ART EDUCATION VICTORIA A VIBRANT, INTERCONNECTED AND HIGH QUALITY LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS AND ENHANCES CREATIVITY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE VISUAL ARTS FOR ALL VICTORIANS.
WHAT STANDS OUT MOST ABOUT THIS UNDERTAKING • Barton’s enchanted aesthetic • Vibrant colours set against the dark backgrounds • Use of dot to form line and shape • Washey use of watercolours creating a sense of the organic form • Dedicated detail similar to that of a scientific observational record
SOME THEMES WORTH EXPLORING • Sacrifice • Perspective – The bird’s naïve perspective of the boy and the boy’s • Collaborations uneducated perception of the bird. • Contemporary art making • The ‘disposable’ behaviours in society • Relationships • Gender roles • Bond/Blend with nature (pagan • Courtship in different cultures connetions) • Arts practice - deriving inspiration • Role of literacy and her connection to family time • Metaphor - if not a bird, what might the Nightingale represent? • Lifecycles
SOME POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES • Compare and contrast the aesthetics with other artistic animations • Breakthrou Film’s Peter and the Wolf • Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing • Craft a Prequel, Sequel based on a character. • Fabricate a replica from an animation (similar to the dress, bird, flowers). • Storyboard or animate a short poem or piece of writing. • Make a list poems and pieces of writing that you think would suit Barton’s aesthetic/unique style. • Select a courting ritual from a different culture and create an artwork. • Explore the depiction of sacrifice as a means for art making.
OTHER RESOURCES • ACMI’s webpage • Student worksheet
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