After viewing and discussing this piece of art, the students recorded their feelings, ideas and observations. Here are some of the samples.
The art is about:
This picture is about the Haka and being strong and showing their pride.
Logan
...the rugby team. They are yelling and they are strong.
Lucas
Some people are doing the Haka and they are fearless. They look strong.
Thomas
We do the Haka. It makes us strong.
Keegan
We show pride by doing the Haka.
Annabelle
The art is about the rugby players doing the Haka, being confident and brave.
Hannah
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The reasons for the colour choices:
Black
Black stands out and shows strength.
Chloe
To look brave and stand out.
Harry
The black stands out and goes well with the fern.
Annabelle
It shows power.
William
It is a cool and strong colour.
Ned
It is powerful.
Kayla
The All Blacks are strong with their black shirts.
Anya
Background colours...
...green for the grass and mottled colours to show the spectators.
PJ
...shows the crowd.
Annabelle
The yellow, blue and green colours are used for effect.
Sefton
I think it is the people watching the rugby game because it is multi coloured.
Balin
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The picture makes me feel…
...brave and confident because it feels like I'm one of the All Blacks.
Logan
...strong because the All Blacks are strong and the Haka shows pride.
Chloe
...proud to be a New Zealander because they try their best.
Phoebe
...brave and confident because I like all the green grass and colours mixed up together. It makes me feel strong.
Brooke
...it makes me feel strong because when I am older, I would like to be an All Black.
Nathan
...scared because they are shouting.
Harry
...happy because it shows pride.
Chloe
It makes me feel proud of my country because it is the New Zealand team.
Joe
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Why did the artist paint the picture?
He wanted to show me a picture that is about being a Kiwi.
Annabelle
He wanted to show us his skills and that he likes the All Blacks. He is powerful because he wanted to be a good artist with a powerful message. I love it.
William
He wanted to show how strong they are.
Abigail.
It was a great idea. It shows pride in our country.
Sefton
To show that no one should be scared of shadows that look like monsters on your wall at night.
Balin
To show us some of his work and some good painting because they are brave and confident and it is a very cool picture.
Shannyn
To show us to be strong like the All Blacks and make us feel powerful.
Joe
They thought that it was a good picture and part of New Zealand life.
Anya
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Very cool, I love you all looked at both the picture and the colours and how it made you feel, well done room 14. Logan you surprise me every day xx
ReplyDeleteI love all your ideas Room 14. It is so great that you are all thinking about art in your own unique ways. Summer and Phoebe
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