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KaleidoscopeActivity Trail

AGE8 - 11

Welcome to the Saatchi Gallery!

The building you are in was built in 1801 and it used to originally be an army deposit.

It is now a contemporary art gallery. What do you think a contemporary art gallery is?

a. A place that shows art which has been made very recently.

b. A laboratory where artists work.

c. A school for young artists.

LOOK at the entrance of the building! How does it make you feel? Choose three key words to describe it.

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Gallery Map

GROUND FLOOR

G1: LAURA BUCKLEYG2: WHITNEY BEDFORD/ PIERRE CARREAU/ BENEDETTO PIETROMARCHIG3: FLORENCE HUTCHINGSG4: TOM HOWSE/ PETER LINDE BUSK/ MIA FEUERG5: TILLMAN KAISER

Are you ready to explore the exhibition: Kaleidoscope?It shows a variety of artworks that experiment using colour, patterns, form and shapes…

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Gallery 1 – Laura Buckley

Laura Buckley has used digital pixels to create this interactivepiece of art…

How does the artwork make you feel? Think about shape, colourand texture, and describe your feelings about the artwork.

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Definition of interactive:

“A digital medium that has been designed to involve the user…”

Gallery 2 – Whitney BedfordWhitney Bedford uses a polished drawing technique to make these images of ships at sea… But then uses colourful paint to create an explosive atmosphere!

Add a simple line drawing of a boat to this box… and then with coloured pencils add a Bedford inspired background!

Gallery 2 – Pierre Carreau

Pierre Carreau describes that the goal of his work is to “transfer the energy of the waves to the viewer”…

How many shades of blue can you see?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………What do you as the viewer think about Carreau’s work?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………What do you think about the energy of the waves?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Gallery 2 – Benedetto Pietromarchi

Benedetto Pietromarchi is an Italian sculptor who aims to balance the weird and the beautiful, using new materials to discover “arenas of creativity”…

Complete your own drawings inspired by this pelican sculpture!

Gallery 3 – Florence Hutchings

Can you imagine a story for this painting?

Who do these clothes belong to?

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Florence Hutchings is only 23 years old and the youngest artist to present their work in Kaleidoscope!

Gallery 4 – Peter Linde Buske

What emotion do you think the artist is trying to present here?

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Pair Challenge…Have a go at drawing an abstract portrait of

your partner!

Gallery 4 – Tom Howse"In some of my paintings though I like thinking about who the figures could be and I like building up character profiles for them”, Tom Howse

Make your own character profiles…What kind of characters might sit here?

What are they like? Draw them!

Name…………………………Age…………………………….Hobbies………………........Fun fact:.......................…………………………………........................................Do they like art?…………………………………........................................

Name…………………………Age…………………………….Hobbies………………........Fun fact:…………………….…………………………………........................................Do they like art?…………………………………........................................

Gallery 4 – Mia Feuer

Mia Feuer uses rubbish and unwanted items to create her sculptures…

Circle the theme you think Feuer is exploring most in this piece ‘Dog Sled’…

Environment Animal Rights Pollution

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Challenge Time!!

Do you think that you could use a piece of rubbish from your

lunchbox to make a sculpture?

Gallery 5 – Tillman Kaiser

Have a go at drawing a Kaiser inspired pattern piece!

What do you think this is?…………………………

Tillman Kaiser was born in Austria. Can you colour in Austria on the map?

What did you like best on your visit today and why?Think about what colours, objects and materials you’ve

seen…

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Draw your favourite artwork from Kaleidoscope!

Now can you draw your own Kaleidoscope?

Can you continue the pattern?

What coloursare shown?

Now draw your own Kaleidoscope using a pencil and a compass? Start in the middle of the circle!