Each year, Beaverton School District schools participating in the Beaverton Art Literacy Program (BAL) are assigned a group of artists to present to its students throughout the school year. In addition to learning about the history and work of each artist, students participate in hands-on art projects related to those artists.
Listed below are the artists to which Bonny Slope has been assigned, including website references that provide detailed biographies and visuals of the artists’ work:
Michelangelo (1475 – 1564)
Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor and architect having created monumental works of art
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo
http://www.michelangelo.com/buon
Grandma Moses (1860 – 1961)
One of America’s best known primitive painters whose art depicts American rural life celebrated during her time
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma_Moses
http://www.gseart.com/moses.html
M.C. Escher (1898 – 1972)
Famous graphic artist known for his mathematically inspired work featuring impossible structures and tessellations (repeated tilings)
http://www.mcescher.com
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C_Escher
Navajo Weavings
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_people
Bernini (1598 – 1680)
Italian artist considered to be the greatest sculptor of the 17th century
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernini
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/bernini.html
Andrew Wyeth (1917 – )
American realist painter known as “the painter of people” and lanscapes
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wyeth
http://www.andrewwyeth.com
