Colour My World Visual Arts E-Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020
MASTER CHALLENGE!
Celebrate the start of a new decade with our 2020 Masters’ Challenge. From Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Hundwertwasser to contemporaries such as Reynolds, Council and more. These titans of creativity have driven our participants to paint, sculpt, sketch. stitch and design a storm of fantastic work. Happy New Year!
To find out more about our Visual Arts Workshops, visit:
www.colour-my-world.com/visualarts
ENROL NOW: Term starts from 28 Dec 2019! Existing students do NOT need to re-enrol.
Core Art Yearly Focus – Fine Art and Design
Compose compelling original artwork and expand your skills in design. From Japanese contemporary art to early 20th century Russian Avant Garde, you will discover how the visual language of fashion, product, graphic design and modern architecture can be used for boosting sustainability awareness, advertising campaigns and commercial messaging.
Explorer’s Art (3 – 4.5 yrs)
Kaleidoscope Republik
Referencing photographs of Hong Kong skylines, buildings and aerial shots, artists will plan and draw their own fantasy landscapes. Influenced by Austrian artist/architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser, our little Explorers will have at their disposal, acrylic and squeegee paints, paste paper, as well as their creative minds! On a sizeable 50x60cm canvas, interpretations of the Hong Kong city space will be transformed and then constructed 3-dimensionally.
Core Art (4.5 yrs+)
Kaleidoscope Republik
Embrace and reconnect with the harmony of our natural environment. Using colour, shape and texture as a tool to ‘revive’ Hong Kong landscapes, here’s your chance to bring flat grey buildings to life in a large–scale group painting. Study Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s artwork of colour and flowing form as well as his work advocating environmental protection to create this gigantic masterpiece.
Also inspired by Hundertwasser’s use of tones and hues, and a focus on marine habitats, create an experimental felting project, layering whimsical shades of merino wool to form an abstract fibre art piece.
Ready-Set-Draw Yearly Focus – The Art of Illustration
Explore the roles of illustration in areas of storytelling, persuasion and commentary over a myriad of themes and subjects. This upcoming year focuses on in-depth exploration of illustration and practical techniques such as realism through lighting, texture, perspective and tone. Expand your expertness on fabric and wood and follow your story over themes and subjects.
Ready-Set-Draw (8 yrs+)
The Globetrotting Illustrator
Taking a bird’s eye view of locations far and beyond, explore the foundational elements of map projection and representation of 3-dimensional geographic phenomena on flat surface. With a focus on line work and composition in illustrated maps, create a foldable map of an imaginary island. All inspired by Bristol-based artist Andy Council.
NEW Junior Ready-Set-Draw (6 – 8 yrs)
Creative Sketchbooks
Art courses for 6-8 year olds with themes centering on narrative, animals landscapes, portraiture and comics, coming soon! Please contact Colour My World for more information.
Tactile Textile (10 yrs+)
Patchwork – The Magnificent Inside Out
Consider the ‘wrong side’ of stitch work in this Abigail Reynolds-inspired patchwork module. The Cornwall-based collage artist will lead in this investigation into the reverse side of fibre work, exposed seams and those extra bits of hidden fabric to create texture and volume.
Sculpture Culture (Pottery-Ceramics 8 yrs+)
Fundamentals Master Class
Learn to build three-dimensionally and excel in creation that takes form in art ware, figurines, sculpture, decorative and applied art objects. Acquire fundamental skills from pinching, coiling, slab to wheel-throwing, we shall experiment with new materials whilst utilizing techniques of slip casting, clay modeling, and surface texturing.
The Digital:Hub – Animation, DSLR & Filmmaking (8 yrs+, 10 yrs+)
Filmmaking (10 yrs+)
POV (Point of View) – Day in a Life
Have you ever wanted to see what life was like through another person’s eyes? Film your daily routine from eye level. Make a bowl of cereal, or tie your shoes to create a 1st person narrative of your life.
DSLR – Digital Photography (10 yrs+)
Surreal Photomontage
Arrange a series of your own photographs of one subject matter to create a single image that’s both surreal and engaging. Using Lightroom and Photoshop you’ll have the freedom to photomontage images collectively to convey a duration of time, and create a whole new world that entices and inspires.
Stop Motion Animation (8 yrs+)
Compile still photography to create computer animation. Narrative and story board creation.
Sketchbook Studies / Painting (10 yrs+)
Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible – Studying the Absence of a Picture
Design with the deliberate intent to leave parts unfinished in our first module of cross-contour drawing and spatial perspective. Exploring the concept of unfinished work – as essential guide to understanding art movements from the Renaissance and Modern Art – manipulate the narration of your composition and evoke a sense of mystery. What messages will your viewers unravel from the gaps in your incomplete composition rendered in a final painting in acrylic?
Mentor Studio (13 yrs+)
For art enthusiasts who are considering Art for GCSE, A-Levels, IGCSE or IB; or who simply enjoy being stretched artistically. Mentor Studio is open to any participants who want to strengthen their skill repertoire, build on their collection of portfolio-worthy artworks, or explore challenging themes through open-end self-enquiry guided closely by a mentor. Acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of art-form, techniques and styles used as we guide you through various artistic decision and pathways to artistic achievement.