnection of sport with politics and society. Pank’s unique work explores parallels between political protest on the street and football fandom at games across Australia and the globe. His work depicts the organised chaos that is hidden in plain sight.
This year, Evan has facilitated workshops with Year 9 Street Art PBL, demonstrating drawing, stencilling and spray-painting techniques for students to learn and build upon artmaking techniques. Evan has worked alongside students in the creation of a mural inspired by Australian artist “Beastman” known for public murals that depict geometric landscapes and life forms.
Each student has contributed their own design, creating, cutting and spraying their own multi-layered stencils. The symbols and motifs seen on the mural represent species found on the grounds of St Ives High School eg. Angophora, Old Man Banksia, Grevilleas and Eucalyptus.
The finished product....
A huge thank you to Mrs Skilton and Evan and congratulations to all students for their very colourful fingerprint on our school.
This creative collaboration has lead to an exciting, rich and vibrant mural that has been installed outside our C block building! Check it out!
Click play to watch the final touches of the mural as the students reveal their masterwork!
Students created artworks on large sheets of paper and "pasted up" and applied these to wall surfaces around the school. Imagery and messages were based on social, political and environmental issues.
Paste-ups
Stickers
Students designed an image or message of the form of a sticker. Their inspirations and references range from political, self-portrait, street-style branding to pop cultural references.