The flying art room

вторник, 26 януари 2016 г.

Linocut (Contrast)- IB VA

I know I haven't been very active lately, but I was focused on creating art, rather than sharing it.

A few weeks back, we were exploring the topic of contrast in art which ultimately led to printmaking and linocut. It was great to see how much effort the students put in this difficult and experimental process- the cutting, the inking, the printing, the expectations, the disappointments, the hard work, the mess and all.

Unfortunately our school doesn't have a printmaking press, so we had to print everything by hand, using a large roller. Even though this might make the process harder and more time-consuming, the students (especially Polly) did very well and had quite a blast.

To be honest I was a bit worried at the beginning, having in mind that printing by hand might not give out the best results, but luckily I was wrong. Look how pretty they are:

Teodor Paralyikski - 11 IB (SL)

Polina Nikova- 11 IB (HL)

Ivan Maslyankov- 11 IB (HL)

сряда, 16 декември 2015 г.

Asymmetrical and symmetrical collage (IB Visual Arts)

It has been a while since I have posted any updates on our studio work, but trust me, there have been so many new ideas and techniques to explore, that blogging was not a priority. These collages were made by my students weeks ago, when we were still discussing the topic of symmetry and asymmetry in art and nature. It's truly great how different and individual the artworks turned out, I love the variety of colours, materials and composition the three of them have used, it's wonderful to see how all of them have their personal style and understanding of balance, asymmetry and symmetry.

Teodor Paraliyski- 11 IB SL

Pollina Nikova- 11 IB HL

Ivan Maslyankov - 11 IB HL

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Pollina Nikova - VA HL
Ivan Maslyankov - VA HL

сряда, 11 ноември 2015 г.

Asymmetry and symmetry (IB Visual Arts)

For the past two weeks we have been exploring the topic of balance, asymmetry and symmetry in art. One of the tasks my students had to complete was to explore asymmetry and symmetry in various natural objects, urban space or different environment, to experiment with digital photography and then try to manipulate the images in Photoshop Lightroom. Here is what we got.

photos by Ivan Maslyankov (HL)

photos by Pollina Nikova (HL)

photo by Teodor Paraliyski (SL)

четвъртък, 5 ноември 2015 г.

Hurray!

Last week our very talanted Ralitsa of 12 IB class won third place in an inter-school art competition. The event was dedicated to Kolyo Fitcheto - a prodigious Bulgarian architect, who lived and worked in the 19th century. Well done Rally, we are very proud of you!

понеделник, 26 октомври 2015 г.

Short comics and illustration (Art club)

As I have mentioned in previous posts, the Art club was initially an activity dedicated to short comics and illustration.Most of the artworks below were created throughout the first two years of the club- some of them are collaborations with guest artists, others are creative doodles or results from our favourite activity- the comics jam. Do enjoy them :)