Drawing and Painting: In the World of Art

Posted on January 19th, 2009
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Teacher: Victoria Usova

This course includes the following themes (2 classes per theme):

  • Prehistoric cage drawings, modelling of animals
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Ancient Greece
  • Ancient Rome
  • The Middle Ages
  • The Renaissance
  • Impressionism
  • Abstract Art

Kids will:

  • visit prehistoric cages and will try to draw using coal;
  • discuss pharaohs and pyramids;
  • draw their own Ancient Greek vase;
  • build a coliseum;
  • visit a castle, draw a portrait of the owners and design a coat of arms;
  • roam the little streets of Italy and talk about the great masters of Renaissance;
  • draw using dots, as impressionists, and invent their own black (or orange) square;
  • model figures out of clay using wire armature;
  • analyze the influence of one period on another;
  • in play format, get knowledge about varied topics such as composition, color harmony / disharmony, line vs. stroke, proportions.

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