The Real Art Roadshow a great experience for Y3-8 Students
During the last week of Term Two the students in Years Three to Eight were given the opportunity to visit “The Real Art Roadshow”. This was in the form of a large expandable truck art gallery. The collection featured both renowned and emerging New Zealand artists, and crossed a variety of genres including painting, sculpture, photography, jewellery and ceramic art. The works have been purchased from the artists themselves as well as dealers and auctions. It has been put together with art students in mind and dovetails neatly into our Scots art curriculum.
The Real Art Roadshow was everything we expected it to be, yet was full of the unexpected, with students finding works that challenged their perceptions or simply appealed to their creative senses.
Three works that were particularly popular with the Year Eight students were: Neil Fraser’s “Deep Freeze”, (2006, oil on canvas) where Fraser depicted a glacier in an avalanche of paint. Gregor Kregar’s “Large Steel Life with Cars”, (2002, Cast glass light box with steel) a work that appeared quite flat until you took a closer look! and a real favourite with all boys, Philip Trusttum’s “Fireman”, (2005, Acrylic on canvas) which depicted a giant legoman with fireman’s hat, axe and extinguisher.
“The Real Art Roadshow” was a great experience for students and staff, bringing us all face to face with real NZ art – so different from seeing it all in books or on the internet.
by Jonn Nicholson