Photo Album

This week, we have collages from Ms. Wilkin's Art 1 classes.   Students studied how European artists moved from a devotion to realism in the Renaissance to one of the first collage pieces in 1912 (the first photo, the rise of moving pictures, the influx of African masks).  These, industrialization, and the rise of print publications and the world becoming a "faster, scarier place" influenced Picasso and Georges Braque, among others, to embrace abstraction.

Check out the great shots from 2 different Visual Imagery assignment in Ms. Max's class.

1st- Double Exposure photography is the art of combining two photographs into one. Students had a lot of artistic freedoms in how they chose to do this using photoshop as their main editing tool. Lots of variety to see!   

2nd- The Multiplicity Self Portrait project tasked students with recreating reality. Students used photoshop to depict themselves in multiple places at one time. They used props, clothing and changed their appearances to fool the viewer’s eye.

Welcome back from Spring Break.

The pieces below are from AP Studio Art.  Some are displayed in the Gallery upstairs and many will be showcased at the City of Lancaster's Museum of Art and History's all high school visual-arts exhibit, opening this Thursday, March 31. 

Students in Ms. Max’s Visual Imagery classes have been working on perspectives. In the Forced Perspective project students created optical illusions and in camera ONLY(no photoshop)

Ms. Balladares' Ceramics students have been working with clay since the end of last semester.  They have improved their skills and were asked to make food sculptures of their favorite foods.  Please enjoy their realistic and delicious looking sculptures!

Students in Ms. Max’s Visual Imagery classes were working on Portraits, Perspective, and Black and White editing in Photoshop before winter break. These final abstracted crazy profile portraits make me laugh, are fun to look at, and are a bit Picasso-ish   

Ms. Wilkins' Art 1 students finished strong last semester with their color pencil drawings focusing on an original design and an understanding of color theory.   

Ms. Balladares' ceramics students learned how to create slab lanterns and also worked with different glazes to add color to their piece.  Please enjoy their great work.  Wishing everyone a wonderful and much needed break soon! 

One of the biggest challenges of photography is composing a good picture by controlling how the subject is seen and what emotions are felt by the viewer.  This can be done through composition—the relationship of the elements in an image with each other and within the frame.

Students in Visual Imagery classes practiced and utilized 7 techniques to help make better compositions within a recent project . Rule of Thirds. Leading Lines. Framing. Formal Balance. Informal Balance. Selective Focus. Grouping.

Can you guess which technique is used by the following Artists of the week?

Swing by the Art Display Case outside of room 234 this week to see more beauties!

Mr. Ruggiano's AP studio art and Art 2 student are featured in this week artist spotlight. 

Painting 1 and 2 students learned about Vincent van Gogh.  They learned about his painting technique and how to apply the paint in the same way.  They made paintings inspired by his work.  Painting 2 students created portraits while Painting 1 students created landscapes.  Please enjoy their work and stop by the display to get a closer look. 

Ms. Balladares' Painting 2 students recently looked at how Art and Science have worked together throughout history.  With that in mind, students were asked to create an abstract painting and use cells as an inspiration.

Ms. Max's Visual Imagery students completed their Creative Control Project. Students learned how to use manual modes in camera to capture motion (TV mode) and depth of field (AV mode). Since everything in photography is about controlling light, they had to master aperture and shutter speed to create these nifty effects! 

At the end of this project students voted on their peers' work to determine TOP Photographer! 

Hello Eagles! This week, Art 1 students completed their maze drawings, demonstrating the ability to create the illusion of form on a 2D surface using linear perspective and value. Each maze represents how the students see their future opportunities and challenges. Noah Ofalsa (11th grade) and Ashlynn Olive (9th grade) are our artists for this week. Come see the exhibit in the gallery upstairs featuring drawings from: Noah Gregory, Alvin Kendricks, Takara Afelumo, Elizabeth Hernandez, Chelsea Flores, Miranda Alondra, Gianna Sevilla, Steven Bridewell, Alissa Santiago, Mariah Swan, Muhammad Zahid, Cecilia Quinones, and Hades Nuckles Harris.

Ms. Wilken's AP 3D art students crested these mastepieces. Starting with a flat piece of 20" x 40" architectural taskboard,  students cut, carved, folded, bent, glued, and molded pieces to create their first freestanding sculptural work.   

The VAPA/CTE artists of the week come from the Set Design classes with their first project, the Back To School wall. It’s a 16 foot long wall outside the student entrance. They designed the layout around a Back To The Future theme. They built the set walls, large scale props, and cutouts. They’re also learning to use spray paint with technicality and creativity. These students are really grasping the concept, so expect many more colorful murals and displays this year. This wall will be up all week. Go check it out. Thanks!

-Mr. Frias

Ms. Wilkins' Art 1 class shows off their skill with water colors!

Some of the most interesting photographs happen when you alter the way you view the world. For this project Photo 2 students focused on the following Points of View -Birds Eye view, Worms Eye View, and Your Eye View.

As usual, some of them did pretty ok! Check them out!!

Ever wonder what it would be like to be in multiple places at one time? 

What would you be doing? 

For this project students in Ms. Max's class were tasked with re-creating reality. Students used photopea.com to depict themselves in a frame more than once! They used props, clothing and changed their appearances to fool the viewer’s eye.

Ms. Balladares' class explores the two types of cubism: analytical and synthetic as well as looking at more modern artists that were inspired by Cubism

Ms. Wilkin's students are featured in this Artist Spotlight. These works focus on color mixing, color theory, and development of skill with colored pencils.  

Visual Imagery - Ms. Max

Making art personal and relevant to students is always a challenge. This week's artist highlights are from my Visual Imagery (Photo 1) classes and it is one of my favorite photography projects!!

Students were forced  to look at the world around them with a new perspective, finding  “letters” within everyday objects. We then “played” with B and W and  Color to create multiple versions of their name!  Can’t get more personalized than that!  

Students had fun with this and I think the results are pretty darn good! Enjoy! And if you know any of these artists feel free to compliment them on their good work! 

Annette Gutierrez, Arianette Avina, Gabriela Flores, Gabriela Pena, Jesus Sanchez, Natalie Morales, and Roman O'Brien.

Throughout time people have turned to art as a way to express themselves about their society and world view. This genre of art is called social commentary and it is a persuasive genre that can help spread ideas, information, and advocate for change.

Typically, I keep this pretty open ended. There are a lot of perspectives that can be explored through photography! That being said, 2020 left one big elephant in our lives and through photography I wanted to give students an outlet to process and explore it! 

YES, students created photography about COVID! 

Some of their photos might make you laugh, or cry, or maybe even make you cheer! :)

Shout Out to the following students: 

Nayely Hernandez, Lance Hidalgo, Jenna Zorila, Nathan Robles, Pricilla Palacios, Isabelle Pruitt,  Mikenley Diaz, Nolan Murakawski

Click on the arrows on either side to navigate through the student work!