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"...not a fan of comics and cartoons..." - Roy Lichtenstein

In 2013, Tate Modern in London had the first comprehensive retrospective exhibition of Roy Lichtenstein (our featured artist in October) since his death in 1997. Lichtenstein was famous for his works based on comic strips coloured using hand-painted dots. Masterpiece, 1962 'The Tate is to...
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"Dada does not mean anything..."

In September Hans Arp is featured on the blog. Examining his art gives us a chance to define the movement called Dadaism. Enak's Tears, 1917 Dada was an artistic and literary movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland. It arose as a reaction to World War I. It was influenced by other avant-garde...
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Summer camp

This year talented young people from our school (7th and 8th grades) created beautiful artworks. In summer. In a beautiful village. For fun.   
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Summer holiday

We will be back in September... after the summer holiday. See you soon! Summer landscape by Maja Biró 8/c
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Landscape - what is it?

  This month, John Constable is in the spotlight. He is famous for his landscapes inspired by his homeland.  Landscape is a genre of subject in Western Art. Until the 17th century artists did not appreciate nature for its own sake. It was just a background of portraits, historical,...
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Reflections

In this project we tried a new technique. Using felt tip pens students tried to create a picture with lines. Then they created a mirror image (a reflection on water or on wet pavement) at the bottom of the paper blurring the lines. These are the best works.  
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The School of Athens

One of the giants of the High Renaissance, Raphael painted the famous fresco called The School of Athens. Click on the image to see who is who in the...
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Jackson Pollock and "action painting"

This month an abstract painting, "Convergence" is featured. The painting method the painter used was new and revolutionary at the time. Action painting is a style of abstract painting in which paint is randomly splashed, thrown, or poured on to the canvas. It was made famous by Jackson...
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