With some 7th Grade students who attend the afternoon workshop we made this huge mosaic inspired by the famous Starry Night painted by van Gogh in 1889. This mosaic is made by tiles and colored glass … [Read more...]
Video tutorial: two-colors print
April 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Here below an useful video tutorial created by Chad Brown for his YouTube channel theartproject.com . He shows clearly how to create the two-colors prints inspired by German … [Read more...]
Van Gogh at my place
February 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
8th Grade students studied Van Gogh’s art works and his specific painting technique. We specifically examined The Starry Night, one of the most famous painting of Van Gogh. First every student … [Read more...]
Video Tutorial: Van Gogh at My Place
February 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Here's another effective video tutorial from THEARTPROJECT of Chad Brown. In the video you can find all the steps and clear explanations about how to create these mixed media paintings inspired by the … [Read more...]
Animals in the style of Fortunato Depero
November 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
With 7th grade students we studied the Elements of Art like Shape and Forms while we also observed the works of Fortunato Depero, an important Artist of Italian Futurism (1892-1960). His way of … [Read more...]
Final exams 2018
September 27, 2018 by 4 Comments
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 an inspiration and a wish of a good start for the students who are … [Read more...]
Prints of animals inspired by Expressionism
September 11, 2018 by 4 Comments
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 the early 1900s, this topic has inspired us to … [Read more...]
Shoe Design
April 11, 2018 by 2 Comments
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 lesson about the history and evolution of Design. We have looked at some … [Read more...]
Landscape and emotions
November 19, 2017 by Leave a Comment
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 deeper feelings. Romantic painters such … [Read more...]
Final Exams 2017
June 26, 2017 by 2 Comments
Paintings, stained glass, prints, drawings, mosaic, collage, plastic and wood sculptures, mixed media projects... This year for the final exams students of the 8th Grade created different kind of … [Read more...]
