Natasha Soonchild is an Australian sculptor, designer, painter, printmaker and recycler based in Nundle, NSW. Using collected ephemera, cast-offs and rusty neglected treasures she creates narrative objects, sculptures and Mini-Museum assemblages breathing new life into these forgotten, discarded, items.
Inspired by Natasha Soonchild’s creations in this program students take a look at other assemblage artists including New Zealand/Australian artist Rosalie Gascoigne and American artist Louise Nevelson to create their own mini museum monochromatic assemblages using found objects.
Description of activity:
After a guided tour by our arts educator of the exhibition A Land of New Beginnings by Natasha Soonchild students will discuss the exhibition as a whole including themes and techniques explored by the artists. Furthermore students will look at the history of Assemblage art and principles of sculpture with a focus on composition, form, shape and repetition.
In an artmaking session to follow, students are asked to discuss the development of assemblage over time looking at artists Rosalie Gascoigne and Louise Nevelson. Inspired by the exhibition, history and artists students will then begin to create their own mini museum assemblages using an array of recycled and found objects. To finish, students will use the style of Louise Nevelson’s monochromatic finish on their creations with an option to stack assemblages as a final group installation.
Duration: 1.5 hours
This program is suitable for early stages 1-5
Dates: Available during school terms
Venue: NERAM
Cost: Member Schools $3.50 per student, Non-Member Schools $5.50 per student
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This program is available for all ages.
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