After several weeks of working on propaganda art, promoting several of the school's leaders, the Scholars Making Art class has finally finished. In the class, students have learned about ancient propaganda and how civilizations used different forms of art to emphasize the power of important people. The class also learned about how people often choose to represent their leaders with symbols that encompass the appreciated values of their leader. With this knowledge, the students designed a way to demonstrate power throughart about leaders of our school. The class decided to represent Kathy,the lunch lady, who is valued for her comfort and nourishment. Larry, the Custodian, is valued for his organization and humor. Valerie, the Drama teacher, is valued for her safe place and creative expression. Mr. Sullivan, the psychology teacher is valued and appreciated for his critical thinking and philosophical wisdom. Ms. Welch, the wellness teacher, is valued for her wellness of body and mind.
The class learned about Ancient Assyrian propaganda that illustrated the power of the king. We learned how they would use hierarchical scale to emphasize importance of a specific object or person. Like hierarchical scale, contrast was also used to show power of an object or person in society. Gradation was used to focus attention on the important figure in each painting. The propaganda was made by the people and successfully portrayed their king as someone who was very important, almost God-like. Each leader represents a different symbol that we believe is important. Using the techniques si
milar to the Assyrian empire, our class designed 5 separate posters that try to embody the special characteristics of the chosen school leaders.
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