Eighth graders are reproducing artwork from famous artists as an art history/ international restaurant unit. They researched artists and artwork from Europe from anytime before the year 2000 (which is a HUGE volume of artwork to select from!) and found one to reproduce on an 18x24 canvas. They did an excellent job looking through artwork and deciding what challenged them, and they had to write down reasons WHY they chose that artist/artwork. Not an easy task.
After the research portion, they got to work trying to copy the artwork they selected. They are using their choice of medium - but it seems that everyone has chosen chalk pastel, oil pastel, and acrylic paint. Some are mixing mediums and getting good results. There was even a fresco created using acrylic paint mixed with cornstarch for a great textural effect!
I am very proud of their dedication and hard work with this unit. We can't wait to see all the artwork together on display next week at the international restaurant...the plan is to put them in order, timeline style. We will have over 600 years of European artists to show off!
