Students were inspired by Basquiat’s loose, free- style improvisational paintings to paint with repetition of lines and shapes as well as using words and symbols. A friend of Andy Warhol, Basquiat was different from graffiti artists because his words had a higher meaning than just a name on the side of a building. He described his work, “I cross out words so …
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In Art Adventures, children discussed the work of David Hockney and his interest in space, digital reproduction and representations of the real world. Children used layering and parts to create a whole to make their own non-conventional photomontages which played with different points of perspective and explore representation.
Art Adventures Studio took a class trip to explore the exciting world of Gutai at the Guggenheim Museum. Check it out:
In Art Adventures, students learned about the work of Rachel Whiteread and her use of molds and negative space. Children mixed and poured their own plaster molds and chose how to add color and arrange them. Take a peek!
Last Friday, Museum Adventures explored Metal, Shape, and Balance while looking at the work of Alexander Calder and John Chamberlain at the Met. Take a peek at the outstanding results!
This past Saturday in our Parent/Child Workshop, parents and children worked together with Cecile Chong to create their own Encaustics. In class, we drew a story on canvases for the basis of our painting, covered them with encaustics, etched lines to be filled, and poored wax! Take a peek at the fantastic results below and don’t …
Museum Adventures loves the art museum guards! On one of our recent visits to the Guggenheim Museum of Art, Museum Adventures kids and adults enjoyed the Picasso Black and White exhibit lead by Claire Munday. “The guards are always interested in what we are doing, the projects we work on and they share such wonderful …