by Kerri Sellens | Jun 5, 2024 | Art, Goldsworthy class 2023/24, Kapoor class 2023/24
Henri Matisse described his cut-out art creations as ‘drawing with scissors’. Year 1 had lots of fun exploring this technique, and the practical skill of collage, in their art lesson this week. We didn’t use a pen, pencil, or paintbrush, instead a...
by Kerri Sellens | May 17, 2024 | Art, Hadid class 2023/24
Congratulations to Aliu in Year 6, whose brilliant portrait of Zaha Hadid has been selected for the Royal Academy Young Artists’ Summer Show. He was very happy and proud to be selected, and it was well deserved as not only did he work hard during his art lesson,...
by Kerri Sellens | Apr 25, 2024 | All Classes, Art, Arts Council, Learning Dispositions
This year the Arts Council have been working with a Bow Artist named Tom Berry. We worked with him last term to create a group of interesting panels based on our five learning dispositions. Our five learning dispositions are to be articulate, curious, reflective,...
by Kerri Sellens | Apr 19, 2024 | Art, Kahlo class 2023/24
Kahlo Class visited the Courtauld Gallery yesterday. We explored the collection and took part in different activities connected to portraiture. We looked at portraits on ceramics and portraits within paintings. We looked very closely to learn how we could discover the...
by Kerri Sellens | Apr 17, 2024 | Art, Peggy Angus class 2023/24
Artist Yinka Shonibare’s work explores themes around heritage and cultural identity. Shonibare is a British-Nigerian artist who lives in our borough of Tower Hamlets. Today year 6 explored the bright colourful patterns of Ankara fabric through drawing, before...
