6th Grade Art:
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| Andrew adds pattern to his classical posed photo. |
Today was the last day of art class for sixth grade "B" term classes! We spent our last week of class studying a new artist, Kehinde Wiley. We watched a short clip from the Today show to learn about the artist, and then read some articles in Scholastic Art magazine.
We learned that Kehinde Wiley poses his models in classical poses after Baroque-style portraiture. We chose poses from classic paintings to be photographed in, and then used colored pencil to add detailed patterns to the background of the printed photos, a la Kehinde Wiley. The results were so cool!
7th Grade Art:
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| This is my work-in-progress... sorry, I forgot to take a pic of 7th graders in action before they left! |
Seventh grade students continued to work on their pop can evolution drawings this week, and today (the last day of art for "B" term classes), they were turned in at the end of class. It was fun to get to drink soda in art class on the first day of the project, but even more exciting for me to get to see these observational drawings come to life! I think the seventh graders always surprise themselves with how good these images turn out!
8th Grade Art:
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| Dylan makes a clay pizza slice, and demonstrates how to securely attach pieces of clay together. |
This week, 8th grade students continued to work on their ceramics choice unit. Students had the option to make:
- A monster "pot," with real grass hair planted inside
- A functional glazed mug - dishwasher safe!
- A sculptural or functional box in the style of Robert Indiana
- A figurative sculpture
We've been hard at work on these projects all week. If students finish early, they have the option of creating a second clay project of their choosing - I've been collecting clay inspiration via Pinterest and such, and put all the photos into a clay binder of ideas for students to flip through. Above, you can see Dylan's pizza slice sculpture. This will look really cool when it's fired and glazed!
Next week, we'll finish up our clay construction and get thinking about our next major project, which will involve colored pencils.
In other art news...
Did you know that the Mona Lisa has an Instagram account? It's pretty cool.
I'm out of the building today at the IAEA state conference, where I'm presenting to other art teachers with my husband. Fingers crossed that all goes well!
On Saturday morning, there will be a reception for the IAEA Student Art Show, where 8th grader Jack R. has an artwork in the exhibit! Congrats Jack!
You can follow my IAEA adventures this weekend via Twitter! #iaea14
Thanks for another great week!
- Mrs. L.
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