Collage inspired by Depero’s “Plastic Ballets”
With the 8th grade students we studied the topic of Futurism in painting and sculpture and we observed the multifaceted works of Fortunato Depero. This … Read more
Symmetry with NOTAN
With 6th Grade students, we worked on the various types of symmetry, and we made a collage creating a NOTAN with shapes in bilateral symmetry. … Read more
Flashmob for Peace!
On Tuesday 8 March 2022 we made a flash mob for peace at the same time as many schools in Trentino, to remind us that … Read more
Collage inspired by Carla Accardi
This interesting project was realized by the Italian art teacher Paola Riso and the artist Daniela Paola Motta in the Middle School “Carlo Alberto Dalla … Read more
Collage inspired by Degas with video tutorial
Inspired by the famous Degas’ Dancers these collages are made with brown package paper and magazine paper. To copy the main lines of the dancer … Read more
Value Cut Out
In these abstract drawings, we practiced different techniques of value: shading, crosshatching, and scumbling. Practicing value on white paper we created some free shapes. After … Read more
Mixed Media Landscape
Working in pairs students Students of Grade 6th created these mixed media landscape. First we measure the drawing paper with a ruler and draw 6 … Read more
New works inspired by Harold Hollingsworth
For a while I’ve been following, with admiration and esteem, the work of Harold Hollingsworth a contemporary artist from Seattle, Washington. In his most recent … Read more
Piero della Francesca in the style of Barry McGee
Inspired by a previous post dedicated to the artist Barry McGee, the art teacher Marcella Manco with her students of Arezzo Middle School “Piero della Francesca” … Read more
The color wheel in a big collage
This group work is simple but really effective. You can create a big color wheel with colored pieces of paper, ripped from magazines and old … Read more
Restore ancient Greek vases
Before being a teacher I worked as a restorer in many Italian cities and I completed my restoration study at the National School of Restoration … Read more
Fashion design with Textures: worksheets and 5 activities
The drawings for these activities are inspired by Scott Nylund’s work, an american illustrator and fashion designer . I really like his clean and graceful … Read more