Festival of Nations!

Hip hip hooray for celebrating our many nations at ASB today! 

Very Influential People

Very Influential People... Who are they? How are they influential? What difference can someone with influence make?  These are questions grade 2 has spent some time exploring and reflecting on in their unit of inquiry.  In art, we explored 4 very influential artists- ranging in nationality, materials/media, and contributions to the art world and in turn art history.  These artists are recognized and known for starting something new or seeing things in new ways. Henri Matisse is contributed with bring collage to the art world while Paul Klees use of mixed media and applying whimsical drawings through printmaking techniques layered on paintings was a unique approach to art making. Pablo Picasso is famous for saying " I don't paint things they way I see them, but the way I think them", and started the art movement of CubAndy Warhol created a style of art that captured and shared aspects of popular culture through his art such as food and iconic celebrities in Pop Art.  Grade 2 created pieces of art influenced by the contributions if these artists to the world of art. Check out some of their work, collage side by side to note the differences in approaches to creativity! 

We also used a fun tool too explore museums around the world to find out more about these artists and other influential artists called Google Art Project.  Check it out! You can virtually visit-and even walk through-many of the worlds great art collections.

Which artists influence you? Who inspires you and the way you express yourself? How can you have influence on others in your life (through art or other ways!)? 

Look for an artist you know on display on a floor near you!

This year we've decided to display each project throughout the school once it is finished in the art room. With so much space at this new school, every masterpiece in each grade will be able to hang at the same time! 

Today the grade two healthy habit collages and grade four printmaking self-portrait posters were hung on second and fourth floors around the learning spaces. Artists: Find your piece and look for inspiration in others! Be sure to point out your art to family and friends.  

Healthy Habits with Grade 2

Grade two has completed their analogous color background and are now working on the subject for their masterpiece.  We are using the theme of the current unit of inquiry: as inspiration.  Each artist brainstormed healthy habit images and symbols in their sketchbook, finalized their plan including color coding, and has begun drawing and cutting out their designs using construction paper in the opposite analogous colors.  (If the background was warm colors, the collage on top is cool colors)

We're having fun using art to create posters to show and remind our family and friends about habits they should follow to live a healthy life.  Some of us are drawing fruits and vegetables, some are drawing sports for exercise, some are drawing toothbrushes and paste.  I wonder what good habits we should develop in the art room?  We'll be finishing these projects in the next week and look forward to deciding on a display area for our art to make an impact on others!