Thursday, December 18, 2014

COUGAR PROJECT: PART 3

Part 3 of our Cougar Project. Imagine, Lower School, and High School are working to create 16 cougars, our school mascot, that will be displayed on campus. The high school students are collaborating with Imagine Students to create 4 of the cougars. Thanks to the Imagine teachers and Aljosja for working together on this project. (Click here for Part I Part II,  Part IV, Part V)











Artist of the Week: WK Interact

The expressive motion inspired portraits of WK Interact.




Check out his website for more of his body of works include a variety of his processes, street art, and murals.

His Project "Brave" paying homage to the heroes of NYC




Monday, December 15, 2014

ART CLUB / DRAMA TIME

Artists Suzy and Zi, Art Club's two most dedicated members, finish up a project in the Drama Department.

Friday, December 12, 2014

Cougar Project: Part 2

Part II of our collaborative Cougar Project. Imagine, Lower School, and High School are working to create a series of Cougars, our school mascot. High School students are prepping their cougars for the final collaboration with Imagine Students. Thanks again to Aljosja Roels for his help developing the idea. (Click here for the Cougar Project Part 1Part 3Part 4, and Part 5)





Monday, November 10, 2014

The Cougar Project, Part I


Students in High School, Lower School, and Imagine will be working collaboratively to create a series of Cougars, the school mascot, in a variety of expressive styles. The first step: High School students are teaching Cotopaxi's youngest artists about color, value, texture, and pattern. Thanks to our colleague, Aljosja Roels in the lower school Art Department, for conceiving the idea. (Click here for the cougar Project Part 2Part 3Part 4, and Part 5)







"Flight Patterns" an Exhibition of Fiber Art

"Flight Patterns" was an exhibition of fiber and textile artists in Atlanta, Georgia. It's a series of inventive mixed media, mostly 3-dimensional work.  See the "Textile / Fiber" section on the right side of this site for artists' links.








Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Artist of the Week: D*face

Originally a street artist, D*Face powerful use and illustration of popular imagery and icons.   Great article about his exhibition "Scars and Stripes" on the BBC.







Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Artist of the Week: El Anatsui

El Anatsui, Ghanaian Artist. His work is inspired by the traditional art of West Africa, but with powerful social and cultural themes his work is made up many types of discarded found objects reformed to make his fabric influenced work.










Wednesday, September 24, 2014