by Erin REHIL | Oct 3, 2019 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 8 art students have explored the Industrial Revolution and Futurist art movement, and are now well underway in making a robot-themed dance with original music and visuals. This project-based learning has allowed them to try digital drawing, stop-motion...
by Erin REHIL | Sep 26, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
Sanna in DP Visual Art is exploring the theme of transformation, using buildings as symbols to represent the rise and fall of human relationships. While investigating the works of artists like Albrecht Dürer and Andy Warhol, she is also building her own mastery of...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Sep 24, 2019 | Grade 10, Secondary Team Leader, Secondary Visual Arts
I had the great pleasure of supervising the Grade 10 art class Tuesday. Students are working on pieces to submit for their IGCSE coursework portfolio. There was a diversity of intentions, techniques and media… A background in mixed media (for a portrait) a still...
by Erin REHIL | Sep 14, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 7 students are exploring the theme of conflict for the upcoming Arts Showcase, where they will combine a choreographed dance, a musical backing track, and a video projection narrating a conflict between the past and future. This ambitious project requires a lot...
by Erin REHIL | Sep 5, 2019 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 9 students explored the works of sculptor Kirsteen Pieterse and the contrast between natural and human-made landmarks. They then formed small groups and began research for their proposals for either an installation or free-standing sculpture that will be made...
by Erin REHIL | Aug 29, 2019 | Grade 12, IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
The first week of art classes saw a variety of projects launched. DP students in Grade 12 chose interesting objects that will inspire a series of 20 artworks created over 20 days. This is a great way to get over the fear of a blank canvas! Students have so far...
