Merged landscapes
Summary of task
Students were engaged in a process of creating an artwork of a landscape with merged perspectives to communicate a viewpoint on sustainability. They explored Aboriginal Waanyi artist Judy Watson’s own viewpoints on sustainability, as well as her use of linear and aerial perspectives in her artworks Heron Island Suite #3 and #16. The students began the task with visual research, taking photographs on tablets and making drawings of the environment from different perspectives. They used their findings to inform their own artworks of a landscape with merged perspectives, and raise awareness of their own ecological viewpoints. They evaluated their completed artwork by considering the effectiveness of their artistic choices to communicate a message of environmental and/or cultural sustainability.