Ganesh Pics from Aussie school

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Some great pics from Beaconsfield Primary School in Australia if you click on

the link below. Truly not bad from these kids.

Intro:

BEACONSFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL

As a part of looking at the culture of India and the presence of religious

symbols in everyday life, the Year 7 students investigated literature on the

various creation stories about Ganesh, stylised and colourful posters and

cards, and looked at images of statues, shrines and bas relief carvings. We

also looked carefully at the characteristics of an Indian elephant. We then had

to carefully consider how to "humanise" his facial features to correctly

represent his godlike form. All this information came together in our first

sketch drawings.

http://www.beacy.wa.edu.au/art/ganesh/ganesh.html/Do

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Wow! SY,

 

Not only do the drawings and sculptures look GREAT but the feeling I

get from this unit is that the children truly enjoyed it. They seemed

to create the images w some sense of devotion or enthusiasm. I would

love to see this in an American school. It doesn't have to be a

Ganesh project per se, but just one where YOU CAN TELL THE CHILDREN

DELIGHTED IN LEARNING SOMETHING as they ENJOYED CREATING. That seems

to be the case as I view these objects. I am feeling a sincerity and

connexion in the work. Thanks for sharing. I actually want to study

the drawings as they will help me draw better Ganesh images in the

future.

 

With love, Bill

 

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, SY Zenith <syzenith> wrote:

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> Namaskar Friends,

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> Some great pics from Beaconsfield Primary School in Australia if

you below. Truly not bad from these kids.

>

> Intro:

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> BEACONSFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL

> As a part of looking at the culture of India and the presence of

religious symbols in everyday life, the Year 7 students investigated

literature on the various creation stories about Ganesh, stylised and

colourful posters and cards, and looked at images of statues, shrines

and bas relief carvings.

> We also looked carefully at the characteristics of an Indian

elephant.

> We then had to carefully consider how to "humanise" his facial

features to correctly represent his godlike form. All this

information came together in our first sketch drawings.

> http://www.beacy.wa.edu.au/art/ganesh/ganesh.html

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