The History of Art
Posted: February 15, 2012 Filed under: History Through Watercolor 1 Comment »On Monday our class discussed “What is Art?” and we looked at a variety of pieces (classical – up through modern interpretations). We learned about art….different themes, styles, and artists. We also tried to create our own by practicing with horizontal lines using watercolor.
Plaid painting by Coco B. ’14
And Miss Bowser stopped by for some watercolor time…
On Tuesday we went to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.!
- Morning was spent with our fabulous docent where we looked more modern art, such as Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollack, Lichtenstein, Sol Lewitt, and Motherwell
- Fabulous Lunch
- Afternoon: Free time to look at more of the modern artwork – grown ups looked at old school stuff (Renaissance) because that is what grown ups do
Campbell H. ’14 at the National Gallery of Art
On Wednesday we viewed ‘My Kid Could Paint That’ about a four-year old abstract expressionist painter who invoked controversy because she could not perform with a camera. We presented on our painters of interest. We also played a mystery game of painting identification – and WON!
Lydia B. ’14
Photos by Coco B. ’14
Who did these paintings? they are cool. And BLOGGERS: Don’t forget to give yourselves credit (i.s. first names)!