Slab Clay Vases: Creative Forms
With our 7th Grade students, we created clay vases using the slab technique. Each student designed and planned their own vase, starting from a paper … Read more
The walking puppet inspired by Depero
In 1915, Giacomo Balla and Fortunato Depero signed the Manifesto “Futurist Reconstruction of the Universe,” a text that marked the beginning of a new phase … Read more
An “explosion book” to show your emotion!
To create this “EXPLOSION BOOK” with the 6th grade students we reflected on our emotions asking ourselves if it is possible to REPRESENT an emotion … Read more
Flower field in complementary colors
A very interesting topic of color theory is the complementary colours, colors that are opposite to each other in the Itten circle, which when put … 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
Dreamcatcher of Kindness
For the World Kindness Day which is celebrated every year on November 13th we thought of creating a dream catcher. The dream catcher is a … Read more
Mail Art 2023 inspired by Paul Klee
The last spring with the 8th grade students we decided to participate in the MAIL ART PROJECT, conceived and promoted by the art teacher Federica … Read more
Expressionist Portraits with Frame
To create these paintings we were inspired by the PORTRAITS of German Expressionism. We observed the portraits painted by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Emil Nolde, Karl … Read more
Emotions in colors
With 7th grade students we had some lessons about Civic Education and Citizenship talking of emotions and expressivity. We were inspired by the book “The … Read more
Small museum of fallen leaves
For this activity we were inspired by Antonio Catalano’s small picture book “Museum of Fallen Leaves” (advertising link). With this book the author guides us … Read more
Painted masks inspired by Chinese Opera
These masks are inspired by the Chinese Opera tradition, in which the colors and patterns of the make-up change according to the characteristics of the … Read more
Abstract square that tells about me
A new work inspired by the American artist Harold Hollingswort, who has always attracted us for a different approach to abstract art. In his works, … Read more