Muizenberg High School - Yearbook (Cape Town, South Africa)

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72 4042 ! PHONE I-'OR ALL YOUR .IOINERY REQUIREMENTS BEDROOM CUPBOARDS KITCHEN CUPBOARDS Etc. HIGH QUALITY FINISHES CHOICE OF MATERIALS AND DESIGNS BHUUSIYUUH M90 St Georges Street Fish Hoek Tel 82-1717 Tel 86-1374 School Text Books General Books ancl Paperbacks Supplementary Readers M Remedlal Books - Pre-School ACIIVIIU Books School Stationery ancl Office Beouirements Toys A plhy if Rubber Stamps and Self Adhestve Labcls if Gltts ancl Posters Wishing all scholars SUCCESS m the I coming exams ak 9 if if 'Ar at , ' 2 ' fl .5 '53 ' .Z I 3 2 V ,L .FEI . . , 'ia 1-1 . EY. fi . lm 1. 1,3 I 32 I ., ' , A. - e ,- -fQ1i73lI?Q t 1 ' lf 5' if?:.fi3.'r.2iavf3QiihfZm?-WL Vt 1--+L Emi

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-' t, 2 'i-is-ialii -fu? sid -' -: P ....s..-,.su.a,.. - ,,.,a4 L.. , , ...., i ART: A N gba? Q49 There appears to be a new and somewhat exotic epidemic sweeping through MHS. Green fingernails, charcoal-coated faces and clay-encrusted hairstyles have been sighted. The unfamiliar terms 'Still life', 'Sketch- ing', 'Pallette' and 'Composition' have been whispered in the corridors. Uniforms splattered with paint and unusual purple footprints have been seen leaving room 28. So what's it all about? you may ask. All this strange activity is due to the brand new Art Department which MHS has been fortunate enough to have introduced for the first time this year. At the moment Mrs. Lane is only teaching Std 6 to 8 but will include Std 9 and 10 as we progress and we will have our first Matric Art class in 1990. Introducing a new subject is bound to have its ups and downs, especially in an essentially practical subject like art. We managed to get through our first month without a sheet of paper nor a drop of paint - it was a case of improvisation being the mother of invention and all three standards managed to get a taste of what our new subject would have to offer. if uf' W ,V . z nl? 1 Ww'fhf:,0,,, , W, .1 f f ' 5 ffl' , W . ,MW eeeeeeeeeff ... .,.,,,. , fmt -- fag ' ., ,,.... ,. .,,,,., .,, ,I .- ,,.,,M4Wfv-' ff ' A WV , ff VA, ,Af,.H. fl 'Lf 7,1 ,f V ' VVV' 1 ' i SUBJECT f , 56 , 51 fl . ff , ff 5' g f X-v fi ' t' f Although drawing and painting are the only two 'of- ficial' disciplines MHS offers, we have had the oppor- tunity to work in a variety of mediums and using various techniques. Mural painting, masks and mobiles are just some of the projects we have been working on, apart from a variety of drawing and painting exercises. Although many of us started with the distinct disadvan- tage of having no previous art training, we have all been improving steadily and have learnt that there is a great deal more to a pretty picture than meets the eye. Our first exhibition was held in conjunction with the produc- tion of 'The Boyfriend' and gave us the opportunity to show our work to the rest of the school. Just in case you were beginning to think that it's all just scribbling and slapping on paint, there is the History of Art Component to keep us on our toes. The syllabus covers the development of artmaking from prehistoric times right up to the Pop Art and Photo Realist movements of the 1940's and 5O's. We have had to learn an entirely new 'language' to enable us to analyse art works. Unfortunately books for the subject are ex- tremely expensive which prevents us from each having our own text book. The library is, however, increasing its collection of relevant books and Mrs Lane has in- itiated a slide 'library' which covers all the paintings and sculptures we study in class. Apart from the school-bound lessons we have been for- tunate enough to have gone on a number of excursions. The National Gallery, S.A. Museum, Church Street Gallery and Gallery International are just some of the places to which we were introduced. We have also taken afternoon trips to exhibitions of high school work to ex- pose ourselves to the standard of work expected in matric. This year has been an exciting and rewarding one for our Art Department and has filled a creative and cultural gap which has existed in our school for much too long. We can only hope that our new subject will go from strength to colourful, imaginative and sometimes messy, strength. K. Lane ,,.., .. 1 n- - --.T Sponsored by Mrs B.J. Price . 'fi'f'l?ff5lL ',fi g rf '

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