Want to know more about Giuseppe Arcimbodo, the Italian artist famous for the whimsical portraits constructed with fruit? Enjoy the video I found on YouTube today!
Art loves Italian and Keith Haring: grade 3&4
Our study of Keith Haring has almost come to an end. Students are in the process of uploading their hilarious and fun stop motion animations to their ‘SeaSaw’ folios. I will also post some in the next few days on the blog. In the meantime, if you find yourselves in Collingwood anytime soon, you can visit a REAL LIFE Keith Haring mural, painted by Keith Haring in 1984 when he came to Australia. It is located on the former Collingwood Technical College site on Johnston Street. The mural received a huge restoration in 2013.
Interestingly, there is also a Keith Haring print on display as part of NGV MoMA exhibition!
Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!
Students in year 3&4 are learning how to sew! They will be constructing a slice of pizza from a range of materials including felt. Students will learn basic sewing techniques. In addition to the art project, student are learning how to write the ingredients for their pizza topping in Italian lessons!
Keep an eye out on this page for their progress.
Art Loves Italian – grade 1&2
This term in the Art room, Visual art and Italian are teaming up to present units of work through various themes.
Grade 1&2 are learning the names of the fruit and veggies in Italian while creating chalk drawings of the various fruits and veggies.
A study of the whimsical and quirky Italian master Arcimboldo will be completed to support knowledge and understanding of how to use food to create images. Towards the middle of the term, students will create a self portrait inspired by the work of Arcimboldo.
Self Portrait 1570 – Image sourced from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo
Vertumnus – Rudolf II 1590 – Image sourced from: https://mashable.com/2016/07/17/giuseppe-arcimboldo-portraits/#C2GTCuKFFOqD