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Fresh off their trip to the de Young, the Advanced Drawing and Painting Studio classes have just finished their second life drawing session. Held each week for 2.5 hours, professional life drawing models come to Bay and pose for the class. Students have discovered that drawing is physical and intense, and are also recognizing how …
Last week, the Advanced Drawing and Painting Studio classes went to the de Young museum to see the exhibition “Modernism from the National Gallery of Art." Students were struck by the magnificent size of many of the works, and amazed by the layering of paint and materials. Three students shared their reflections with us. "This …
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Tape. What can artists do with tape? Students in the Sculpture 1B class are working with packing tape as their primary material to create forms that reference the body. They are "casting" their body and thinking about how the body occupies space. The essential question for the project is, "How do artists map the space …
Currently up in the Glass Gallery space is the BUGS! Exhibit featuring the work of  Sculpture 1A artists. Students looked closely at the way little critters are formed, honing in on the patterns, formations, shapes, and details that nature has provided for them to survive. As students worked on the project, they were asked …
Arts instructor Ascha Drake shares about a recent field trip. Recently, the 3D Foundations 1A students left The Bay School studio and ventured to Crissy Field to look at the Mark di Suvero installation. "The pieces connect with the Golden Gate Bridge." Observed one student. "How did they get here?" Asked another student. The pieces …
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