Final exams 2018
I post just now my students’ works which were created for the final exams of the previous school year. I hope these works will be … Read more
A suit for Ghali
Ghali is a young Italian rapper loved by my students. He usually wears colorful jackets, shirts and suits. We created a collection of suits for … Read more
Prints of animals inspired by Expressionism
The wide variety of animals has inspired us to create these prints. We studied Expressionism in art and the use of xylography (woodblock engraving) in … Read more
Prints inspired by Portuguese Azulejos
During my last trip to Lisbon I discovered the beauty and the infinite variety of the Azulejos , the traditional ceramic tiles you can find everywhere on … 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
Artist Trading Cards 2018 from Italy
Here we are some of the Artist Trading Cards created by Italian students that now are everywhere around the world. This year the Artist Trading Card Global … Read more
Shoe Design
After designing chairs, table lamps and wall clocks I had the idea of designing a shoe. With my students of 8th Grade I had a … Read more
Paintings in scale of grays, inspired by B&W photos
This activity is an idea of the art teacher and friend Alessandra Tomasi. She is teaching at the Middle School of Fondo e Revò, in … Read more
Drawing inspired by Craig-Martin: video tutorial
A drawing inspired by the contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin is created with the art supplies we usually use in our art room. In this drawing we … Read more
Romanesque pop-up Cathedral
A new and interesting idea from the art teacher Giovanni Perdicchia, who has already published on this website an activity about art works and photography. These … Read more
Self-portrait in the style of Julian Opie
We started this project at the Contemporary and Modern Art Museum of Trento and Rovereto (MART) in Italy, with Grade 7 students. The Education Department of … Read more
Landscape and emotions
Is it possible that a landscape can trigger our emotions? Facing a real landscape, photographed or painted, we can experience different moods that inspire our … Read more