Parallel lines to build a city
With a game of parallel lines we built our cities at night, with tall buildings that stand out on a starry sky. A simple exercise … Read more
Three spheres, three shadings, a pattern
In this exercise, we experience different ways to create a shadow as we had already done in a previous lesson. In this case we … Read more
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
Curls, springs, or twisted ribbons?
Another exercise on value realized in the 7th grade classes was this drawing of curled ribbons. The method is very simple and the realism of … 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
Symmetrical Monsters
After the lesson on bilateral symmetry, we created these symmetrical monsters. With a piece of cardboard folded in half, scissors, glue, markers and a bit … Read more
Fanciful mushrooms!
With the 6th grade classes, we have collaborated on a science project on knowledge of fungi. In science lessons pupils have studied the characteristics of … Read more
Positive and negative space: silhouettes in mixed media
It ‘s very easy to identify the positive space of an image (that occupied by the subject), and at the same time identify the negative … Read more
Perspective in space!
By analyzing the various ways of representing space, we arrived to the study of perspective. In this collage, with students in the seventh grade, we … Read more
Matisse on the cabinet!
What an idea! A large collage with adhesive paper to decorate the cabinets of art room! Which artist, if not Matisse, can give us the inspiration … Read more
Silhouette in color gradations
An interesting exercise on gradations has been made in classes of grade 8° by combining a background and a silhouette painted with gradations in complementary … Read more
Inspired by Matisse Cut-Outs
An important exhibition in 2014 at the Tate Modern in London was dedicated to a giant of modern art Henri Matisse (Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs, 17 April … Read more