No mistakes, just happy accidents!

Creativity alive and well at Cargilfield!

To the untrained eye, you may have thought you have walked in to a building site, but in actual fact this is controlled chaos and we feel is the recipe for creation, personal development and team building skills, whilst at the same time, wherever possible, fostering a link with other subjects. That could be poetry, drama, geography, science, maths and of course all wrapped up in the history of art. Children venture in here to explore new materials and techniques which they can then apply to their own personal ideas along with set and themed projects.  In doing so, they are introduced to various artists and designers who will help inform their own work and become a bench mark where by they can raise the quality of their creations.

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Art History has inspiration!

Here is an example of the theme horse and rider alongside peg man that children have worked on, and were directly inspired by the Scottish sculptor David Mach, in using mixed media which included corks and coloured drawing pins incorporating everyday items. 

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The work of Antony Gormely, the creator of the Angel of the North, has inspired our department in many ways from years three to eight. Here, children have taken casts of their hands, feet and faces along with cardboard construction techniques to make a Scuba diver and Orca whale.

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Social Injustice touched on War throughout the 20th Century, looking at the work of war artist and creating a war frieze inspired  by Picasso's Guernica. Here, Years 4,5,6 and 8 came together to form a group project using body moulding, ceramics and cardboard construction along with the dry brush technique to create a war frieze. Underneath the art work a C.D player plays on repeat, Nigel Kennedy's Sospiri.

Cargilfield Preparatory School 7O7A9467 Photograph by Angus BremnerĀ©

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Students' work involves all aspects of Fine Art, working individually and as part of a team to explore and experiment with a wide range of materials, often being influenced by Art History but also visits from senior schools including Strathallan, Merchiston Castle and Fettes College.

Pupils get the opportunity to work from their imagination but also from direct observational studies. 

Children at Cargilfield are encouraged to aspire and front up to Art History, learning directly but also giving back and moving on.

The art room encourages all students to take part and to have fun.  There can be no mistakes here only happy accidents!

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