Thema: Arts & Crafts

For the unit on the body systems, we started with some drawing exercises to improve understanding of the proportions of the human body. Then pupils began the process of creating their own 3d model of a human figure. This was assembled using rolled up newspaper, masking tape and paper mache ...

Alongside the class theme of food webs, pupils worked in groups each corresponding to a different diverse habitats e.g. desert, mountain, rivers, rainforest to create 3d dioramas illustrating essential elements of the food web for each environment. To help present the landscapes, animals and vegetation to best effect, pupils worked ...

We began the school year by working alongside with the class unit on stories. After some drawing exercises to help with drawing faces and representing emotions through various facial expressions, pupils created small cut out cardboard characters and various backgrounds as both aids to developing a story and props for ...

For the Architecture unit, pupils started with some drawing exercises to help differentiate important historic architectural styles. To help understand how architects 2d drawings can represent 3d buildings, simple 2d facades and plans were illustrated, cut out and folded to make small 3d houses. The floor plans developed by each ...

For a cross-curricular project between the German and Art departments on design and advertising, Grade 7 visited and reviewed the 'Mucha, Manga, Mystery' exhibition at the Bröhan Museum.

This term, the class have looked at urban and contemporary art that steps out of the traditional gallery environment. To complement their work and highlight the power of cross-disciplinary arts, the class visited the stunning, multi-media David Bowie Exhibition. They experienced sound and vision in the form of GPS audio-guides ...

Grade 6 compared their high standards in art with those of famous artists when they were the students' age, with excellent gallery talks by Charlotte Esser and Charlotte von Thaden at Me Collectors Berlin for the current exhibitions 'Paperworlds'.

Grade 10 went on location for their Land Art Project taking the work of artists such as Richard Long and Andy Goldsworthy as inspiration and a starting-point, Grade 10 developed their own Land Art pieces.

Click here to see more from the Saatchi Gallery/Deutsche Bank Art Prize 2014. [gallery link="file" columns="5" ids="107,108,109"]

Grade 9 warmly invite you to their upcoming G9 exhibition of conceptual and installation art on Friday 24th January 2014.