Doodle4Google

A big congratulations to Georgina Carpenter in 6th yr, who is through to the final of Doodle4Google with her doodle entitled 'The Cloud Maker'. Only 15 entrants from her age category (TY, 5th and 6th year) were chosen from the whole country. The winner from each category is chosen by the public. Please, please, please take the time to vote for Georgina's doodle and encourage your friends, family, facebook friends and twitter followers to do so also. Click on the link to vote The Cloud Maker by Georgina Carpenter

A day in the life..... by Eleanor Rogers

Jenny Saville inspired paintings

The 5th years started out the year by studying the work of Jenny Saville. Jenny Saville is famous for her large scale canvases depicting fleshy women. She gained her degree at Glasgow School of Art (1988–1992), and was then awarded a six-month scholarship at the University of Cincinnati, where she states that she saw "Lots of big women. Big white flesh in shorts and T-shirts. It was good to see because they had the physicality that I was interested in" - a physicality that she partially credits to Pablo Picasso, an artist that she sees as a painter that made subjects as if "they were solidly there....not fleeting". This project involved an in depth study of the anatomy of the face through drawing, photography, and ceramics but also required students to investigate the qualities of paint, and in particular how Saville uses the medium of paint. The students started the project by extensively drawing the face and head from different viewpoints using different techniques.

 

They then went on to make a reproduction of Jenny Saville's famous self portrait 'Mirror Mirror'.

'Mirror Mirror' by Jenny Saville

Here are a some of the students attempts

To finish the project the students chose a portrait photograph to reproduce using similar painting techniques to Saville's.

Here are the results.

Amy Holdcroft

Jill Kinch

Amber Penders

Andrea Kelly

Chloe Sawyer

Katie-Ann Holdcroft

Alana Grennan Brennan

 

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Halloween Photographs

Students from 1st and 2nd yr were asked to take a Halloween themed photograph. Here is a selection of the photographs submitted.

Niamh Woods - 1st Yr

Orla Molloy - 2nd Yr

Cait Murphy - 2nd Yr

Eimear McMahon - 2nd Yr

Clay Tiles - 2nd Years

These beautiful tiles only recently came out of the kiln. They were created by 2nd years just before the summer holidays last year. They took inspiration from the shapes and textures of natural forms.

By Chloe Duff

By Kelly Ann Owens

By Cienna Quiwa

By Grainne McCloskey

By Alison Walsh

By Rebecca Matthews

Animation - New Beginnings from Old Roots

This is an Animation that was created by 5th Year Students. It was shown as part of the celebratory service held in the gym on the day of the 'Grand Opening' of the new building.

New Art Exhibition Space

After much anticipation the new extension has finally been opened. The Art Department have been busy installing an exhibition of work in the new building for the 'Grand Opening'. Here are some photographs showing the range of work on show at the moment.

2nd Yr Group Project

6th Yr Charcoal Drawings & Lino Prints

5th Yr & 2nd Yr Work inspired by a trip to the Botanic Gardens

 

5th Yr Embroideries

 

By Georgina Carpenter

By Andria Wright

 

 

3rd Yr Group project - oversized insects

Junior Cert and Leaving Cert Work on display

Self Portrait by Andrea Kelly

 

6th Year Still Life