7LMA have just completed their artworks after 2 terms of studying and exploring Pop Art.
Their ‘Pop Art Big Breaktast” sculptures were inspired by the big, bright and colourful works of Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022), who, in collaboration with his wife (Coosje van Bruggen) became known over many years for placing oversized everyday objects in intriguing places, such as a giant ice cream cone (Dropped Cone, 2001) atop a shopping mall in Cologne, Germany. His earlier career explored large sculptures of food such as burgers and fries, blueberry pie and a BLT.
Over the Year 7’s two terms with Mr Milne in the art room, the students studied and sketched the various breakfast items, experimented with blending colours with acrylic paint and, of course, sculpting with clay. The items on their plates were painstakingly sculpted, baked in the kiln and then painted individually to create a fake big breakfast sculpture with impressively realistic colours and details. Finally, they were glued permanently to a dinner plate and coated with varnish for the final touch of realism, reminiscent of the restaurant window displays of menu items in Japan.
This art unit has enjoyed a long and healthy life at McGlashan, originally designed by Art and Agriculture teacher Glen Clark. The boys report that the project is hugely fun and rewarding, and the plates are often given pride of place by being hung on a wall or placed on a shelf at home for all to enjoy.
Sculpture is explored further in Years 8 and 9 through architectural modeling and figure sculpting.
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