Fun friday #0

Today we are running a new section in our blog: Fun friday to start our weekend with a bit of humour.


Do you get the joke?

Please write your comments by answering some of the following questions

1.What is the meaning of “rule” and “rock” in Spanish?

2.Do you think this joke makes any sense in Spanish?

3.How would you translate this joke into Spanish?

4.Do you know any similar joke sin Spanish?

Painting on line 2

Hello everyone!

Thanks for your contributions by painting on line Gris´ "Overlooking the Bay"

Please tell us what colour scheme did you use to paint your picture.

Painting on line

This time you are going to paint with a digital tool as I explained it in class:

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First of all, download the following outline picture from a work by Jan Gris, by right-clicking on it and "guardar imagen como"





picture from http://kids.tate.org.uk

Notice that it is an outlined picture from the original, titled "Overlooking the bay", which contains a cool colour scheme.







go to http://www.pixlr.com/editor/ and colour this pictue using a warm or complementary colours scheme as explained in class

Some notes about the author...

Jose Victoriano Gonzalez-Perez better known as Juan Gris (March 23, 1887 - May 11, 1927) was a Spanish painter and sculptor who lived and worked in France most of his life.

His works are closely connected to the emergence of an innovative artistic genre-Cubism.

Born in Madrid, Gris studied mechanical drawing at the Escuela de Artes y Manufacturas in Madrid from 1902 to 1904, during which time he contributed drawings to local periodicals. From 1904 to 1905 he studied painting with the academic artist José Maria Carbonero.

notes from www.juangris.org

... and his work

Gris spent several months during 1920-1 at Bandol, a small port on the French Mediterranean coast. He worked on a series of paintings that depict objects in front of a window overlooking the harbour, bringing together landscape and still life. In this work, items commonly found in Cubist still lifes - the bottle, glass, newspaper and fruit - are set against the blue sea and distant hills. Breaking away from the shallow space associated with pre-war Cubism, Gris allows foreground and distant background elements to co-exist without use of a naturalistic perspective.

notes from www.tate.org.uk

The colour wheel experience

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the color Wheel experience on the blog! How are you dealing with the tempera paints? Nice experience, isn´t it?


Please, share with us your experience by answering the following questions:

Q1: What did you think about working in groups for the colour blending exercise?

It was … (e.g. fun, boring, impersonal, disconnected, much better,…)

Q2: What did you think was the most exciting part of making the colour wheel?

I thought the most exciting part was … (e.g. making the blendings, finding the correct mixture, preparing the set, helping each other, applying the paint, sharing the colors,…)

Q3: What do you think could be improved next time when making a colour wheel?

I think we can improve on … (e.g. preparing the set, working by myself, working in group, cleaning the equipments, bringing the material, following the examples set by the teacher, having more workspace,…)

Looking forward to your responses

Your arts and crafts teacher

Portraits

Hello everyone!

This is Bargarts&Crafts, a visual and arts education blog. A space where you can share and view your work and ideas.

Enjoy!

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The first slide show contains some portraits constructed using different textures and materials by our 1º ESO students.

Please share your opinion by answering the following questions.

Don´t forget to introduce yourself at the beginning of your comment.

Here are some examples, DO NOT COPY THEM!

Introduction

e.g: Hello everyone! This is Juanito from 1º C-D

Questions

Q1: What kinds of textures have you used in this Project?

e.g: I have used artificial textures such as wool, pieces of fabric, etc.

Q2: What did you enjoy the most when working on this project?

e.g: I loved finding different materials and making a face out of them.

Q3: What is your favourite portrait? Tell us why.

e.g: My favourite work is Pepe´s portrait by Paquito, because it has a lot of different materials on it.

P.D. Thanks to Dinah and Ana!