Artarama Session 1: Photographs and Interviews.

Photographs and Interviews by Lily Beazley and Hannah Soper

 

 

Artarama Session 1 Report

Session 1 Tuesday 28^th May 

First Mrs Murray showed us a photo of a huge chandelier made out of thousands of clear plastic bottles which had been recycled.   We talked about why creating and viewing art is important.  One of the thoughts we wrote down was that looking at art inspires us and gives us ideas.

Then Mrs Murray told us what we were doing today. Each group of people then grabbed bottles and washed them so that all the coke was out of them. They all started to cut the bottoms off the plastic bottles to make flowers.

After that Mrs Murray showed us another thing to do with the tops of the bottles.   By cutting long narrow triangles into the top of the bottles we made a different flower shape.   

It was then time to pack up and put the bottles away for next time.       

By David and Brodie

The Chandelier we are using as inspiration.

 

Examples of the flowers we have made.

ARTARAMA - Waste Waterfall Project.

All of the senior classes are working with Mrs Murray on a artwork which will be exhibited in the Aigantighe Gallery's Artarama - festival of South Canterbury's Creative Generation.  It will show work from students up to the age of 18years.  Ruma Kea is constructing a magical waterfall out of recycled plastic bottles.

For each session we have two blog reporters who will keep you up to date on our progress, and two photographers who will also interview the artists and record their ideas about the project.