Self-Portrait #3: Paper Towel Roll Sculpture

6th grade artists just finished their third self-portrait in a series, 

this time using paper towel rolls to construct a sculpture of themselves 

doing something they can do or wish they could do. 

Take a look at the finished artworks they created!

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Self-Portrait #2: Keith Haring

Sixth graders have just finished their second self-portrait project for Unit III: Media. 

The assignment was to create a self-portrait in the style of Keith Haring, using at least three figures. 

Students interpreted the assignment quite creatively. Some drew themselves in various stages of one motion (for example, shooting a basketball). Others imagined themselves in action, surrounded by friends. 

Check it out!

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Self-Portrait #1: Wire Sculpture

Sixth grade art students are now in Unit III: Media. 

For this unit, students will create several self-portrait projects, using a different art media for each.

The first assignment? Create a self-portrait using wire. 

Students responded to the prompt: "If I were an action figure, what would I look like?"

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One Point Perspective Drawings

Sixth grader's third and final project to explore Perspective: Self in Relation to Others 

was to think about this question: 

"What would my perspective be if I lived in a different location?"

For this project, most students chose to represent Venice, New York City, or Miami. 

They then created a one-point perspective drawing of this location. 

One point perspective is a technique artists use to give the illusion of space.

Lines in a one point perspective drawing lead to one "vanishing point" in the distance.

Sixth graders got very creative with this project. See for yourself!

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Historical Self-Portrait

6th grade students are now in Unit 2, 

Perspective: Self in Relation to Others.

For their first project in this unit, 

students created a self-portrait in which they imagined themselves 

as a preteen in a different time period in American history. 

Here are their finished artworks:

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Right to Left and Top to Bottom:

Jumping rope in 1980; Hula-hooping in 1960; 

Using a pager in 1990; Protesting segregation in 1960

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Right to Left and Top to Bottom:

Jumping rope in 1980; Skateboarding in 1980; 

Skateboarding in 1980; Hula-hooping in 1960

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Right to Left and Top to Bottom:

Watching "Hey Arnold" in 1990; Playing soccer in 1980; 

Skateboarding in 1980; Playing basketball in 1990

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Right to Left and Top to Bottom:

Hula-hooping in 1960; Skateboarding in 1980; 

Hula-hooping in 1960; Picking cotton in 1920

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Right to Left and Top to Bottom:

Hula-hooping in 1960; Jumping rope in 1980; 

Hula-hooping in 1960; Playing hopscotch in 1980

"Batik Cloth" Project

Sixth graders' third project to explore the concept of Identity was a "Batik Cloth" inspired by the work of Nigerian-British artist, Yinka Shonibare. 

Shonibare creates headless mannequins dressed in 18th century, European-style clothing made from Nigerian-style batik cloth. These artworks are a commentary on the concepts of cultural identity and globalization. 

To explore their own cultural identities, sixth graders created "Batik Cloths" using a crayon and watercolor resist technique. On their batiks, students drew images that represented aspects of their culture (Nationality, Locality, Religion, Dress, and Food). Some students chose to cut their "cloths" out in the shape of clothing items.

Here are the results!

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Mandala Project

Our second project to explore Identity 

was to create a Mandala, 

using images that represent your "universe", 

(what you see on a daily basis). 

Sixth grade got quite creative!

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Wire Face Sculptures

Arts and Crafts Enrichment Class

just finished these whimsical wire sculptures 

based on continuous line drawings that they made.

Illuminated Letters

Welcome to the second semester at 

Brookland Middle School!

Sixth grade students are now taking art...

They've begun with an Illuminated Letter project

In order to study Identity. 

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Arts and Crafts Enrichment

Check out what we've been up to in Arts and Crafts Enrichment class!

We began with a couple of Chinese crafts to ring in the Lunar New Year

(Lanterns and Dancing Dragons)

And then completed a Wire Sculpture project in order to study gesture line.