Tag: art
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Exploring the Surreal: A Journey Through Surrealist Collage
Surrealism is an art movement that dares to venture beyond the ordinary, diving into the strange and enigmatic corners of the human psyche. Our latest 8th Grade project, the Surrealist Collage, challenges students to create a visual portal into a world where logic is twisted, and reality is reimagined. This post explores the project’s criteria…
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Vivid Emotions: A journey through Post-Impressionist Pastel Work
Our latest classroom project, titled ‘Post-Impressionism Blow My Mind’ invited students to delve into the world of Post-Impressionism, creating vibrant and emotionally charged artworks using chalk pastels. The goal was to encourage students to explore both the internal and external landscapes of their chosen subjects, emphasizing expressive color, distinctive mark-making, and the potential for exaggerated…
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Empowering Voices through Art and Activism
Art has always been a potent medium for advocacy, capable of conveying urgent and complex messages in a visually compelling way. Historically, art and activism have intertwined to amplify voices and challenge societal norms. One of the most notable groups in this arena is the Guerilla Girls. Founded in the mid-1980s, the Guerilla Girls are…
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Elementary Art Project: Exploring the Elements of Art
In our elementary school’s innovative art program, students delve into the fundamental elements of art through a hands-on project that engages their creativity and critical thinking. This project utilizes individual circular paper plates as canvases, where each plate represents a unique exploration of various artistic elements. Guided by the “Studio Habits of Mind” pedagogical approach,…
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Celebrating Artistic Excellence: A Look Back at the IB Art Vernissage
This year’s IB Art Vernissage at Marymount was a spectacle of creativity, dedication, and community spirit, setting a new benchmark for artistic exhibitions. Over two years, our senior students poured their hearts and souls into creating art that was not only visually stunning, but also pushed the boundaries of vulnerability and thought-provocation. The result was…
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From Darkness to Discovery: Reductive Charcoal and the Romantic Spirit
In an inspiring educational endeavor, an 8th-grade class embarked on a project that bridges the past with the present, engaging with Caspar David Friedrich’s “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” through the medium of reductive charcoal drawing. This Romantic masterpiece, painted around 1818, depicts a lone figure overlooking a misty landscape, embodying a poignant blend…
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Celebrating Creative Courage
In the realm of International Baccalaureate (IB) education, the Art program stands out as a formidable journey, challenging students to stretch the limits of their creativity and technical skill. It is a path marked by rigorous demands and the pursuit of excellence, where students embark on a quest to discover not just their artistic voice…
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3-D Design Climate Change Assemblage
In this art project, students embarked on an immersive exploration at the intersection of art, history, and environmental awareness. Their objective was to utilize the intricate technique of assemblage, a practice deeply rooted in avant-garde movements of the 20th century, in which artists sought to redefine conventional notions of art by incorporating everyday objects into…
MMI Art Expanded Classroom 