ARTWORK ANALYSIS FOR THE ARCHIBULL PRIZE 2017
School: Little Bay Community of Schools Name: “Pigs can fly” Allocated industry (Grains or Cotton or Wool or Sheep and Cattle): Pork Industry What years and KLA classes were involved? Visual Arts – Year 4/5 Theme: Technology a tool of sustainability – “The rate of technology development and the degree of innovation in future technologies will greatly influence the stability, and certainly the productivity, of agriculture” (Hutchins and Gehring, 1993) Concept: Our design offers an innovative, creative and educational response to climate change. Climate change and the continual growth of Australia’s population are the big challenges facing agriculture. Through our research we discovered the need for technology-based solutions, powered by bio fuel via pig waste; our AeroPig drone aims to reduce the carbon footprint of production and assist farmers in larger piggeries. Side 1 Inspired by cartoons and illustrations found in children’s books, the first side of AeroPig drone showcases the systems that use methane to generate power for use in piggeries. Specifically it depicts the production of bio-fuel and energy through a bio-digester from pig waste. The stylistic choices showcases bold graphics, movement and painterly technique. The main design and artistic expression is inspired by Theodor Seuss Geisel, specifically his ability to move a storyline ahead using only illustrations. Additionally the design carries the viewer into a cyclical cycle, our design is carbon neutral showcasing the everlasting use of pig waste through vehicular fuel, electrical generation and fertiliser. Additionally, we wanted to project a notion of ridiculous fun that permeates some elements of our design. Therefore our design used pig emojis adorning googly eyes as well as the flying pigs in the sky below, a play on the saying “If pigs could fly” and connection to drone technology and the aviator goggles getting our pig ready for flight. Finally, transforming the cows face helped to visually represent and link our concept to the pork industry through realistic painting techniques. Side 2 On the flip side of our AeroPig drone, side 2 highlights the importance of biosecurity in the pork industry and the need to keep pigs safe. Using an educational, info graph technique our main design depicts the illegality of swill feeding in Australia. The Pop Art-esque steak, milk and cheese inform the viewers of our research into the prohibited feeding of pig’s meat or dairy products. They have been placed inside red signs that are universal symbols communicating behaviour or actions that are not permitted. This can lead to diseases such as Foot and Mouth disease indicated by our graphic style bacteria. Furthermore, linking to the cyclical nature of our design, the road made from asphalt leading the quality pork van is a by-product of pig waste. Finally, our ridiculous fun features again in the pig image that adorns the colours of a cow as well the hand-held video recorder that is functional but also cleverly named “Pig-o-sonic”. The camera element is a strong feature to complete our AeroPig drone that we propose can be used to survey pigs on free-range fields, help identify bio-security risks, increase precision when surveying the land as well as reducing carbon footprints of piggeries. Stylistic influences:
Our Archibull brings to life the saying “If pigs could fly” in an innovative and fun way. “Pigs can fly” celebrates a simple, visually interesting and idiosyncratic design! The whole design is unified behind the vision of Australian Pork limited: “Australian Pork – A uniquely contemporary part of our food industry”. The drone element of our design is not only contemporary but provides answers to the challenges of climate change. Our AeroPig drone uniquely identifies pig waste as a source of energy that can power many resources and assist in keeping our pigs safe on the farm. This use of biofuel to power drones is something that many other agricultural industries may have not considered.
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