Roll roll roll the marble!

I'm sure many of you have tried marble painting before:

I was browsing through the internet and wow. So many different kinds of colour, medium and effects were created. 

I know how this activity is suitable for all age groups; even those 1-2 year olds! I've seen them at work before. Likewise, toddlers, preschoolers and primary school children love it too. I know I used to enjoy this activity A LOT! I've even done it in one of my tutes at uni as a way of teaching 'camaflouge'. We cut out a shape of our interest and placed it on top of the base A4 paper. Then rolled the marble on and peeled the shape that was hiding (image pasted later). I enjoyed it heaps!! I remember being told I was too focused on the activity...hahaha. 

 It might be a great idea for some of you to try it out as adults:p 

I wonder if the effects produced, changes when children get older because of their fine and gross motor capabilities... It might be interesting for me to compare in the future xD

I could do a quick one now:

Children's marble painting:

My marble painting at uni:

Hm. It seems like both lines created in the activity connote different emotions and effects... :) 

I wonder what your opinions on this argument would be! 

artabouttown: ISYS100 Blog Video (Official version)

Fun at the Festival

Here we are at the Sydney Festival in Hyde Park, Sydney. Enjoy!

Special thanks to the staff at Sydney Festival for helping us out (thank you Mona!).

Introducing: The Finest Fountain in Australia

While on our trip to the Sydney Festival 2014, we happened across this magnificent structure. Situated at the northern end of Hyde Park in the Sydney CBD, the Archibald Fountain, also known as the J. F. Archibald Memorial Fountain (after the founder of Australia's Bulletin), is widely regarded as the finest public fountain in Australia and Sydney's long-time favourite.

Diana, the goddess of purity

Erected in 1932, the Archibald Fountain was a gift to the city, intended to memorialise the alliance between France and Australia in World War I.

Theseus slaying a minotaur, representing the sacrifice for the good of humanity

Designed by the French sculptor Francois Sicard, the fountain portrays a bronze Apollo surrounded by other mythical figures. In 2013, the fountain underwent conservation work, including the careful cleaning and waxing of the bronze figures and renewing of the granite base.

Today, the Archibald Fountain is a famous spot for photos, buskers, political rallies and people-watching.

Check it out in our Sydney Festival 2014 video.

Be friend with the family. Your life will be funny :)

This is 'Super Radical Gag Family' illustrated by Kenji Hamaoka. I've got 2 Korean version, and it is called 'The Eccentric Family'. In my opinion, the Korean version title is much more fit than English one because they do something 'eccentric'. In each series, about 15 chapter are in the each book with interesting characters.  

I'm going to show a demo of this animation.

What is going to happen next....?

Lost their property.

As you can see, the thing mostly happening are that doesn't really make sense and doesn't happen in the real world (Not like fantasy), but IT HAPPENS in this animation. You won't be able to stop reading and laughing, when you start reading this animation. 

Hope you enjoy! :)

Graffiti Tunnel at the University of Sydney

Story happening here

So many things popped up in my head while viewing this image. 

I found this one while browing the internet, and wow. Look at the amount of work and effort put into it!! When I first saw it, I was surprised by the amount of outlining there are in black. Also, I just realised that there are curvy lines around the duck! I'm guessing it's capturing the flow of water when the ducks swim about. I also enjoyed viewing various tones used for the water and land. I'm guessing through such, that they used water colour paints. The effects are awesome!! Have any of you painted using water colour before? It's truely amazing to use with great effects produced.

I can also see lots of texture on the artwork through the fur of the dog on the bottom right hand corner, and the roof of the building up the top. 

There's just so many images on there with different kinds of detail, displaying the artist's ideas and

Interpretation. 

I wonder what the artist was capturing at that time.

Did this artwork come from imagination?

Did this idea come from a book viewed previously? 

Did someone give you ideas for your painting?

It can be challenging (not always!) to tell what children were inspired by, but the artwork produced have endless possibilities and room for interpretation. Great stuff!! :)