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Roy Lichtenstein and Pop Art
Students in Katie Oakley’s 8th grade class at Wigwam Creek Middle School in the Litchfield Elementary School District analyzed the concept of "pop art" and exploring different career fields in the visual arts such as comic strip production and advertisements. Students also be created a painting in the style of pop artist, Roy Lichtenstein that demonstrates their comprehension of line, color, space, and emphasis.
The student's work is posted below:
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Visions
The teenage years are notoriously difficult-a time of rebellion, increasing independence and worldly awareness. Visions (the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art's yearlong program for high school art students), strives to provide young adults with positive means of self-expression and a healthy understanding of diverse worldviews.
Visions brings students together from different parts of the Valley for an intensive, ongoing workshop on contemporary art and issues. Students participate in discussions with local, national and international artists; they visit studios, galleries and museums; they create new art.
Visions students begin their year with a weekend retreat focused on team-building and learning tolerance. They learn to work together to achieve common goals and to better their communication skills.
Below are some photos of the experiences from 2007.
The student's work is posted below:
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Watercolor Sampling Lesson– by Pat Burdette
Students first drew a repeated shape and a repeated line and one more element - directly with white glue on watercolor paper, creating a resist. Then the students looked at a print that repeats elements and uses a limited palette, such as, Gerald Murphy's “Watch”. Students then applied a variety of watercolor techniques to their composition. Wet into wet, direct painting, salt, plastic wrap, and scratching. Color mixing was stressed.
Trials of these techniques were first done on smaller paper, which became bookmarks.
The student's work is posted below:
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ANIMAL/FANTASY MASKS
Students in Bonnie Perkins' 8th grade 3-dimensional art class at Fountain Hills Middle School analyzed masks from different cultures to learn about the various purposes masks serve within each culture. They then designed and created their own fantasy or animal mask made from a plaster cast of the student's face with plaster gauze and paper clay using the art elements of shape, line, color and texture and the art principles of balance, unity, and contrast. Special emphasis was placed on sanding, finishing and detailed painting of the masks.
The student's work is posted below:
Adrian V. |
Amelida P. |
Ashley H. |
Corrie G. |
Dakota E. |
Halie S.
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Isaac L. |
Jaclyn F. |
Jaliela M. |
Jared L. |
Jared S. |
Jessie C. |
Katie R. |
Kellie N.
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Kelly B.
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Mariah B. |
Nicole P. |
Sara W. |
Stephanie N. |
Teala L. |
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Visions: Outside/Inside
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| To see all of the Visions students and their art go to www.smoca.org |
Visions: Outside/Inside
The teenage years are notoriously difficult-a time of rebellion, increasing independence and worldly awareness. Visions (the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art's yearlong program for high school art students), strives to provide young adults with positive means of self-expression and a healthy understanding of diverse worldviews. This year, students focused on the theme of "outside/inside": How do external experiences and subjects affect our interior self? How do artists communicate their powerful emotional response to "outside" events? This exhibition reflects many of the issues that impact teens' lives most profoundly today. It is the culmination of their in-depth study of contemporary art and their remarkable art experiences with new artists and new media.
Visions brings students together from different parts of the Valley for an intensive, ongoing workshop on contemporary art and issues. Students participate in discussions with local, national and international artists; they visit studios, galleries and museums; they create new art. For example, students met Monique Prieto during her exhibition southwestNET: Monique Prieto at SMoCA in fall 2005. Prieto is a second-generation Mexican-American, born in Los Angeles and raised in Southern California's rich cultural mix. Her abstract paintings refer both to the history of modernism and to shifts in racial equity. Prieto discussed these and other influences on her art, including the lessons of activist Sister Mary Corita, one of her high school art teachers. Prieto, in turn has been a teacher to these students. As one student stated, "My eyes have been opened to the
infinite plethora of ways to express myself."
Visions students begin their year with a weekend retreat focused on team-building and learning tolerance. They learn to work together to achieve common goals and to better their communication skills. As an exercise, students lined up side -by side on a stationary log, then had to rearrange themselves from tallest to shortest without stepping off the log or talking. For many students, such activities build confidence and foster collaboration.
Visions students planned a daylong art outing for young children who live in group homes and learned firsthand the satisfaction of civic participation and volunteerism. Each student is assigned a "little buddy" with whom to explore the art on view in the Museum, complete a hands-on art project and have lunch.
For many students, Visions is a life-changing experience. The words of one participant serve as an example: "I will never forget the people, places or things I've done in Visions. I'm so grateful for having this opportunity. I was able to inspire myself as well as others. This has been a once-in-a-lifetime chance."
Participating schools and teachers:
Central High School Judy Mariahazy
Coronado High School Dyan Cavalli,
Coronado High School Janet Blum
Coronado High School Chad Knapp
McClintock High School Stacy Marko
Horizon High School Sue Raymond.
Artists who worked with Visions during the 2005-06 school year:
Kelly Barrett, Patra Berg, Gayla Bonell, Will Bruder, Candice Eisenfeld, Richard Laugharn, Michael Lundgren, Mark McDowell, Monique Prieto, Ken Rosenthal, Beth Royalty, Therman Statum, Marilyn Szabo, Kate Timmerman, Steve Weiss. |
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