LOWER SECONDARY ART AT ISE
At ISE, we designed the Lower Secondary courses to prepare students for the IB DP programme. During their LS Art courses, they were able to experiment with many different mediums (illustration, painting, photography, installation, sculpture, etc), develop critical thinking skills… and have fun!
VISUAL ARTS STUDIES
Some examples of the artworks we explored are:
Portraits: We learnt how to draw realistic portraits with pencil….. then explored PODs Contrast and Emphasis creating interest with oil pastels
Portraits: We learnt how to draw realistic portraits with pencil….. then explored PODs Contrast and Emphasis creating interest with oil pastels
Installation: Students were challenged to listen and observe chosen areas of the ISE campus and then develop an installation that would reflect an aspect that reflects that area.
Paper Cut: Looking at fairy tales and how one picture can tell the whole story, students worked in groups to create their own layered paper cut composition
Abstract Plaster: Students explored carving skills and abstract movement
Surreality: Choosing images that related to our personality, we explored distortion techniques and juxtaposed ideas onto our portraits. With a base of either blue or red, we created large scale masterpieces
MOVING ARTS STUDIES
Our HS Moving Arts class provided a joint introduction to both IB DP VA and DP Film. We looked at many different aspects from studying some of the classics (early made films, great blockbusters), various genres, technical skills (film shots, editing) as well as storyboarding, branding… and whatever else we thought would be useful to the film process.
Check out more of our Moving Arts videos on my you-tube channel.
Check out more of our Moving Arts videos on my you-tube channel.
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One of the most fun units, was our horror craft. Students were challenged to learn how to create movie makeup effects that would shock and scare us. Then they had to teach the class how to create the same effect. So gross… but so fun!
HIGHLIGHTING SKETCHBOOKS
For the pre-IB years, I introduced a new method of sketching, I liked to call ‘Educated Sketches’. Students were encouraged to research artists, choose one of their artist’s work, analyse it and then re-create it – either as close to the original as possible… or to slightly and uniquely change it to reflect their own interpretation. Some of the results from my art students amazed me!!
LEARNING JOURNEYS
Because ISE was located in between Pattaya and Bangkok in the middle of a golf course, we were hard pressed to find art galleries close by for day trips. I developed learning trips and artist workshops for my art students to engage with local culture and local artisans as well as more contemporary gallery trips. Having a small class, gave us an advantage transportation wise – as we just needed a van – and we were off and running! We were able to connect with other international schools in the area to visit their IB art shows. Local artisan Khun Bui visited ISE and gave a workshop for our LS VA students on realistic portraiture. And our learning journeys to Bangkok, with visits to MOCA, NIST, Bangkok Patana IS and Jim Thomson's House were always inspiring.
