Abintra Art - Week 25 (2012 - 2013 School Year)
EC, along with the upper school classes, have spent a significant amount of time doodling this year. You will see this in the up and coming yearbook! Doodles are often overlooked, but should be seen as integral to the process of an artist. “For children, doodling is their way of expressing their ideas and showing their perceptions in visual form. It comes from a need to give physical form to one’s thoughts. “ To understand more about the importance of doodling, please read this wonderful article in Smashing Magazine.
LE studied the work of the Spanish Catalan artist, Joan Miro. While listening to Spanish music with layers of moods, the students freely drew lines that formed shapes to illustrate what they were feeling. They then painted in the shapes in the style of Miro.
To continue their study of bilateral symmetry, ME created theses letternets. Letternets are mirror images of their names written in cursive on a folded paper and then cut out.
ME also visited the Nashville Children’s Theater to see the performance of, The Wind in the Willow. This production is adapted by Scot Copeland and Paul Carrol Binkley
and based on the book by Kenneth Grahame and the songs of Gilbert and Sullivan.
UE continued their study of European Renaissance art focusing on the human figure drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci. After reviewing his sketches and drawings, the students practiced drawing each other focusing on perspective, proportion, and dimension.
UE also visited the Nashville Symphony to see the performance of, The Red Violin, conducted by Leonard Slatkin.
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