Collage Design

     Art & Craft students studied collage artists, such as local Denver artist Janice McDonald, and then applied design principles and compositional focus to their own collages.  Students were asked to collect images, textures, patterns and colors to incorporate in a cohesive design with careful detail to composition, balance and unity...all while applying good craftsmanship. 

 

Masks

 Art & Craft students worked collaboratively with plaster wrap to make casts of each others' faces.  After this fun process, students designed and built onto the mold to create a unique, symbolic reflection of themselves.  Through this process, students problem solved their designs and worked with mixed materials  to complete a well crafted final product.  

 

 

Achromatic Portraits

 Drawing & Painting students create achromatic portraits for their first acrylic painting.  The students applied what we have been focusing on for the year, VALUE & FORM, to their portraits.  The students enjoyed the challenge of working with acrylic paint!

District Art Show

 

The Montbello Art Department was very well represented in the Denver Public Schools District Art show with five accepted senior portfolios (more than any other DPS high school) and eleven individual student works represented.  Three of our students were awarded $10,000 scholarships to The Art Institute of Colorado and two students won 1st place in their category.  

We are so proud of our Warriors!

 

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