7th grade art

What is OP ART? It is short for Optical Illusion. Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. Op art works are abstract, with many better known pieces created in black and white. or contrasting colors. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement: waving, spinning, swirling, vibrating... Here are 2 Well know OpArt artist.... Bridgett Riley 1931- now 88 years old when posted Victor Vassarley 1906-1997 Victor Vasarely was a…

These designs were created by using push pins to "punch" in the dotted pattern on to a 6x6 piece of poster board. Once their design is punched through, they thread a sewing needle...tape the end on the back (because it will go through the hole, even if it has a knot at the end)...and start stitching their design. They LOVE this! I take a pretty simple approach to this project. We begin with a 1/2 sheet of graph paper. The students follow along with me (I use a document camera) as I number…

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Students learned how to mix tints (a color + white) and shades (a color + black) then used this skill to create an atmospheric landscape wit...

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7th graders have been working on a low relief sculptural project using tin foil, yarn and cardboard. We stressed the idea of varied line and spent a day discovering color schemes such as monochromatic

6th Graders did a really nice job on this project. We started off by learning a lot about the artist Roy Lichtenstein. We watched this video and read through this handout. As much as I hated to, I

We have just wrapped up our printmaking unit! Students made 3 types of prints in class: a monoprint, a relief print, and a collagraph. Our m...

Op Art: Also known as optical art, is a style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions. The 7th graders at SPMS worked incredibly hard on these Op Art Cubes! I love it when the 8th …