Giotto: “The Flight into Egypt” Poster
After studying Giotto and his works, especially those of the Scrovegni Chapel, we created a large collaborative POSTER, where each student tried to copy the … Read more
Giotto collaborative poster: 20 worksheets
To create this collaborative poster we used the PDF images that you can find below. In the worksheets you will find the 20 sheets that … Read more
Pattern Castles
We created these mixed media drawings to experiment with various techniques: creating black and white patterns with different tools and painting the background with shaded … Read more
Surrealist Games with Artificial Intelligence
The famous “Exquisite corpse” (from the original French term cadavre exquis, literally exquisite cadaver) is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively … Read more
Final Exams 2024
I publish the works created by students for their eighth grade exams. Starting from a central topic on which the oral exam was developed, each … Read more
Abstract drawings from microscope
Discussing ABSTRACTISM with 8th grade students we understood how there can be an abstract PAINTING but also an abstract SCULPTURE, or a PHOTOGRAPH that does … 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
The painting technique of the Impressionists
With the 8th grade students we made tempera copies of paintings by Claude Monet, the great Impressionist painter. We imitated his technique made of small … Read more
The still lifes of Felice Casorati: chiaroscuro copy
For this exercise on chiaroscuro we took inspiration from the still lifes of Felice Casorati (Italy 1883 – 1963). Casorati is one of the most … Read more
Land Art: create a fantastic animal
Per l’accoglienza nelle classi prime siamo andati a piedi nel bosco che abbiamo la fortuna di avere abbastanza vicino e abbiamo fatto una serie di … Read more
Final Exams 2023
I am happy to publish the works created by 8th grade students for the final exams. Starting from a central theme, each student sought a … 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