Final Exams: 2025 Projects
As every year, I’m pleased to share the works created by the students for their middle school final exam.Starting from a central theme that guided … Read more
The walking puppet inspired by Depero
In 1915, Giacomo Balla and Fortunato Depero signed the Manifesto “Futurist Reconstruction of the Universe,” a text that marked the beginning of a new phase … Read more
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
Mona Lisa, I’m taking you to a place…
Leonardo’s famous Mona Lisa came out of his painting to come and visit us! With the 7th grade students we drew our Mona Lisa and … Read more
Expressionist Portraits with Frame
To create these paintings we were inspired by the PORTRAITS of German Expressionism. We observed the portraits painted by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Emil Nolde, Karl … Read more
Rainbow Umbrellas: mixed media drawing with video tutorial
With 6th grade students we made this mixed media drawing that summarizes the knowledge learned so far about the chromatic circle, the achromatic colors and … Read more
Human Figure and Mannequin: 5 worksheets
5 printable pdf worksheets to draw or build a human figure with the right proportions. In the first worksheet, there is the grid on which … Read more
Painted masks inspired by Chinese Opera
These masks are inspired by the Chinese Opera tradition, in which the colors and patterns of the make-up change according to the characteristics of the … Read more
Cover of a Horror short story
In collaboration with the literature teacher Claudia Paternoster in a 7th Grade class, we created the covers of horror short stories written by the students. … Read more
Street Art for the 2030 Agenda
In the lesson dedicated to CIVIC EDUCATION with the 8th Grade, we tackled the theme of The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, analyzing its 17 … Read more
Portraits inspired by Expressionism
After studying the art of the Expressionists in the 8th grade, we used portraits of famous people, distorting their colors and features. Starting from Edvard … Read more
A Superhero who saves Art and Nature
We took a civic education lesson, trying to understand what Cultural and Environmental Heritage are, why we must protect them and what we must protect … Read more