The year 4s visited the South Australian Art Gallery as part of our inquiry into the creative process. We took part in a series of thinking routines related to the artwork on display and even found time to fit in some mindful sketching on the lawns of the Museum.

What a day yesterday was, I was so amazed by all of the amazing artwork and how much time it took to make them.  Some artwork had so much detail and others just had lines on a page but, they are all art.  When I walked into the red room I was amazed with how much string they used and how many questions had formed in my head.

by Adeline

On Monday we went to the Art Gallery. We looked at artworks, sculptures and walls. The thing I liked most was the pumpkin room. The pumpkin room looked like an infinite pumpkin patch inside the cube made of mirrors. The room itself is weird because it’s covered in dots.

by Elliot

This place was gigantic, anyone could get lost in the art gallery for it was not only big, it was like a maze with all the stairs and walls plus the art. The moment we walked in everyone went ‘oohhhhh and ahhhhhhh’.

As we made our way up the stairwell there were artworks everywhere they were so cool. And we were so amazed at how talented these people are.

by Ava

Yesterday when we went to the art gallery in the city I was amazed. It wasn’t just any boring paintings & sculptures, it excited me!

There was the red room with a giant web which made me wonder is there a spider living in the web? And how long did it take to build? Because it was huge.

It was incredible. We also found a picture with a lot of numbers but you have got to look closely to see it. But I liked the yellow room the best the seeing glass was an amazing sight!

At the end I wanted to go back there again & I thought maybe one day I can be an artist or someone I know could be one to?

by Isla

I was amazed when I walked into the art gallery, there was everything that I could think of, such as upside down spinning trees, a room full of body parts and string, a room with polka dots everywhere and a mirror box with unlimited pumpkins from the mirrors reflecting off each other, it was amazing! There was even something that said ahh ahhh ahhhh avo’s 4.4 a $.

We had seen most of the things after a hour or two, my favourite exhibit was the pumpkin room. We also had a lot of tasks, which included picking a theme and finding 5 paintings that fit with our chosen theme and also finding art that related to the Elements of Art we are learning about. It was really fun, including the pumpkin and red rooms. 

After we had lunch, we sketched something outside the art gallery in our art books.

The best thing drawn was definitely the bin chicken and the trees.

by Harry.S.

Yesterday I went to the art gallery and was happy and excited. I saw a puppet that was made a long time ago. It was a little scary but it was so cool. I liked how the eyes looked like real eyes and it had a realistic mouth. They used it to make a funny show so people can laugh and have fun.

by Era

I never knew how cool a fake pumpkin field could be until today.

I was sooo excited that I was at the art gallery and there were sooo many things to see. The pumpkin room was great, it was a small room but it felt huge.

by Macie.W

Last Monday all the year 4's travelled by bus to the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) to learn more about our inquiry topic, "the elements of art". First we were split into groups of 4 or 5 and chose a writer to write all the artworks we find, then we had to choose a theme to find artworks about that particular theme. My group chose rainy day. It was really hard to find paintings of a rainy day because there were more portraits of people than landscapes. I thought the "Dark matter, bright light" was the most Amazing sculpture (in my opinion) because it reflects of the light. I also loved "The pumpkin room" because if you put your head in a little box you will be able to see lots and lots of pumpkins.

After we examined the artworks we went outside to sketch something we saw. I really enjoyed my excursion to the art gallery and would like to return soon so I could explore more interesting artworks and sculptures.

 by Georgia

On Monday all the Year Fours went on an excursion to the Art Gallery of South Australia.  When we got there we hopped into our groups.  Then we had to choose a theme for us to look for. My group chose texture for our theme.  First my group and I went into a room at the front of the art garrlery, it had aboriginal art work.  The artwork looked so interesting because all the patterns were joined together and there were lots of swirls in the artwork.  There was a tree that was spinning upside down in a room.  At the bottom of the tree it had all of these leaves.  Then there was this room called the pumpkin room.  There was this box that was covered with mirrors and a window that you could put your head into.

When we walked out of that room we saw a room called Absence Embodied (red room).  There was string hanging from the ceiling and walls.  At the bottom of the string there was feel and legs hanging from the string.  I really enjoyed the experience of the art gallery and learning more about different elements of art.  I would definitely come here again.

by Isabella 

On Monday all the year 4s traveled by bus on an excursion to the South Australia Art Gallery. First we were separated into small groups and decided on a theme we wanted to explore the art gallery. After that we went off to explore. I really like the group that I had.  It was my first time there so I didn't know where things were. I was on writing duty where I had to write down 5 paintings with texture which made me work hard and fast but it was still fun.

The red room and all the other artwork was really fun to look at and admire. The red room was so cool it made me feel like I was near a spider web but with a nice spider that I could trust. It was really cool exploring and seeing all the art with texture. It had red string everywhere and hands holding it from the floor which was really weird. Finally, we went back to the grass where we started, we had to sketch something around us then took the bus home. I would definitely come again and explore more.

by Anissa