Each year I like to ensure that each student throughout our fine school not only creates amazing art linked to classroom learning in the STEAM+ model, but also learns about at least one of the most important artists in history. To this end, each year I host a large-scale exhibit about a specific artist. This exhibit, accompanied by relevant student projects and supporting literature and technology experiences, helps students to gain a sense of what art is and can be, and a sense of the scale of art history.
This year our Master Artist Exhibit features M.C. Escher. His dazzling, mesmerizing, enigmatic prints have captivated the world for decades. Students were entranced as we discussed his personal struggles in school and mathematics and his undeniable dedication to overcoming those struggles to become an artist who used math to an obvious and exceptional degree in his works. We spoke about his character and his artistry with admiration, wondering at the impossible figures and worlds he created in his woodcuts, lithographs, and mesotints. Please feel free to explore further with this short video.
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