Art Creative Showcase: Exploration of Sports

Posted June 5, 2024 By Sacha Guppy

This year, our art curriculum has engaged students in an in-depth exploration of sports through the lens of visual art. By studying works of artists such as Keith Haring, Burton Bradstock, and Elisabeth Frink, pupils have critically examined how art can capture and convey the dynamic essence of athleticism.

Our showcase presents a diverse array of projects, demonstrating a range of artistic techniques and conceptual investigations:

Tonal Portraits: These works explore the interplay of light and shadow to depict the intensity and emotion of athletes, enhancing students’ understanding of tonal variation and facial anatomy.
Charcoal Observational Drawings: Students have developed their skills in capturing movement and form through the study of wooden mannequins, emphasizing the importance of proportion and composition.
Collaborative Olympic-Inspired Pieces: This Creative showcase highlights the collaborative process. Students worked together to create pieces that embody the ideals of the Olympic Games, fostering a sense of unity and teamwork.
Modroc Sports Figures: Each student chose a sport to represent with their figure, thoughtfully considering pose, proportion, and shape. Utilising wire, foil, and Modroc, they sculpted their figures, which were then mounted on wooden bases. This project allowed students to engage deeply with three-dimensional art forms and the physicality of sports.
UV-Sensitive Artworks: By experimenting with UV-reactive materials, students have pushed the boundaries of traditional art forms, integrating elements of contemporary and experimental art practices.

Integrating sports into the art curriculum underscores the shared attributes of both disciplines, such as hand-eye coordination, dedication, and rigorous practice. Furthermore, this thematic approach emphasises the holistic benefits of art and sports, contributing to students’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

We invite you to join us in celebrating the culmination of our student’s academic and creative endeavours, showcasing their dedication, intellectual growth, and artistic achievements for the year.

Person installing or adjusting a colorful, geometric stained glass artwork depicting athletes in motion, with various tools and equipment on a table in front.

Colorful neon-style artwork featuring various athletes and sports activities including volleyball, tennis, and gymnastics, with portraits of individuals and a woman on the phone.

Colorful artistic collage of athletes, predominantly female, in bright neon colors against contrasting backgrounds. Includes portraits and action shots of runners, a gymnast, and others, emphasizing strength, determination, and athleticism.

A white wall decorated with multiple black and white sketches of human figures in various poses. There is a small doll of a person in white with a beard on the upper left side, and a colorful painting of a soccer ball on the lower left. Two small fig

Indoor activity area with glow-in-the-dark markings and a green line guiding a running path, labeled 'RUN'. There is a cardboard cutout of a walking figure and a cross sculpture, with a TV screen in the background showing a virtual sports game.

Colorful children's drawings of dancers and figures engaged in various activities, mounted on a white wall.

A painting of a female sprinter starting a race on a track with a dark sky background. To the right, through an open door, a colorful indoor space with artwork on the walls and cloud-shaped decorations hanging from the ceiling can be seen.

Children gathered around a table, decorating white T-shirts with colorful markers for a craft activity.

Person drawing pink ballerina and blue number on a white T-shirt with markers.

Hand-painted design on a white fabric, featuring a colorful trophy, the word 'GOAL' in blue, and various abstract shapes in blue, green, orange, and yellow.

A hallway with colorful wall art featuring silhouettes of children playing, and orange tape on the floor outlining a hopscotch game.

Child lying on the floor creating a colorful butterfly and flower design on a white T-shirt with fabric markers. Additional T-shirts with designs are on the floor nearby.

Child observing a colorful neon art display featuring various athletes in vivid, geometric patterns, with a small sign asking, 'Can you guess what sport?' on the artwork.

Children playing hopscotch on a floor with neon-colored chalk outline. Some children are mid-jump, and others are waiting their turn.

Children playing in a classroom with neon-colored hopscotch and hop directions drawn on the floor.

Two children, a girl and a boy, are playing indoors near a colorful wall with murals. The girl is standing, and the boy is on all fours. Behind them, there is a black chalkboard wall with drawings of human figures in various athletic poses, and a sta

Two children playing a game of hopscotch on the hallway floor, marked with colored lines and numbers, next to colorful animal artwork on the wall.

A white T-shirt with a colorful hand-drawn design of two crossed hockey sticks, a small cat, and pink and blue flying birds.

Child wearing a white t-shirt with a colorful, hand-drawn design of a large glass of champagne or wine with a pink star on top, several orange hearts, and the word "MAY" written in orange below the glass.

Two boys sitting on a wooden table in an art gallery with glow-in-the-dark paintings on the walls, including portraits and sports stadium scenes.

Two young girls sitting on a wooden table in front of a vibrant, neon-colored artwork with silhouettes of people engaging in various sports and activities. One girl is wearing glasses, and both are smiling. The artwork features bright colors and abst

Four children kneeling and facing a colorful, glow-in-the-dark art display of athletes and portraits on a wall, with their backs to the camera.

A woman leaning on a staircase railing in an art exhibit, with black and white portrait sketches on the left wall and colorful mosaic-style paintings on the right wall, including a soccer player, a boxer, and a performer.

A hallway with colorful artwork on the walls, a person with dark hair walking towards a room with more vibrant art, and a floor marking labeled 'JUMP' with red tape lines.

Two children posing with a decorated purple and gold cutout of a person holding a large medallion, in a room with colorful artwork on the walls.

Six photographs arranged in two rows on a white wall. The top row has images of a jet trail in a blue sky, a hand catching water, and a bird flying in a gray sky. The bottom row shows a person walking on a field, two people sitting on a park bench, a

Back of a person wearing a white T-shirt with large painted numbers '24' in yellow and pink, with small green asterisks and 'EMILY' written in red and green near the top left.

Indoor art space with colorful paintings and sculptures, neon lighting, and people engaging in a game of hopscotch on the floor.

People in an indoor art exhibit with colorful, illuminated artwork and cloud-themed decorations hanging from the ceiling.

A woman and children in an art gallery, with colorful portraits and artwork displayed on the walls.

A group of children and adults viewing colorful abstract artwork and sculptures in an art gallery.

A person with a metallic gold jacket and black pants crawls through a small, circular opening in a colorful wall art piece depicting a crowd of diverse people. The wall art is segmented into a vibrant crowd on top and a green soccer field below with

Colorful sculpture of a person holding a ball, decorated with bright patterns, in an art gallery with neon-colored artworks on the walls.

Indoor room decorated with neon and glow-in-the-dark art, featuring a large painted mural on the back wall, a neon star with the word 'HOP' on the floor, a colorful foam sculpture of headphones and a figure, and a person playing soccer in the glow-in

Colorful abstract artwork with silhouettes of people engaging in various sports and physical activities, surrounded by geometric shapes and vibrant patterns.