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Influenced by the Greeks

3/13/2015

This week, 7th grade students worked on printmaking projects inspired by the patterns and figures found in Red and Black Figure pottery from Ancient Greece. It was fun to look at contemporary artists like Michael Stutz and how they are inspired by past works when they are making their new works like the one below. The Kore Figure on the left is from Ancient Greece and Michael Stutz made the one on the right out of cardboard:

7th graders are learning about Ancient Greece in their History class, too. This was a perfect time to examine the past and see how it influences the present.

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Printmaking 2 ways

12/7/2014

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7th grade students studied Greek and Pop Art this week with a look at how contemporary Artists are inspired by the past. First, we looked at work in the following Prezi that showed some contemporary connections to Ancient Greek and Roman Art:

Students then worked on prints based of off activities they like and included at least 3 designs around the figure.

Corey B.

Lukas I.

Nathan R.

Jake D.

After working with printmaking on paper with ink, students moved to a digital work in the style of Andy Warhol. It was fun to see students take the concept and apply it in a new way.

Cari S.

Zach F.

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Printing and Paper Sculptures

4/22/2014

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7th grade students worked on making multiples today as they printed their action poses inspired by Red and Black Figure pottery from Ancient Greece. Before selecting paper and ink colors, we discussed the idea of contrast and how colors interact with each other when they are used in a work of art.

8th grade students are working on their maquettes for their larger paper sculptures. It is fun to see the mini versions of their final works. Maybe in the future, we will just do a bunch of mini paper sculptures like Jennifer Collier (one of the artists we used as inspiration for this project).

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The Planning Process

4/18/2014

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I decided to try something new in class today as students were finalizing their sketches for upcoming projects in 7th and 8th grade art. Usually students create several options on newsprint and then apply to a final product, making decisions on their own throughout that process. Instead of working in isolation and only getting feedback half way through or at the end, students spent part of today reviewing the planning sketches of their peer and indicating their favorites with a check or a star. This gave students a chance to rethink their initial favorites and take their peers' feedback into consideration when moving onto the next stages before finishing their projects.

7th grade students are working on a printmaking project inspired by Red and Black Figure Pottery from Ancient Greece. Students selected an action image of their choice and planned out their patterned prints before getting feedback from their peers and applying the final design to their block.

8th grade students created maquettes to test out their planned paper sculptures before creating them on a larger scale. Creating a smaller model of the final design allows students to find the best possible solutions in a quick amount of time without wasting many resources. It was fun to see students struggle their way to solutions as they cut, folded, scored, and glued their designs together.

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A Week Full of Printmaking

11/17/2013

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7th grade Greek Inspired Prints

7th grade students learned about how contemporary artists Karen Lamonte and Michael Stuts draw inspiration from ancient art from Greece and Rome. After comparing their work to the originals, students were asked to create action poses inspired by what they found in Greek Red and Black Figure Pottery. You can see the results on our online gallery and follow along in the process by watching the slideshow below:

Students also learned interesting facts like why the Parthenon no longer has a roof, that Nike is not just a great shoe company, and the ugly truth about those classical white statues everyone thinks look so elegant. We are currently in the process of working on our plaster casting of fingers based on our exploration of Pompeii and should be complete by Thanksgiving with that. Below is a little preview of where we are at so far:

8th grade Self Expression Prints

8th grade students also got in on the printmaking action this week by creating a two-color reduction print using Wondercut and Linocut tools. We looked at the work of Swoon, Kathe Kollwitz, Andy Warhol, and Banksy before editing our images in Photoshop and transferring them to our printing plates. Reduction printmaking is always a little tricky because you have to think in reverse and make sure to get your registration just right. You can see the results on our online gallery and the process below:

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getting into greek art

1/11/2012

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7th grade students are working on their next project starting today. They started out by reading how the Ancient Greeks used pottery in their everyday life and why they decorated the vessels with patterns and figures.

Afterwards, we looked at how various artists who use this time period as inspiration for their art today. Karen LaMonte and Michael Stuts were both examined as a part of this exploration. Students are using Red and Black figure pottery as their inspiration for their next project.

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Influenced by the Greeks

Printmaking 2 ways

Printing and Paper Sculptures

The Planning Process

A Week Full of Printmaking

7th grade Greek Inspired Prints

8th grade Self Expression Prints

getting into greek art

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