by Erin REHIL | Dec 19, 2019 | Grade 10, Grade 11, IGCSE, Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 10’s coursework portfolios are well underway. After choosing a theme, students must complete a “fully realized” artwork. The portfolio captures the entire journey, from observational drawing and collecting sources, to investigating artists, to...
by Erin REHIL | Dec 12, 2019 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 9 students learned how Western abstract art began and how to make an ordinary, real-life object abstract using a variety of methods like cropping, extending lines, and using multiple viewpoints. They have been using acrylic to render their own chosen objects...
by Erin REHIL | Dec 12, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
Sanna’s current task is to choose an existing artwork she likes, create her own original piece as a response, and then design an exhibition that would feature both artworks in the same space. She has courageously opted to work on one of the largest canvases that...
by Erin REHIL | Dec 4, 2019 | Grade 6, Primary Visual Arts
Students in Grade 6 have researched some of the regional issues that are contributing to pollution and climate change. In their planning, they have chosen whether to portray a gloomy future in order to convince people to act, or a positive future that shows what we...
by Erin REHIL | Dec 4, 2019 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Visual Arts
Now that Grade 8 students know the history and elements of Surrealism, and how to generate Surrealistic ideas, they are hard at work creating their own original pieces. They may choose two of three options–to create a short film, to make a magazine collage...
