Last Tuesday and Thursday, the middle schoolers learned about the portrait work of 36 year old American artist, Kehinde Wiley, who often finds his subjects on the streets, poses them in neoclassical poses and adorns the background with elaborate designs. The previous week, students had time to practice shading and I took photos of them for their portraits. I demonstrated how they are going to use a grid to capture the proportions from the photograph into their artwork.
I am happy to provide these students with an opportunity to take a creative risk and try something new!
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Students in the visual art enrichment class discussed why it is important to take creative risks and to push themselves outside their comfort zone. Using a basic profile head silhouette, and references of mind, body and heart maps, students drew what they have on their minds. They were asked to include one risk that they want to take, along with an obstacle they might face in taking this risk, and resources they can use to accomplish their goals.
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