With pupils of year 8 we studied a great Italian painter of the 1900s, Giorgio Morandi, with his still lifes full of quiet solitude, and with its delicate colors. Starting with a dark background we copied the colors of Morandi with tempera, trying a new way to spread the color, overlapping strokes thick, stirring tones, revealing the dark background and leaving undefined … [Read more...]
Ceramic essences diffuser
January 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
Another product left our pottery workshops! Some of you have donated the diffuser of essences as a Christmas present, someone else have perfumed his own home ... mirco alessio prima della cottura armin maria … [Read more...]
Still life with warm and cool colors
December 23, 2010 by 1 Comment
The year 8 painted these "still lifes" with acrylic colours, painting the objects and their background with warm and cool colors. This is a free interpretation that requires layers of solid color and precise contours. rita anna michele c. mattia … [Read more...]
Tribute to Friedrich
December 21, 2010 by 2 Comments
We have studied the works of a great artist of the Romantic, Caspar David Friedrich, with students in the 9th grade. They have revised his figures in backlight by painting in tempera on gradient backgrounds. The effect is really very "romantic"! elisa c. claudia elisa … [Read more...]
“Prism” vessels
December 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
With the slabs clay technique we made prism vessels with different texture and decorations. We painted the bisque with "engobe" (Slip colored clay) and covered it with transparent glaze. Some ceramic surfaces look like abstract paintings, rich in nuances, transparency and depth. Con la tecnica a lastre abbiamo realizzato dei vasi molto fantasiosi a forma di prisma. Dopo la decorazione a engobbio … [Read more...]
concorso per il logo “Terra di Mezzo”
December 9, 2010 by 3 Comments
Con le classi 3A e 3B abbiamo partecipato al concorso per la creazione di un logo. Il nostro committente è il Piano Giovani di Zona - Altopiano della Predaia "Terra di Mezzo", un gruppo che si occupa di politiche giovanili in questa zona della Val di Non e che promuove le iniziative e le proposte dei giovani raggruppando sei diversi comuni. Dopo un incontro con i coordinatori del progetto che … [Read more...]
Bas-reliefs of Romanesque art
November 26, 2010 by 6 Comments
Color gradations reveal the mysterious and fantastic forms of medieval, mythical animals and monsters carved by the skilled hands of ancient sculptors. Students of Year 8 have copied the bas-reliefs of Romanesque art with interesting exercises of value. … [Read more...]
Prism vases with slabs clay
November 16, 2010 by 5 Comments
Here are our first vases! These are made with the clay slabs technique and are in the process of drying. On the blog you can follow the stages of firing and decoration. … [Read more...]
Analysis of a work of art
October 22, 2010 by 9 Comments
Here you will find all the information to fill out your work sheet about the analysis of the work of art. I'm sorry because I've make it in italian language, I translated the first page only for now. If there are any mistakes please let help me to correct my English! … [Read more...]
Shading in cross-hatching
October 20, 2010 by 3 Comments
The shading on the drawing is obtained by crossing the pencil hatching … [Read more...]
