As Wednesday 19 of March approached, the Year 11 Visual Arts class was excitedly anticipating the annual Art Express Exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW.

The day started with more than 300 students, including our class, listening to three Art Express nominees talking about their art making process during their HSC year. These three students spoke about the inevitable challenges they faced along the way, and what inspired their body of work. They expressed how their family, their passions for specific mediums and interests were core contributors in the production of their body of works. We learnt about the significance of how different mediums can be used to visually display an individual’s passions.

After immersing ourselves with the Art Express body of works, we admired the artworks of Chinese contemporary artist Cao Fei. This exhibition was held at the Sydney Modern and the exhibition was titled, “My City is Yours”. Her work explored themes of urbanisation, industrialisation and street culture in China. Our class observed the myriad of ways individuals contributed to the city, including how it enables them to express themselves through wearing costumes and it allows them to connect with their culture.

This year’s Visual Arts excursion heavily assisted our class with understanding our aspirations for the year ahead of us.

By Cassandra Tuyor