Prints with styrofoam inspired by Miro
The designs, typically linear of Juan Miro, inspired us to realize our prints with styrofoam in the 6th grade classes. This material was cut from … Read more
Landscapes of lines
A landscape composed only of lines: curves, straight, oblique, wavy or twisted … Here is the experiment done in a class of 6th grade, to … Read more
Wanderer above the Sea of…?
In the wonderful Romantic work of art “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” painted in 1817 by Caspar David Friedrich, a man looks out from … Read more
Minions Avatar
Everyone knows the funny Minions, the small yellow handyman from the movie “Despicable Me.” In 6th grade classes, we began to know each other by … Read more
Shape and abstraction: drawings inspired by Harold Hollingsworth
Inspired by the works of Harold Hollingsworth, these drawings started from a recognizable form (the letters of our name) and then have been cut out into … Read more
Haiku in colors
The Japanese Haiku is a short poem of only three verses that contains a fixed metric structure: the thoughts and images that flow through the … Read more
Editing a photo in Andy Warhol’s style
As we have seen in previous posts dedicated to the program GIMP 2, there are many ways to draw up and edit a photograph. With … Read more
The magical worlds of Paul Klee
Copying freehand an artwork of Paul Klee is a joyful experience, detached from any worry of resemblance to reality. What we experience is the playful … Read more
Printing in Andy Warhol style
Using the method of monoprint already experienced previously with the works of Cézanne, we made these prints inspired by Pop Art . First, we have … Read more
Experiences of Abstract Expressionism
Some students of grade 9 have experienced the liberating and emotional effect and of a painting without rules. They expressed themselves with instinctive gesture, through … Read more
Abstract watercolors… follow instructions!
Talking about lyric abstractionism of Kandinsky and Paul Klee with students in grade 9, we painted a small abstract watercolor with a small guide of … Read more
Moving figures inspired by Futurism
After studying the avant-garde movement of Futurism, in the classes of Grade 9 we decided to reproduce the movement of a figure using the method … Read more