One girl said the plaster in the shirts reminded her of bone.
My breath caught and for a moment time stood still.
Yes, I said, you’re right.
#dorissalcedo #neverunderestimatechildren #arteducation

in animal skin in a vain attempt to warm them. Materiality is an important aspect of her work, so I focussed on this with the kids. I gave them a very simple summary of the work’s story. We talked about the materials- “cold” “hard” “empty” …

… I had to find a way to make the often difficult subject matter age-appropriate. This piece is Salcedo’s response to the murder of many banana plantation workers in the middle of the night by the militia. Men’s shirts soaked in plaster pierced through the chest by steel spikes. Cold beds wrapped…

Doris Salcedo, Untitled, 1989-2014, steel, plaster, cotton shirts, animal tissue.
As an art educator, I’ve developed a huge respect and awe for the perceptiveness of young children. While taking a school group of year 2 students (6-7 yo) through an exhibition of Colombian artist, Doris Salcedo …

Matisse & Derain exhibited the works from this holiday in the Salon d'Automne 1905, along with others by Camoin, de Vlaminck & Marquet in Salle 7 (room 7). The artists were dismissed by critic Louis Vauxcelles as "les fauves (wild ones). The name stuck & and movement became known as #fauvism

Henri Matisse, The Open Window, 1905, oil on canvas. Depicts an open balcony door with a view onto a marina and the sea beyond.

Did you know that "The Open Window", 1905, is considered to be one of Matisse's early masterpieces? Painted during a holiday with André Derain, its experimental use of colour & mix of brush strokes was revolutionary. #matisse