Zentangle circles and gradations
Another exercise carried out about tonal gradations in 8th grade classes. As in the previous exercise about shades of gray “Collaborative project in monochrome mixed … Read more
Participation in the opera “Aida”
Opera Domani is a project for the opera productions, introduced by educational paths. With our school we attended the performance of the opera “Aida -Love is … Read more
Shape and abstraction: drawings inspired by Harold Hollingsworth
Inspired by the works of Harold Hollingsworth, these drawings started from a recognizable form (the letters of our name) and then have been cut out into … Read more
Mosaics 2014
Here are the latest creations of the mosaic course. The course involved some students aged 11-14 years. After doing a preparatory drawing, life size, pupils … Read more
Editing a photo in Andy Warhol’s style
As we have seen in previous posts dedicated to the program GIMP 2, there are many ways to draw up and edit a photograph. With … Read more
My name in 2-point perspective
In the class of Grade 8, after experiencing the central perspective, we have worked on the perspective with two vanishing points, imagining a huge architecture … Read more
Mishima Technique: experiments in black and red
I can not explain how much I am fascinated by this oriental technique of Japanese origin made with colored engobes. I’m still experimenting but I … Read more
Printing in Andy Warhol style
Using the method of monoprint already experienced previously with the works of Cézanne, we made these prints inspired by Pop Art . First, we have … Read more
Experiences of Abstract Expressionism
Some students of grade 9 have experienced the liberating and emotional effect and of a painting without rules. They expressed themselves with instinctive gesture, through … 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
Moving figures inspired by Futurism
After studying the avant-garde movement of Futurism, in the classes of Grade 9 we decided to reproduce the movement of a figure using the method … Read more