Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama has always had a passion for flowers, nature and the cosmos and has been creating paintings, sculptures, installations, fashion and photography for decades. I presented images of her large flower sculptures from various exhibitions and installations around the world, including 'Flowers that Bloom in the Cosmos' at the NSW Art Gallery … Continue reading Flower sculptures inspired by Yayoi Kusama ~ Year 6
Melbourne artist John Kelly is well known for his many cow sculptures and paintings, but they are rather intriguing because they are a boxy shape and have an elongated neck and small head. It is not until you find out the back story for these strange bovines that they make sense. His inspiration came from … Continue reading Milk Bottle Cows- John Kelly inspired ~ Year 5/6 art lesson
Models made with air dry clay and Crayola Model Magic. Students used a combination of materials to make these Peter Diem inspired models. The Body & Head: Air dry clay was used to form the body. Students formed a small pinch pot into a rounded shape, pulling and shaping legs so that it would stand. … Continue reading Peter Diem inspired Cow sculpture~ Year 3-4 art lesson
