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Artwork of All Saints Catholic School students is being displayed at the Stepping Stones Museum for Children in an exhibit called "Stepping Outside the Box." The short-term exhibit was created in-house by staff and volunteers, using boxes and other recyclables for play and exploration. The exhibit will run through June 5, and includes projects from Grades 1 and Grades 8.
Pupils in Mrs. Fuller's 1st Grade class made junk art robots, as conservation and recycling have been important themes for the class this year. Their robots are made entirely of renewable resources and recycled "trash."
The 8th grade projects were based on projects displayed at the Montreal Science Centre:
? The "Distortion Sculpture" made by Mr. Lewis' class creates a unique visual effect by playing with perspective. Rather than adhering to a flat palette or a single point of view, this sculpture uses all three dimensions to achieve a special visual effect.
? Mrs. van der Togt's 8th Grade students applied the theories of deconstruction introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1950s. The idea of deconstruction is that by breaking down an idea or a work into parts, you can expose contradictions and better understand the whole. In "One Face ... A Thousand Ways" the students deconstructed, multiplied and fragmented a portrait in order to perhaps, see their own images reflected back in the whole.
? Mr. Donovan's 8th Graders played "Exquisite Cadaver" a game played by the Surrealists to create "The Transformation Game." A small group of artists would "play" using the same piece of paper. The first artist would draw an image and conceal it, passing the paper to the second artist to continue the work and so on. Only when the last section was complete was the final image revealed.
"We are so proud of our students and so excited to be able to share their artwork and creativity with the community," said Nancy DiBuono, principal of All Saints Catholic School in Norwalk, in a release. "I also give great thanks to our wonderful parent volunteers who run this program and have worked so hard with our students on these projects."
This project is part of the Art Smarts program at All Saints, an art curriculum based on art history and specifically designed for children. In each session, students discover art through learning the history of art, exploring various artistic techniques, methods, and media, and creating their own works of art. Art Smarts is run by parent volunteers and is in its second year. After just one year, the All Saints Art Smarts program was recognized by "PTO Today" for excellence.
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