The Failures of War

In this project students will present a series of 10 prints that discuses the Failures of War.  Along with an accompanying book all displayed in a Jewel Box. Later all of the students work will be presented in a book, with their reflections.
    

 

 

Piredoic Tabel

In this project students will learn about the elements, the similarities and differences they have to one another, and the significance of their arrangement in the Periodic Table. 
The final product will culminate with the creation of an
interactive Periodic Table of Elements including a
representative painting of each element based on the
students’ research. 

 

  

 

 

  
The Last Judgment

We had just finished the Francis Bacon paintings, and discovered the Michelangelo books lying around. So for our next art project we decided to take characters from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and paint them. The process started with copying photos from a few books of Michelangelo’s Sistine chapel, then projecting them on the board, and finally tracing and painting. This project helped students learn how to shade and blend, to create more realistic paintings. 

   
   
Tamayo Museum Spring 2010

The Ruffino Tamayo Museum in Oaxaca Mexico is fantastic. Since the first time I visited the museum on my birthday in 1999 I thought it was/is great. Each room is another theme, pink, blue, green, etc. The antiquities are there because Tamayo thought they were cool, funny and crazy. It is not a chronological retelling of native anthropology, but a celebration of cool stuff.
We are going to recreate this museum, in the hallways of High Tech High, with flattened cutout paintings and piñatas of pre-Hispanic sculpture.  Then in May I want to take a group of my students to Oaxaca to check out the real thing, it should be a great semester.

    
   

Calculicious Spring 2009
Calculicious was a cross-curricular project between me and Andrew Gloag, the Calculus teacher.We came up with the title of the project and logo before we even decided what the project would really be. We both knew that art has math and math has art, so I guess it was faith.

The students designed their Watercolors, Acrylic Paintings and Sculptures using the calculus that they learned in class. We later exhibited the work at the San Diego Airport. You can purchase a book of our work at: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/675796

 
   
The Blood Bank Project
This project was a collaboration between the San Diego Blood Bank and High Tech High seniors. It was also a collaboration between the Biology / Multimedia Teacher and the Art teacher.
The students learned about blood, blood diseases, blood in the body, blood banking, and blood politics. They also educated the community and brought awareness to the issues that surround our San Diego Blood Bank. http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/946957

 

Analog Flash for Windows

This project was meant to focus the students' minds around the concept that they were either making art about Physics and Engineering or using physics and engineering to make Art.
We decided to use the school’s interior window boxes as a constraint and to display their work. The 24 x 24 x 5 inch windows were perfect for: Analog Flash for Windows. Analog: because most of the projects are mechanical. Flash: references the program for interactivity. For Windows: not for PC but the actual windows at High Tech High.