Year 11 Animation - St John's Grammar

Mark making, collage and animation inspired by William Kentridge

Year 11 students from St John’s Grammar were inspired by William Kentridge’s stop motion animations, his use of mixed media and his thoughtful conceptual work.

Each student produced a two dimensional art piece and a short animation in response to the Adani mine proposal in Qld. Two students wrote, performed and recorded the soundtrack, another collated the class body of work and edited the animation in Adobe Premiere. They called their animation That which we cannot control.

St John’s Grammar students combined activities suggested in the William Kentridge resource, which was also a great source of ideas for exploration work in their folios
Art Teacher Kate Wright

Folio mixed media experiments

Animation experiments

Resources

Listen to more on William Kentridge

  • AGSA interview with artist William Kentridge

  • Leigh Robb discusses the artist's studio in the work of William Kentridge

  • Rhana Devenport discusses the work of William Kentridge