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Humour + Art = ??? Image via OSSTF OSSTF's annual Student Achievement Awards ' theme, "LOL," prompted a new assignment for grade 11 art students.  The idea of a writing and art competition seems fairly serious, but with this year's theme, we are encouraged to take a look at a brighter, lighter side of things... Image via Amazon It was difficult for our class to think of art that was based on humour or laughter, so we began to discuss some options.   How can jokes influence our art without our art becoming a joke? Bat flip. By Bruce McKinnon/ @ch_cartoon pic.twitter.com/tj4kfq12lB — Stuart A. Thompson (@stuartathompson) October 20, 2015 Bruce MacKinnon 's editorial cartoons are funny, sarcastic and insightful.  His work is shared on social media because the images help us understand and appreciate events as a Nation (consider the profound imagery, dedicated to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo ).   But how can our class create art th...

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Grade 11 & 12 art students have been busy since the beginning of September!  Even though we're only in the second week of October, we know that mid-term reports are just around the corner.  We need to be very organized if we are going to make sure that all of our assignments are complete. The entire class shared a few projects. Response to the grade 9 Refugee Crisis blog post Response to Lucas Blalock Grade 11 : You Are a Box Response to HitRecord Response to Dinner Date Grade 12 :   Response to JR Response to Salvidor Dali You Are a Book Series Ideas (as discussed in class) **Remember to consider the Critical Analysis process when responding to artworks.

Grade 9 students will be using the next few weeks to explore the theme of FEAR .  Today, we began to look at a variety of artists whose works can be connected with our theme in some way. We can enjoy watching  Thriller , but do we appreciate the work involved in making  the video?  Who produced the video?  Who designed the costumes?  Who created the special effects?  How did all of these people work together on one project? How does Tim Burton create films from sketches and designs?  Are his fears shown in the drawings and film, or have other people created the ideas first? Edward Gorey 's illustrations are quite detailed and beautiful, but can be considered disturbing as well.  How is his art connected with fear?  How does he use art to share his ideas with others?  Is his art successful? The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,  by Francisco Goya , is a print that invites us to question its meanin...