1.30.2013

Tangled up in Zentangles

Andy Warhol Hamburger 1985


Ed Ruscha I Was Gasping
  The 6th and 8th graders have kicked off this semester by creating beautiful Zentangle Art. Inspired by literary Pop Art created by Ed Ruscha and Andy Warhol, the students used their initials as the inspiration for these illustrations. Leaving the letters as negative space, the students drew a tangled line and filled in the shapes it had created with a series of imaginative, complex patterns. This method not only challenges the students to devise original patterns and hone in on highly detailed drawing skills, but it allows them to take a peaceful and quiet break from their busy day, as they get caught in the meditative practive of repetative fine illustration.

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