Skeletons with Multimedia

Multimedia and the Art Department get together whenever there's some time! This particular day was all about Freshmen working with complementary colors (colors opposite one another on the color wheel) to depict the lights and shadow of Fred the skeleton.

 

 

Surreal Portraits WIP

Sophomores are wrapping up their surreal portraits this week! These are their works in progress. They took inspiration from Salvador Dali's dreamlike imagery to construct a bizarre and surreal portrait of their own. The materials are acrylic paint and pastel.  We also looked at illustrator Mark Ryden for some contemporary inspiration.

Van Gogh Portraits!

It's Vincent Van Gogh time again! For Art History Studio, seniors learn about the life and work of post-impressionist Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890).  Reading through letters between Vincent and his brother Theo, students gain a better understanding of his life. Van Gogh was a prolific painter expressing his pain and joy through many subjects, especially portraits. So, students learned how to  paint their own portraits in Van Gogh's style. Please enjoy!

Freshmen Collaged Portraits

Freshmen taking Intro to Visual Arts just finished up their collaged portait projects.  The term portrait is used very loosely in this context- students could do their own face, or a celebrity's, or even their dog! If you look closely, many of these have personal meanings and messages, which we love to see in the art room! Using magazine clippings to render color and shading students expanded their knowledge of one of the biggest elements of art: color. Please enjoy, and stay tuned for more in the upcoming weeks!

Spoon Portraits!

The art club has been hard at work building their portfolios for art school! Each week we think of projects that will help them stand out above the rest of applicants. This is a new idea: spoon portraits! Culinary was kind enough to lend us some spoons, and students drew their reflections! Here are a few of the more complete ones.

Fun with Books!

It's time for deconstructed books again! Thanks to the Media Center and Ms. Malo there was a surplus of books for juniors to choose from this year (discarded, don't worry!).  Deconstructed books came out of the post modern art movement of the 1960's. Ready-made art is the practice of taking mundane objects and changing their context. In this instance transforming a book into a piece of art! Please enjoy and check these out in the Media Center next week!