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Sculpture, pen and ink drawings, drawings in
color,
cajón drums and wind sticks
by
The
Webb School artists
The
art exhibited in this case draws on six
different assignments that were given to the
artists:
1.
Students were asked to create a piece of
sculpture with scrap wood, integrating color
and pattern into their design.
2.
Students were asked to use various drawing
techniques to render a still life
composition using pen & ink.
3.
Students were asked to create a pen & ink
drawing of an object in the room.
4.
Students were asked to integrate multiple
designs into a color drawing that would
create an illusion of movement. The shapes
originate in early African and American
Indian cultures. The quilt patterns add a
hard edge design to balance more primitive
elements.
5.
Students were asked to create cajón drums
from cigar boxes.
(A cajón is a Spanish word meaning “box” or
“drawer.” Drums made from cigar boxes were
created by slaves of West and Central Africa
in the Americas. An article from Wikipedia
explains “The cajón was most likely
developed in coastal Peru during the early
1800s….[One] theory posits that slaves
simply used boxes as musical instruments to
combat contemporary Spanish colonial bans on
music in predominantly African areas. In
this way, cajóns could easily be disguised
as seats or stools, thus avoiding
identification as musical instruments.”)
6.
Students were asked to create mobiles, or
wind sticks, while integrating color,
balance and contrast.
The Webb School at Bloomfield, a
satellite program of The Institute of
Living’s Grace S. Webb School. For more
information about the art in the case,
please contact art teacher,
Margaret,
at the Webb School, at 696-0023.
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