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  • Introduction

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    Nau mai ki te Year 8 Ngā Toi

    Kia Ora Tātou

    Welcome to Art 2024~!

    The context for your start to the year in Water whānau is all about 'Safety in New Zealand and beyond'. We will be creating an Andy Warhol inspired Pop Art painting, using personalised hazard symbols.

    I am looking forward to exploring the exciting world of Art with you all this year. 


    Mr Choong



    • Assignment icon
      8W2 Visual Arts- Assessment 1 Pop Art Assignment
      Opened: Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 12:00 AM
      Due: Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 12:00 AM
    • Assignment icon
      8M2- Olympics torch mixed media unit Assignment
      Due: Monday, 5 August 2024, 12:00 AM
    • Assignment icon
      8C2 Visual Arts Assignment
      Due: Thursday, 31 October 2024, 4:34 PM
      Not available unless: Your Department is 8C2

  • Term 1 Week 1

    Admin Day 

    • Touching base with parents and students
    • LA introduction to Yr 7 parents and students, initial checklist

    Tuakana-Teina 

    • Yr 10's role in assimilating Yr 7s into the MHJC way
    • DEEP Selections - Students start looking at options

        


  • Term 1 Week 2

    Designing our Visual Art cover pages.
     
                               


  • Term 1 Week 3

    ( continue from Week 2 )

  • Term 1 Week 4


    Water Whānau context: Safety in NZ and beyond. 

    We will be looking into a range different safety signs which will lead us into creating our own version, in the style of POP ART. We will be referencing artist models Roy Lichenstein and Andy Warhol's characteristics into our own safety sign painting.


  • Term 1 Week 5

    ( continue from Week 4 )

  • Term 1 Week 6



  • Term 1 Week 7


    We will continue painting our sections. Every session we are painting, our focus is to:

    1) Paint thin layers at a time with precision, this means taking your time and holding the brush close to the bristles as possible. There are many students who are holding their brush towards the end of the brush, which results in loss of steady control.

    2) Remember, always begin painting the lightest coloured paint and work your way to the darkest! If you paint over the line using light coloured paint, you can always go over the light colour using a darker colour. However, once you apply a dark colour over where you light colour should be, this will not be fixable.


  • Term 1 Week 8

    ( continue from Week 7 )

  • Term 1 Week 9

    ( continue from Week 7-8 )

  • Term 1 Week 10

    ( continue from Week 7-9 )

  • Term 1 Week 11

    ( finishing off all outstanding tasks )

  • 15 April - 21 April

  • 22 April - 28 April

  • Term 2 Week 1

    Kia Ora Maunga students

    Welcome to Art- Term 2!

    Based on the context for Maunga whānau for the Year 8 students in Term 2, in Visual Art we will be looking into the OLYMPICS.

    We are going to produce a Mixed media artwork of an A3 Olympic torch. This project will require the use of various dry and wet media to create a personalised Olympics torch design. Students will incorporate patterns, symbols, and imagery that serve as a visual representation of the students' identities.




  • Term 2 Week 2

    ( continue from previous week )

  • Term 2 Week 3

    Hola Year 8 Art students!

    Welcome to Week 3. This week, we will focus on completing our A4 torch template and aim to complete transferring our final concept design onto our final A3 paper, using pencil.


  • Term 2 Week 4

    Talofa lava everyone!

    This week and next week, we will be using DRY MEDIA ONLY to work on our final artwork. It is important you follow teacher's demonstration and instructions, as there are clear guidelines step by step throughout this project.


  • Term 2 Week 5

    ( continue from previous week )

  • Term 2 Week 6

    This week, we will continue working on our Olympic torch mixed media artwork. Everyone is doing a superb job on this project! 



  • Term 2 Week 7

    For these 3 weeks., we will continue working on our Olympic torch mixed media artwork. Everyone is doing a superb job on this project! 




  • Term 2 Week 8

    ( continue from previous week )

  • Term 2 Week 9

    ( continue from previous week )

  • Term 2 Week 10

    This is the final week of Art. I have really enjoyed teaching every student and everyone's artistic ability have definitely improved since Week 1 this Term. You have put in the long hours into the final artwork and you all should be proud of yourselves :) Mrs Lee will upload your grades onto MHOL by Week 1, Term 3. Enjoy your break everyone.


  • 8 July - 14 July

  • 15 July - 21 July

  • Term 3 Week 1

    Kia ora Coast Art students

    Welcome to Visual Arts~!
    In Week 1, we will be working on designing our Visual Art cover pages.
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  • Term 3 Week 2

    ( continue from previous week )

  • Term 3 Week 3

    From this week (Wk 3) we will begin our assessment. Our assessment will connect with the Coast Whānau context for this Term. You will be producing a painting of a seedling, inspired by New Zealand artist Shane Cotton. 

    Why a seedling? The Paris 2024 Olympic committee is emphasizing “more local, more plant based food” for the games this year. For this reason, we will be using a seedling as our main subject matter for our paintings.



  • Term 3 Week 4

    This week, we will finish off the backgrounds of our final paintings and will continue practicing painting. 

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  • Term 3 Week 5

    This week, we will work on drawing our seedlings onto the final backgrounds and begin painting :)

  • Term 3 Week 6

    This week, we will focus on painting our leaves and stems. Remember, it is very important that you work with a visual reference (image) of leaves when painting, in order to accurately capture different tones.



  • Term 3 Week 7

    This week, we will continue working on our seedling paintings. This week we will have some students work on their leaves + stem and some students will have moved on to working on their bubbles. Depending on the stage you are on, choose the learning intention/success criteria you need to refer to :)



  • Term 3 Week 8

    This week, we will continue working on our seedling paintings. This week we will have some students work on their bubbles and some students will begin working on their names. Depending on the stage you are on, choose the learning intention/success criteria you need to refer to :)



  • Term 3 Week 9

    This week, we will continue working on our seedling paintings. Once you have painted the letter of your names in black, go back to touching up your soil (brown) and your sky (blue). Your painting submission will be in Week 10, Tuesday :)



  • Term 3 Week 10


    We have made it, yay! We have reached the last week of Term 3 and the last week of Art for 2024. It is clearly evident that everyone in this class have improved their painting skills since the beginning of Term 3. We have come a long way and I am SO PROUD of how well you all worked :) This week, you will make final touch ups and will submit your work on Tuesday or Thursday (the latest).



  • 30 September - 6 October

  • 7 October - 13 October

  • Term 4 Week 1

    Kia Ora Forest whānau Year 8 artists! 

    Welcome to Visual Arts- Term 4. Our first task will be to design our art folder pages :)
                               


  • Term 4 Week 2


    The context for Forest Whānau in Term 4 is Around the world in 80 days. In Visual Art this Term, you will produce a painting which visually represents the merging of WEST and EAST, by integrating concepts from a Japanese artist with those of a New Zealand artist. Your artwork will symbolise the contrast between two polar opposites.





  • Term 4 Week 3

    From this week, we will begin painting! :)


  • Term 4 Week 4

    ( continue from previous week )

  • Term 4 Week 5

    This week, we will continue painting our Don Binney inspired paintings. The majority of us have completed STEP 1 (backgrounds) and are either working on the landscape or ready to paint the bird :)


  • Term 4 Week 6

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    Your paintings are all looking fantastic, tino pai everyone :)
    This week, we will continue working on our paintings. Madison has completed up to STAGE 3 (image above) and is ready for the last step of the painting, which is to stick down polka dots! 


  • Term 4 Week 7

    ( continue from previous week )

  • Term 4 Week 8

  • Term 4 Week 9