Visual Arts

 Year 8 - Steampunk

Steampunk is a genre of science fiction or science fantasy with a futuristic spin.  It incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery (Victorian era) and reimagines them in a new way. The Year 8 students had a wonderful time creating their Steampunk masks from found objects to give the effect of using 19th-century materials to create futuristic designs with fantastical functions. When undertaking this artmaking task, visual balance in the placement of their found objects as well as their aesthetics was greatly considered as was to painting them to give an aged patina appearance.  As you can see, they did a marvelous job and we were so proud of the work they produced.

Vicki Foggiato
Leader of Learning - Visual Arts