Non-Traditional Visual Art - AVT3M
Each morning at 8:00, the Global class began their day inside Ms. Aylesworth’s art classroom. This class never failed to bring a smile to tired Globalite faces, and it served as a de-stressor from daily life. Whether it was slathering paint onto mandalas or kneading clay into medals of self, art class brought out the creative side in each and every Global student. Ms. Aylesworth never failed to bring new insight to issues and how each person can help through art and media.
Each morning at 8:00, the Global class began their day inside Ms. Aylesworth’s art classroom. This class never failed to bring a smile to tired Globalite faces, and it served as a de-stressor from daily life. Whether it was slathering paint onto mandalas or kneading clay into medals of self, art class brought out the creative side in each and every Global student. Ms. Aylesworth never failed to bring new insight to issues and how each person can help through art and media.
Art Journals
Through the art journal assignments, Ms. Aylesworth ensured that the Global students were regularly able to exercise their artistic talents! Using various media and materials, each student completed a series of entries on given topics, including C2N, the Global Citizen project, their Cuba trip, a social justice issue important to them and how Global has shaped them into who they are today. The art journals provided an opportunity for each student to create visual responses to their Global experiences and reflect on how much they have grown throughout the program. |
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Global Citizen
The Global Citizen project was an opportunity to step back in time and discover ancient fashions from around the world. Students were able to choose a time period and, using recycled materials, construct a costume based on their research of that time period. Some of the time periods represented were Prehistoric, Islamic, Medieval, Greek, Renaissance, Victorian, and 1920’s Flapper. Then, to top it off, the whole class got to wear their costumes to school! |
Mandala
A favourite of the class, the mandala paintings were a way for each person to discover and represent themselves in the form of a mandala. Each ring of the mandala represented something about the painter; their interests, their passions, something they wanted to forget and their heart’s desire. The painting process was relaxing and new for many in the group, and it really brought to light the artistic side of each student in the Global 2017 class. |
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Self Actualization Box
The Self Actualization Box was an industrial design project in which each student constructed and decorated a folding box to portray self actualization. Using a carefully planned blueprint, each student built a folding box which opened to reveal seven individual compartments. Each section represented the artist according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, starting at physiological needs and working its way up to self actualization! |
Shaman
Our final and most challenging art project, Shaman combined two random ISU topics in the form of an art installation. Partners chosen at random had to create a shaman (a life sized humanoid figure) out of recycled materials to represent both of their ISU topics! An immense amount of work went into the shamans, but it was definitely worth the effort as each group got to show them off at Global Presents and help raise awareness for the issues portrayed. |
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