Printing Expressionist Houses
At the beginning of Twentieth Century the art movements of Expressionists in Germany and Fauves in France bring an important news in the field of … Read more
The copy as instrument of knowledge
Since forever in the history of art, every artist is used to copying the other artists’ work, especially the work of the ancient masters. This … Read more
Double figures created with silhouettes
After reasoning about positive and negative space in the 7th grade classes, we designed a double figure, working on the relationship between couple of silhouettes. We … Read more
Flowers printed with Craft foam
We have already worked with this interesting material that can be etched, cut, shaped, glued, colored and printed. We used the craft foam sheets for … 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
Contemporary Romanticism
Romanticism is always a fascinating art period for students: the artistic creation engages overwhelming passions, strong feelings and emotions. For these reasons teenager students are … Read more
Romanticism ancient and contemporary: 6 worksheets
Romanticism is always a fascinating art period for students: the artistic creation engages overwhelming passions, strong feelings and emotions. For these reasons teenager students are … Read more
Meeting with the artist: Albino Rossi
Having a meeting with an artist is always a special experience: we are used to appreciating the works of art, but a meeting with an … Read more
ART graffiti style
We started our activity in the Grade 8th classes with these writings in graffiti style. Every student wrote the word ART, taking inspiration from this … Read more
Final exam 2016
Even this year I asked my students to create a personal work, inspired by the artists we’ve studied in our lessons. In the final exam … Read more
Landscapes with textures inspired by Karla Gerard
When I discovered the work of Karla Gerard I thought at once of my students and how much they would have loved this amazing artist. I showed a lot … Read more
Futurist photographs
The Futurist artists argue that true Beauty Is in the dynamism of things because nothing is still, everything moves. After observing some Futurist paintings like … Read more