Mar 14th, 2007
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UPDATES, UPDATES ON WORKS IN PROGRESS:
Ms. Cunninghams class is busy working on their sotry quilt of the North Shore of Staten Island, after having studied Faith Ringgold’s works and reading many of her books. Each student is working on a different location depicted in his/her own handpainted quilt block. It’s really starting to come together!
Ms. Coppolo’s class has been studying Romare Bearden and has been inspired to create their own neighborhood mural as a response to Bearden’s THE BLOCK. They are working with combined techniques of painting and collage. Their street scene is shaping up to be a beautiful neighborhood!
Ms. Benevento’s class has been writing and illustrating their own picture books, just like Ezra Jack Keats, theauthor/illustrator that they have been studying. It has been a long process, as they have been working both in their classroom as well as in the art room to create their books, but the results are showing that all the hard work and dedication is paying off.
Ms. Caputo’s students have been studying Harlem Renaissance artist Jacob Lawrence,
who used his artwork to not only tell about his surroundings, but to tell important stories, like the Great Migration, that weren’t being taught in schools at the time. Ms. Caputo’s students created paintings in Lawrence’s simple style to tell about their own experiences.
Ms. DiMeo’s students have been learning about Expressionist artists, like Edvard Munch, who created works that express emotions, moods, and feelings , represented by strong lines, shapes, and colors. Their works arre now hanging – come visit the installation of
their art and see how you feel.
To visit works in progress, stop by the Art Room during open school hours.
