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ONE WORLD ARTS PROJECT

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Tuesday, 10 Aug 2010

Learning about the world through music and art  and learning to work with the language of music and art were themes at the heart of this year’s One World Arts Project.


    On Monday 5th July Year 7 pupils from RGS and Yr6 pupils from Highworth school discovered just how international art is when they came together to create a map of the world depicting the human image of people of the world in sculptural form.


     

    The children had researched sculptural forms around the world and worked together to create clay figures based on their research. The clay figures created were then arranged on a large floor sculpture map of the world. Through the project the pupils learnt a lot about art forms around the world and developed their clay modelling skills.

    RGS is a Language College and the project has helped to develop the pupils’ cultural and international awareness through the  medium of Art and Sculpture. Some pupils also studied tribal music in their music lessons and this topic culminated in a West Afirican drumming workshop. The pupils learnt the importance of concentrating and imitating sounds and rhythms in the drumming workshop and sculpture techniques in the art workshop.

     


    Above all the pupils enjoyed working in partnership and discovered how language can be translated through the medium of art and music and the importance of these art forms in the culture of societies around the world.

    Quotes


    I learned that humans have always had a passion
    Alec Freeman 7C

    The world is a place of imagination and wonders and there are many different ways to express this.
    Alastair May 7R

    I got a lot out of today. I found out that I love sculpting clay. It is so fun and your energy flows all the way to your hands and you can channel it into making great sculptures. I learnt that the world is very diverse but at the same time it is similar.
    Sharjeel Ahmad 7C

    I learnt that all around the world for thousands of years, people have made sculptures of the human form.
    Ieuan Williams 7BL

    A rare experience and being able to learn how to use clay as well as seeing how the Year 6s completed the task. It was very fun and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
    Mohammed Taher 7BL

    When we were told we were doing the “One World “ project, I was really excited. I liked doing it with the Year 6s. I decided to do an Easter Island head because I like them but as I started to make it I found out that it was hard and you really had to concentrate. Finally, I made a sculpture that I was happy with which had taken me the whole period to do. I really enjoyed today.
    Ollie Knightley 7C

    There are many different cultures which is what makes the Earth a different place.
                                                                                                                                     Henry Wright 7P

    I learnt about all the diverse cultures from around the world. I learnt how every country interprets life form differently and how the human body has evolved over thousands of years.
    Sam Williams 7R

    I learnt that each country or culture has its own way of presenting its beliefs using clay. There is a variety of trends and patterns through each culture. I learnt how the world expresses its thoughts and styles.
    Joel Fryer 7R

    The world is a very varied place. It holds hundreds of different cultures and religions and it holds all of them perfectly.
    Daniel Whelan 7P

    Source: Shrada Tan