Second quarter started this week and we have transitioned from making 2d artworks like drawing, parinting, and collage to 3d art. Our first project this quarter is a relief artwork made out of painted cardboard, foam core, and other found materials and created based on an action.
The students began this week by learning how artists take real life subjects to inspire abstract artworks. As an example we looked at the work of Frank Stella. While researching Stella I found this great series of looking questions courtesy of the National Gallery:
(Yes it is for kids but they are great questions for people of all ages!)
Students created sketches all week for their artworks and I had some amazing conversations. We had everything from football actions like "tackle" and "touchdown" to more personal actions like "rise above" and "shatter." Stay tuned, pictures are coming!
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