DEFIANCE
We worked from a selection of artwork in the museum collection that depicted images of violence and attempted to dissect the conflict in each work. On the wall are black silhouettes based on aspects of the original artworks. These silhouettes were placed with digital reproductions of the works they were based on. Suspended white flags transfigure the dark silhouettes on the wall away from violence and toward a peaceful, yet fierce, resolution. To connect their new understanding of conflict resolution in art to an understanding of conflict resolution in the world, students selected quotes calling for peace and wrapped the text around each flagpole.
Benjamin Volta with Conwell Egan Catholic High School, Fairless Hills PA
Collaborating Art Teacher: JoAnne Gari
Collaborating Students: Alexandra Antonello, Kayleigh Clemins, Nicole DeFinis, Kelly DeMarshall, Christine Gordon, Elizabeth Lyman, Kelly Mott, Michael Payne, Pil Kyung Son, Guannan Wang, Sean McCarthy, and Casey Phillips
This project is part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Art Futures Residency. This program is made possible with generous funding from the Delphi Project Foundation, Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, Frances S. Middleton, and Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS).
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