Joseph Cornell Boxes (projects)

These are the results from this project. Remember, they were supposed to apply the principles of design to create boxes whose interior contrasts with the exterior. As usual I am super pleased with the results, 10th graders rock! You can click on the images to make them larger.

This one speaks about juvenile delinquency

While this one is a critique to plastic surgery and our society´s obsession with "beauty"

 

 This one reflects the contrasting cultures of Asia, from very traditional to ubermodern

 

This one, like the next, says a little about how sometimes people can be very standoff-ish but are actually very sweet inside

This was an elementary school favorite! Seriously, I had to wrestle it away from 5th graders almost on a daily basis

8th Grade Holocaust Memorials

This year our school had its Cultural Festival, and I had the pleasure of working with some 8th graders on their presentations. Since we were learning all about Art of the Holocaust (Propaganda, Degenerate Art, Spiritual resistance, etc.), It seemed appropriate to let them design and create mock-ups of Memorials. They did a lot of research on existing monuments and themes and in small groups made their pieces using papier maché, wire, clay, cardboard and even fire! Here are some of the most remarkable ones.

 

This one is called "Lost Souls", its basically a pile of bodies...very graphic, but powerful.

This beautiful piece reminds me very much of Anne Frank

These kids made a mock-up of an incinerator in a concentration camp, with a huge metal fist burning on top. I wish I had more pictures because shortly after this they went a little overboard with the special effects and nearly burned the school down! Very memorable ;-)