Friday, August 29, 2008

Poster making help

Click on the poster guy to use an online planner for creating fabulous posters.


Thursday, August 28, 2008

Art Parodies

We looked at parodies of famous masterpieces....
  • Mona Lisa
  • Van Gogh's Starry Night
  • Grant Wood's American Gothic
  • Rodin's The Thinker

where do you find these modern spoofs of classic art? (Look in magazines, on tv or in movies, or in coloring books for example.) To get you started, check this website Great Art Parodies.



5 points extra credit for any image you bring in to class .

8th grade art

We posed the question, what is art?

Can you find art around you in unusual places? Look at these paper scuptures by artist Peter Callesen for inspiration: http://www.petercallesen.com/index/index2.html