ART PROGRAM

FISH

STAGE 1
OUTCOMES VAS1.1
VAS1.2
VAS1.4
INDICATORS - focuses on details of subject matter and areas of interest
- seeks to investigate traditions in artmaking
- emphasises or exaggerates certain qualities of subject matter
by focusing on details
- expresses opinions about how well subject matter is
represented and appreciates the skills involved
SUBJECT FISH
MATTER
FORMS Drawing, Painting, Printing, Sculpture
RESOURCES VISUALS: artwork of Garry Shead showing fish as part of the
composition in the Bundeena series of paintings, artwork of
Pamela Griffiths that centres around fish as the main subject of
the composition, artwork of John Wolsely
MATERIALS: oil pastels, watercolour paints, block ink,
Artline pen, card, artpaper, polytrays, wire, plaster bandage,
set of botanical fish pictures, bremex paper, salt, string, twigs
APPRECIATION - talks about the meaning of the artwork and how the subject
matter realistically represents things in the world
- recognises art terms eg. delineation, design, exothermic
- recognises that artists explore the world around them
- discuss symbolism and realism
- sees themselves as artists
PERSPECTIVES Australian artists
LINKS HSIE

ASSESSMENT Students were able to:

- draw likenesses from observation
- identify qualities of objects
- use colour theory in their artwork
- manipulate the media
- see themselves as artists
LEARNING EXPERIENCES

STAGE 1
SUBJECT MATTER: FISH

1. VIEWING THE SUBJECT MATTER DURATION: One Lesson

Students will-
- Look at visuals of fish by Garry Shead and Pamela Griffiths and note the
media used and the focus on subject matter ie. One as part of the
composition and the other as the main subject
- Discuss the shape and characteristics of a fish
- Talk about what gives the form ‘fishness’
- Make small sketches of various shaped fish

Date Completed Revised / Extended / Comment

2. ANATOMICAL FISH DRAWINGS DURATION: Four Lessons

Students will-
- look at the work of John Wolsely
- using a photograph of a fish enlarge it onto art paper using artline pen
- look closely at the details and add them
- use watercolour paints to render the fish in its natural colours
- carefully cut the fish out leaving the jagged lines intact
- on a piece of blue bremex paper draw lines that are reminiscent of water
(waves, bubbles) to cover the page
- glue the bremex to a new sheet of artpaper and glue the fish on top
- collage text on weather information onto the artwork
- use artline pen to add the name of the fish from the photograph
- discuss the many elements used in making up this artwork

Date Completed Revised / Extended / Comment

 3. POLYTRAY FISH DURATION: Two Lessons
Students will-
- Draw a line drawing of the fish on artpaper in pencil using no shading or
very fine lines
- Transfer this drawing to a polytray using the tracing method and ensure
the lines etched into the polytray are deep enough to be felt by fingertip
- Cut out the fish just outside the drawn line taking into account the wiggly
lines
- Set up a workstation to print the fish on coloured bremex paper and each
students together on a class artwork
- Use blockprinting ink rolled onto the polytray to print the fish
- Complete the work using text around the fish in adjectival phrases to
describe a fish

Date Completed Revised / Extended / Comment

4. FISH IN 3D DURATION: Three Lessons

Students will-
- Use the information they have gained to manipulate wire into a basic fish
shape
- Concentrate on a classic depiction rather than detail or an unusual fish
shape
- Add fine wire to pad the interior form
- Use strips of plaster bandage dipped in water to cover the wire shape
- Smooth the plaster as it is applied working on one side at a time
- Allow the plaster to set for one week
- Paint the skeleton of the fish using acrylic paints on both sides of the fish
- Use string attached to wire at the fishes mouth then to a gathered twig
( @80cm) to act as a rod and reel

Date Completed Revised / Extended / Comment