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At the Museum<br />
Lily Cohen<br />
Grade: 8<br />
School: MS 51, Brooklyn<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Teacher: Andrew Hornberger<br />
Marker, colored pencil, and pencil on paper<br />
STUDENT: As an artist I see things<br />
from different angles and try to<br />
find the story behind things. My art<br />
teacher offers me ideas on which art<br />
materials to use and ways to make<br />
my picture more interesting and<br />
surprising. Working with markers<br />
was a bit challenging. To get the<br />
effect I wanted, I had to constantly<br />
replace them as they dried out.<br />
Also challenging was creating an<br />
interesting image despite limited<br />
options for creating skin color.<br />
TEACHER: In this project I introduced<br />
eighth-grade students to masterworks<br />
from Futurist artists. My students<br />
examined and discussed the many<br />
approaches taken to create works of<br />
art that convey a sense of movement.<br />
Through repetition, a circular<br />
composition, and action lines Lily<br />
used a most intriguing contemporary<br />
approach to embrace the ideas set forth<br />
by artists such as Umberto Boccioni<br />
and Giacomo Balla. Lily was able to<br />
create a unique sense of movement<br />
throughout this beautiful drawing.<br />
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