Visual Perception Presentation by Mrs. Brusky

The Senses: Intro to Neuroscience featuring Mrs. Brusky

The Senses, an Upper School school science class, discusses the different senses of the human body. Mrs. Brusky, a MS/US Visual Art Teacher, spoke to the students in The Senses about Visual Perception in Art and how linear and atmospheric perspective can create the illusion of depth in drawings and paintings. In conjunction with her presentation, students were asked to do four short drawing activities to help them understand the concepts of overlaps, scale, one-point perspective, value, and color relationships more deeply.

Art Battle hits Dwight-Englewood!!!

          If you haven't heard of this phenomenon then look out!  Artists battling head to head for 2 hours creating an original piece of art around the theme...'No Fear!'  Check out what these middle and upper schoolers came up with!  Best in show?  Alex Frommer with her cape & mask!  Congrats to everyone including Olivia Yi who won for the Upper School and Zhana Hoffman from the Middle School!  Special thanks to Jerry's Art Supplies for the fabulous prizes!!!

(Special thanks to art instructor, Rachel Brusky, for the amazing video and Lydia Scrivanich for organizing our Middle School battlers! and of course Joe Algrant & Kathy Christoph (principals) and Rodney Dejarnett for always challenging us to take risks and try new things in our art world and beyond,.,.,,)

Alex Frommer 15' with her winning cape & mask!

2012 Senior Student Sculpture becomes part of campus landscape!!!!

After months of planning, sealing wood pieces in his garage and 3 days of putting it together, with the occasional reworking, in between lacrosse practices, Matt Brice 12' kneels proudly in front of his original sculpture, the newest addition to Dwight-Englewood's growing group of outdoor sculptures.

The original model, put in place using photoshop.

The model came in handy along the way...

Laying out the cedar wood pieces...

Couldn't have done any of this without the help of our amazing grounds crew, especially Bruce and Kevin!

Matt's Dad trained him well, measure twice, cut once or in this case measure 42 times, place it once.

A little help from fellow seniors and lax team members, artists,...Woody and Will.

A 7th grade class stopped by to see the progress and meet the artist. 

Matt with his AP Art History class, visiting the sculpture on a beautiful sunny day.  Photo credit to Ms. Devito, Chair of the History Department & AP Art history guru.

We are all so proud of you Matt!  Let us thank everyone from the beginning through to the end...from the first days in Ms. Diaz' AP Studio Art Class with the simple inspiration of materials and the idea of 'motion', Dr. De Jarnett & Mr. Algrant for their approval and encouragement, Ms. Stadulis, Mr. Devlin and the whole crew for their expertise and work, all of your teachers & coaches, your parents and grandparents, and most of all you for having the vision, design sense and work ethic to take this project from conception to completion and leaving a beautiful work of art behind as you graduate in a few short months,....

Opening Day visit by 8th grade a HUGE SUCCESS!!!

The New Year means intermester week in the middle school which also means an art history lecture to augment the studies of early American history of the 8th grade at Dwight-Englewood.  A quick trip over the George Washington Bridge and the 8th graders are soon led to the world reknowned Metropolitan Museum of Art and the opening day of the newly installed American Wing!!!!

First, lunches outside in Central Park, just beware of the bears...

Students enjoyed this masterpiece by Frederick Church and even made reference to the movie, the Mission...sometimes these kids amaze me and then other days, like this week, they are simply amazing!!!!

 

Students are led in small groups by teachers through each room and have time to explore on their own as well.  The time is divided between painting, sculpture and the 'period' rooms.

As in an experience at D-E, students are encouraged to think deeply, question and develop inferences based on all of their knowledge from each part of their rich education.

In the 'Oxbow' their science teacher even had them naming the different cloud formations.

A good pace, even time to take a moment to reflect on the overwhelming amount of visual information.

The 'crown jewel' of the renovation can be seen from nearly ever corner and gallery...Washington Crossing the Delaware was truly impressive, whether you were a teacher who has been so many times before or this was the very first brush with that momentous, symbolic retelling of the early days of this country.

During the pre-trip lecture, students watched parts of the video below that documents the elaborate recreation of the original frame...

and we also discussed 'reality' vs. 'propoganda' in artwork (to quote one student) and looked at a comparison of a newer version of Washington Crossing the Delaware which was also unveiled this week at the NY Historical Society in Manhattan.  See the full article below...
NY Times, 'Crossing the Delaware, More Accurately'

What a fabulous time at the Met,...an annual event that never seems to get old...especially in a year when the Met reinvented the American Wing itself!!!!

Off the Wall- A contemporary look at 'Street Art'

This week students at Dwight-Englewood are enjoying a look at 3 contemporary artists in the Swartley Gallery exhibit, 'Off the Wall.'  Veronique Broussard Class of 2000, Geo Rodriguez also Class of 2000 and Josh Williams, Class of 2002 are innovative and exciting visual artists.  As you can see here, each artist has a unique voice and a great deal to say with the visual dialogue they have created.



Work by Veronique Broussard, D-E 2000'




Geo Rodriguez, D-E Class of 2000



Josh Williams, D-E Class of 2002

The Swartley Gallery is pleased to host its second exhibit of the 2010-11 season featuring the works of artists, and D-E alumni, who are influenced by the urban landscape and culture that swirls around and within each of them.  Their unique visions are witnessed through the variety of materials and original approaches to art making.  From digitally manipulated work, to stencils, to graffiti, to more traditional approaches to painting & drawing on untraditional surfaces, Joshua Williams 02’, Geobany ‘Bowz’ Rodriguez 00’, and Veronique ‘Acet’ Broussard 00’, all use their personal creative voices to speak their mind, share their story and make their individual mark upon the collective consciousness of this world on a local and global level.

If you enjoyed this show, be sure to check out our other exhibits either online on this blog or in the coming year stop by the gallery during the week from 8-4.  'Off the Wall' will be on view from Oct. 28th - Nov. 18th with a closing reception on November 18th from 5-7 pm in the Swartley Gallery.