Grace Cossington Smith inspired Sydney Harbour Bridge

Year 5 have been studying the work of Australian Artists who have used the Sydney Harbour Bridge in their work. One artist in particular, was Grace Cossington-Smith. Year 5 looked closely at the artist's depiction of the bridge being constructed and her misty, watercolour and pastel techniques.

The Bridge in Curve, 1926.

Year 5 created their own Sydney Harbour Bridge artworks in her style. Students had to try to imagine what Sydney would have looked like in the past. 

Ken Done inspired Sydney Harbour Bridge.

We learnt quite a bit about the Australian artist, Ken Done, during this project.

His style: Keep it Simple!

Colours: The brighter the better!

Details: Patterns, patterns, everywhere!

This project was a lot of fun. The students really enjoyed painting with fluro paint and adding designs with black markers. Our Sydney Harbour Bridges are all instantly recognisable yet each artwork is individually unique.