Grade 3: Images of Respect

Here is a video slideshow of the photographs grade 3 took and edited during our most recent unit. The students reflected and shared on the meaning of respect as a class and as individuals.  We explored specific ways an artist can ensure a good photograph (such as background, cropping, and view point).  They practiced their photography skills in groups then each planned and directed their own photograph depicting an element of respect that was important to them in particular. The images were shared at the ES Assembly on Friday this week.  We're also working on making wire and clay photo frame holders to display our images. Enjoy the images, and may they inspire you to reflect on your meaning of respect and how you show that in a photograph!

Grade 2 cityscapes

Grade 2 has been busy painting colourful patterned wooden blocks to let our imaginations run wild. While Mrs. Garrett started the project with one plan in mind, the never ending creative input and ideas from students inspired us to go in another direction!  Many decided the blocks looked like a small city.... The blocks can be stacked and arranged to look like sky lines or city buildings, complete with added details. 

We ultimately inspired ourselves to paint our own cityscape pictures-starting with solid blocks of color in the background, adding painted details, the colourful chunk-o-crayon skies! We attempted to create one large city scape in each class by joining our paintings into one long line! Look where our imagination has brought us!!

Scenes from a busy art room

Thinking like an artist outside of the art room!

There are plenty of ways to use your creativity outside of the art room and our student artists at ASB sure know this!  Check out the recent Kohinoor city building models grade 2 made (how cool is the grass!!) using their tessellation designs as boundary walls surrounding their models :) way to go grade 2! 

 

Everyone's making art!!

The student artists at ASB have been inspiring parents and teachers to get creative and make their mark through art! In the past week there have been open studio days for staff and parents to come create! 

"Every child is an artist, the problem is how to remain" -Pablo Picasso

This week in Art...

Grade 5 culture sculptures, grade 4 sumo paint solar systems, grade 2 painting blocks, independent student art projects, and even teachers getting creative!

Inspiration

find your inspiration from Alisa Burke on Vimeo.

A little video from my favorite artist blog about finding your inspiration! 

Art Everywhere!

Google search often features special drawings and graphics celebrating important people and events in history.  On May 2, the Google Search page was redesigned and dedicated to Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. (see an article about it here!)  

According to this wikipedia entry, Satyajit Ray "directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries, and shorts.  He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, graphic designer and film critic.  He authored several short stories and novels, primarily aimed at children and adolescents"

Pretty cool! Have you seen any of his movies?  Google has millions of people to choose from to honor, and chose to celebrate and remember this man's birthday.  The legacy of a creative mind often lives on long after they have gone. We have learned this year about the lasting influences of Picasso, Warhol, Monet and many more.... 

Keep your eyes open for historic artists all around you every day! 

See an archive of Google Doodles here! www.google.co.in/doodles/