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

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!

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.

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."

It may seem gray outside during these long winter months, but take some time to appreciate all the colors you may be missing.  There are so many colors that reflect off the snow, especially in the early morning and late afternoon.

Here is a great example, and a great website if you love colors:

 www.design-seeds.com

Norman Percevel Rockwell was born on February 3 1894. He was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine for more than four decades.

A Tumblr appropriately named #GoVote is helping to get people to vote through art. The blog collected more than 100 election-day images, from Post-It note scribbles to watercolors, to encourage people to vote today.  #GoVote is not the only site plugging patriotism through art. A typographic poster reading only “Tumblr, actually vote tho” has been posted more than 45,000 times — including, very recently, by the Obama campaign.

Photographer Annie Leibovitz was born October 2, 1949, in Waterbury, Connecticut. In 1970 she took a job at Rolling Stone magazine. In 1983 she began working for the entertainment magazine Vanity Fair. During the late 1980s, Leibovitz started to work on a number of high-profile advertising campaigns. From the 1990s to the present, she has been publishing and exhibiting her work. She photographs some SERIOUS celebs!

The picture above, taken by Leibovitz, is of the band The White Stripes.  Leibovitz often plans elaborate photoshoots based on the music, personality, or upcoming movie of the celebrities involved.

About 100 limited-edition drawings by John Lennon will be on view in a free exhibition that starts next week in Soho.

The show, “The Artwork of John Lennon,” at 130 Prince Street, is presented by Yoko Ono, Bag One Arts and Legacy Productions will benefit Citymeals-on-Wheels, a nonprofit organization that delivers meals to the homebound elderly.

It runs October 5-9 In honor of what would have been Lennon’s 72nd birthday, on Oct. 9.