Our Own Backyard

 

Students in year 8, are studying a contempory Australian artist, by the name of Howard Arkley. His work is featured in art galleries and on Australian postage stamps.  Arkley wanted to portray a contemporary Austalian landscape. Prior to his time, Australian artists tended to show outback Australia.Instead, Arkley used the suburbs, where ordinary people live, as his inspiration - a far more relevant portrayal in his eyes. Many of his works feature suburban houses, their features and facades.

Students were asked to look at the house they live in and paint it. Many of them take their homes for granted and were forced to look at it through different eyes. Features such as gardens, verandahs were to be shown. Enjoy some of the year 8 homes through their eyes.