Art in Public Spaces - brainstorming, planning and process pages

By taking photos of the proposed space to change, students get a clearer idea of scale and media necessary. 

Gaining inspiration from your surroundings.

An oil pastel experiment based on a historic building.

The symbol of the city

Considering a final inspired by the important Rhine River.

Deciding on the media to create this final.

The possibility of using various objects within the mosaic.

Considering composition and analyzing processes.

A color study

And a reflection / self-assessment.

city exploration project.

looking at various styles for brainstorming. how will the city inspire you and how can your respresent this?

Helpful research: A museum visit in the area and exploration of an artist who was inspired by that specific area.



Tour the city as an artist. Observe the feel of the city with fresh eyes. What inspires you?

After working through several ideas, settle on one aspect of diversity within the city and then plan a variety of solutions to the same problem. How will you artistically express/represent your city's diveristy?

This page is the result of a class trip that focused on exploring the all-too-familiar city with fresh observation, as an art resource. We prompted them to ask themselves: what inspires you? culture? architecture? transportation? city layout/development? the lighting/shadows/colors? the pace or movement?

Grade 11, semester one - summer homework assignment to photograph a variety of surfaces