Fruit Bats Hanging On The Line
Term 2 has certainly begun in the Art Room and there are already signs of the creativity and imagination of Newington boys beginning to show!
At the end of last term, Stage 3 was challenged to think about what the Australian ‘National Identity’ looked like, considering this is a particularly multicultural nation. A variety of artworks were considered, spanning the history of Australian settlement, each depicting a slightly different idea of ‘Australian Identity’.
The boys were introduced to the Aboriginal artist Lin Onus, who’s most acknowledged artwork Fruit Bats (1990) challenges the idea of ‘Australian Identity” by hanging bats decorated with Indigenous art on a Hills Hoist, an iconic Australian object.
Stage 3 boys are appropriating this artwork by Lin Onus, to take his idea a step further. The boys have been investigating the textile art of their ancestral nationalities and creating their own hand-sewn fruit bats to hang on the line. They are looking fantastic so far, and will be incredibly effective once complete!
Mrs Burnett
