Studio in Art

Portfolio Exhibition

You are cordially invited to the

2018 Studio in Art

Portfolio Exhibition

Tuesday, June 19th

7:45 – 8:15am

In the Central Office Hallway Gallery

Mrs. Meyers

Ms. DiPierno

Studio in Art

Portfolio Exhibition

You are cordially invited to the

2017 Studio in Art

Portfolio Exhibition

Tuesday, June 20^th

7:45 – 8:15am

In the Central Office Hallway Gallery

Mrs. Meyers

Ms. DiPierno

Essential Art Questions:

1. Why do we create?
2. Why do people value art?
3. What conditions, attitudes, and behaviors support creativity and innovative thinking?
4. How important is “copying” in shaping individual creativity?

The ABC blocks are done!  Members of the Studio in Art class wanted to find a way to show their support for the students and rebuilding of Newtown Elementary School.  These beautiful hand-painted blocks will be sent to the school.  We have every letter from A-Z!

I  S.O.M.S. is a project for any student interested in photography.  Students were assigned to take pictures of hearts, and found them in the most unusual places! Can you see the hearts in these photographs?

We are pleased to announce that two students from S.O.M.S. have won the Annual AAA Traffic Safety Poster Contest!!!!!

Congratulations to Min Ji Kang who has been chosen for FIRST PLACE, and to Jessica Cascone who has been chosen as a MERIT AWARD WINNER!

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy.  He was an artist as well as a scientist.  Science greatly informed his work as a painter, sculptor, inventor and draftsmen.

Da Vinci's most well-known painting, and one of the most famous painting in the world, the "Mona Lisa," was a privately commissioned work and was completed sometime between 1505 and 1507. For da Vinci, the "Mona Lisa" was forever a work in progress, as it was his attempt at perfection. The painting was never delivered to its commissioner; da Vinci kept it with him until the end of his life. Today, the "Mona Lisa" hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, secured behind bulletproof glass, and is regarded as a priceless national treasure.

His observations and inventions were recorded in 13,000 pages of notes and drawings, including designs for flying machines, plant studies, war machinery, anatomy and architecture.

Hey 7th grade: We've been working so hard this quarter on one-point perspective projects! Starting with the 3D name design, and then creating an original city, you all have definitely mastered the technique of one-point perspective!  Congratulations, it's not an easy concept.

One-point perspective is a technique used in art to create the illusion of depth and distance on a flat surface.  With converging lines, scale changes, color changes, and overlapping, the cities definitely look like they go on for miles.

Here are some one-point examples:

Michelangelo Buonarroti: March 6, 1475

Michelangelo was arguably the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance, and one of the greatest artists of all time. He considered himself a sculptor, primarily, but is equally well known for his paintings. He was also an architect and an amateur poet.  His most famous statues include the 18-foot David (1501-1504) and the Pietà (1499).  He created one of the greatest masterpieces of all time on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508-1512), and The Last Judgement (1534-1541) on the altar wall of the same chapel many years later.

Michelangelo said, "Genius is eternal patience."