| THE WORLD IN A SHEET OF PAPER Infant school, 4 - 5 years old
Once upon a time there was a child who discovered the world outside the front door! |
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| DO IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN Infant school, 4 - 5 years old Using the techniques of the famous artist Paul Klee - who was inspired by children's drawings to create great works - we will make and make again our own work by discovering that "erasing" at times means to create and not destroy! |
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| CARDBOARD, AN AWL, AND ...MAGIC Last year of infant school By scratching and scraping the surface of cardboard, extraordinary forms emerge which are reminiscent of prehistoric cave paintings: wild animals, hunting scenes, and agricultural life. |
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| FAIRYTALE RUSSIA Last year of infant school; first classes of primary school By referring to the story "The Goldfish" and to certain paintings by Russian artists, we deal with the theme of landscape which becomes "magic" once it is reflected in the wide expanses of water that characterise the Russian steppes. |
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| THE COLOURS OF COLOUR 1 Last year of infant school; first classes of primary school
Once upon a time there was a country where everything was yellow... Through illustrated history and group activity the children learn to know the primary and secondary colours. |
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| THE COLOURS OF COLOUR 2 Last year of infant school, first classes of primary school Taking its inspiration from the work in the gallery by Sol LeWitt - which marked the start of a period of creating form from pure colours - the course follows the basic role of colour in Twentieth Century art. |
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| DOT, LINE, FORM, COLOUR Primary school
"The dot is the original element of painting ... and lines are the trace of the dot in movement" (V. Kandinsky) |
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| THE SURREALIST SPIRIT Last years of primary school; middle school Art games that allow the freeing of the imagination in order to express impulses and feelings. A way of approaching works of art in a less "attentive" way than we are used to, but one that is in full harmony with the Surrealist spirit. |
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| ON THE ROAD Primary school; middle school The theme of journeying with all its fascinating aspects and multiple facets is considered with reference to many of the works from the collection. |
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| INVISIBLE PLACES Primary school; middle school Contemporary artists create unreal or abstract works from their imagination, giving rise to visions full of fascination, mystery, spirituality, and emotions. |
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| THE FOREST THAT ISN'T THERE Primary school; middle school AThrough the observation and analysis of some works of art we follow the art that developed from the beginning of the XX Century until today: an itinerary through nature that, from a real dimension, becomes surreal and abstract. |
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| THE BOOK OF PORTRAITS: Faces speak about us. Primary school; middle school We can see in images the expressive peculiarities that make each face a unique, unrepeatable work. At the end of the lesson the works created by the participants will be brought together in a 'Big Portrait Book' |
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| HUNT THE PICTURE Last years of primary school Let's be detectives for a day! Walking through the rooms of the gallery, among hundreds of great works of art, and only with the help of a few clues, we have to discover just one of them. |
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| GRAFFITI PORTRAITS Last years of primary school Dreams, secrets, treasures become form, only then to be placed back once more into our secret treasure chest. Starting from a selection of works in the collection and together with words, images, and colours, each participant transfers his own feelings onto a sheet of paper. |
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