Month: April 2013

Pop Art Food Party at All Souls!

Create food art inspired by Wayne Thiebaud and Claes Oldenburg at your next birthday party!  Our recent birthday party at All Souls Church was so much fun, and the kids made fun and tasty-looking pop art food sculptures. To book your own party, e-mail us at claire@clairescreativeadventures.com.  

Sand painting with Art Adventures Studio

Inspired by the work of sand painter, Joe Mangrum and Navajo healing rituals, children designed their own sand paintings using concentric circles, organic and geometric forms. To see Joe’s work, visit his website www.joemangrum.com or find him daily in Union Square or Washington Square Park.

Sand painting with Art Adventures

Inspired by the work of sand painter, Joe Mangrum and Navajo healing rituals, children designed their own sand paintings using concentric circles, organic and geometric forms. To see Joe’s work, visit his website www.joemangrum.com or find him daily in Union Square or Washington Square Park.

Studio Visit with Grimanesa Amoros

Wow! Grimanesa Amoros: Beauty, Bubbles, Light, Lines & Fun! On my always engaging tour today with Riva Blumenfeld of http://www.blumenfeldfineart.com/. Mrs. Amoros took the time to take us on a journey through bubble islands, lines of lights and even into Times Square’s installation for the Armory show (Did you see it?) These pieces made me …

Gutai Artists Explored in Art Adventures class!

Experimenting with myriad materials, destruction- and it’s beauty- was our focus last week on canvases based on the Guggenheim Gutai exhibition… Children of all ages and adults should reserve now to see the Guggenheim’s Gutai show with us! Call 646-755-7733 or visit www.ClairesCreativeAdventures.com/MuseumAdventures  

Midtown West Auction winners delight in metal, shape and balance!

Improv Wall Painting with Basquiat

Students were inspired by Basquiat’s loose, free- style improvisational paintings to paint with repetition of lines and shapes as well as using words and symbols.  A friend of Andy Warhol, Basquiat was different from graffiti artists because his words had a higher meaning than just a name on the side of a building.  He described his work, “I cross out words so …

In Art Adventures, children discussed the work of David Hockney and his interest in space, digital reproduction and representations of the real world. Children used layering and parts to create a whole to make their own non-conventional photomontages which played with different points of perspective and explore representation.

Gutai at the Guggenheim

Art Adventures Studio took a class trip to explore the exciting world of Gutai at the Guggenheim Museum. Check it out:

Exploring Negative Space and Rachel Whiteread

In Art Adventures, students learned about the work of Rachel Whiteread and her use of molds and negative space.  Children mixed and poured their own plaster molds and chose how to add color and arrange them. Take a peek!