Mixed Media Workshop

Consistent and constant communication is essential in the working relationship between teachers, parents, and students and leads to a smoother roadway to success for students. RRGHST offered an art workshop for parents that I was fortunate enough to facilitate. We had a peaceful evening of creating art together and got to all go home with a masterpiece!

Abstract/ POP Projects

By Carmen, Samayah, Hannah, and Chioma

By Oleksii

Dimitri, Rachel, and Kiara with some powerful imagery

Work by Melissa, Thania, Gardenia, and Adlin

Frida, Alejandra, Angel, and Mario layering bursts of color and gradation


 

Here are some finished products of the Abstract / POP Projects done in Studio Art 1. Seeing these in a photo does not do them justice because the actual size of most of these are 48"x 24" where the contrasting colors really pop. The individual projects are a smaller size of 12"x 18" or paired projects at 24"x 18".
Doing this project for numerous years I get to see how popular influences on our students change, differ, and have stayed the same since I was a kid. Such influences include super heroes old and new, musical tastes, fads, clothing lines, technology, television, film, and literature. The personal statements students made through their artwork range from happiness to humorous to dramatic to terrifying.
Some powerful images include our presidential candidates as villains surrounded by superheroes. A faceless black man in a hoodie in broken chains with a gun pointed at his head encapsulates the discrimination and violence we encounter too often in the present day. Biggee, Tupac, an old boom box, headphones, and a Compton lid are exhibited to let us know that old school hip hop culture hasn't been lost by this generation. Minions are funny enough as is, but a blue minion with fangs? Who doesn't like minions? Darth Vader riding T-Rex and Clifford the Dog being jumped by anime characters would make a fantastic story line too. There is a little something for everybody in these projects. Way to go RRG artists and thank you for collaborating, staying on task, following through, and delighting us with these amazing works of art.

Abstract/ POP Art Projects

Super heroes warding off corruption, by Hannah, Joshua, and Julian

Work by Hadiya, Trezell, Noelia, and Jerry

BLM 

By Kimberly Serrano

Work by Gisell

Here are some finished products of the Abstract / POP Projects done in Studio Art 1. Seeing these in a photo does not do them justice because the actual size of most of these are 48"x 24" where the contrasting colors really pop. The individual projects are a smaller size of 12"x 18" or paired projects at 24"x 18".
Doing this project for numerous years I get to see how popular influences on our students change, differ, and have stayed the same since I was a kid. Such influences include super heroes old and new, musical tastes, fads, clothing lines, technology, television, film, and literature. The personal statements students made through their artwork range from happiness to humorous to dramatic to terrifying.
Some powerful images include our presidential candidates as villains surrounded by superheroes. A faceless black man in a hoodie in broken chains with a gun pointed at his head encapsulates the discrimination and violence we encounter too often in the present day. Biggee, Tupac, an old boom box, headphones, and a Compton lid are exhibited to let us know that old school hip hop culture hasn't been lost by this generation. Minions are funny enough as is, but a blue minion with fangs? Who doesn't like minions?

Visual Journaling

15 minute writing reflection by Telaja Paige

"Kissed" backgrounds and collage created  in Advisory

Reflection on the studio process and subject matter

Andy Warhol artist study done as a journal page for our POP Unit

Response to journal prompts as a post project activity

One question Studio Art students are focusing on for the year is, "How could students use low stake writing to express their ideas about their own artwork and their progress as artists?" Visual journaling has become an integral part of the learning process in my art curriculum this year. NYC Art Teachers have been seeing and analyzing amazing journals at the citywide art PD's for the past two years. I am so proud of the efforts and results so far this year by freshmen art students and how I finally have integrated this into the coursework. Here are a few examples.

Visual Journals

One of many pages by student artist Anissa Middleton

Advisory journals

Beautiful pages by Jaralmi Lugo explaining process

POW! BOOM!  By Julian Morales

POP study using collage in journaling

One question Studio Art students are focusing on for the year is, "How could students use low stake writing to express their ideas about their own artwork and their progress as artists?" Visual journaling has become an integral part of the learning process in my art curriculum this year. We have been seeing and analyzing amazing journals at the citywide art PD's for the past two years. I am so proud of the efforts and results so far this year by freshmen art students and how I finally have integrated this into the coursework. Here are a few examples.