In selecting images and colors, the students wanted the mural to have a bright, happy feel. The two hands were specifically chosen to be African American and Hispanic, as this represents a majority of Jersey City residents. The central heart has a golden glow around it with a heart beat shape, which “rains” life (yellow dashes) below the hands. The butterflies and dandelions represent the cycle of life and rebirth, and the repetition of colored lines in the sky and grass create visual rhythm, reflecting life.
Well, it's been quite a while since posting. Last school yr. Bright Street Academy turned into Renaissance Institute, a JCPS HS credit recovery program. Even tho I haven't posted, there's been a lot of art activity happening. I'm starting with this year's Hudco mural. It's about bringing awareness to organ donation. See description below photos. The concept for the mural stemmed from a trip students took to The Sharing Network in New Providence, NJ. Ms. Sheila Love, the Health & Physical Education teacher at Renaissance Institute, focused a series of lessons about organ donation, culminating with the trip. During the trip, student, Almira Williams, came up with the idea to incorporate organ donation awareness into the community mural. From this point, art specialist Kristen Marino had students research symbols, imagery, and slogans related to the topic. The art classes then worked collaboratively, piecing together the images and slogans that best represented the intended message. Over the course of 1 week, students went on location to paint the mural which is on the wall at Hudson County Art Supply. It will remain up for the month of May, and possibly June.
In selecting images and colors, the students wanted the mural to have a bright, happy feel. The two hands were specifically chosen to be African American and Hispanic, as this represents a majority of Jersey City residents. The central heart has a golden glow around it with a heart beat shape, which “rains” life (yellow dashes) below the hands. The butterflies and dandelions represent the cycle of life and rebirth, and the repetition of colored lines in the sky and grass create visual rhythm, reflecting life.
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Check out the great article written in the Jersey Journal about John Torres!
http://blog.nj.com/our_pride_and_joy/2014/05/john_torres_story.html This year four students and Ms Marino worked on the mural. John Torres, David Guzman, Varun Kumar & Johnaton Teesdale did all the hard work. Make sure to stop by Hudson County Art Supply, 303 First Street in Jersey City to see it during the month of May. This year we started our mural before the weather gets too hot! We were out on the street Friday, May 2nd and got a lot up. Now we'll spend the rest of next week putting our skills to use. Students collaborated, pulling elements from what they learned in art class, and incorporated them into the mural. Our plan is to do a lot of blending & fading colors, adding detail, and some bling. Check us out Mon - Fri (5/5-5/9) outside Hudco. Art Supply from 12:30-2:20pm. Ms. Marino broke out the spray paint & airbrushes to teach blending and fading colors. Students from Bright Street Academy are exhibiting their artwork at New York Bagel Cafe & Deli, 217 Newark Ave, Jersey City. The show will be up through the month of March, 2014. Click on Bright Street Academy to see updated art photos! This Saturday, October 5th....
11am-4pm Van Vorst Park, Jersey City The Urban Art Group will be selling our products! This week we started painting our annual mural outside Hudson Art Supply in Jersey City. (Coles & 1st Street) This year students have worked a lot on making stencils, painting and blending or fading colors. We decided to incorporate all this in our mural. We started with a hand made stencil & sprayed it in. Next we started painting the base colors, and finally, started blending. The next phase will be to blend further with Liquitex spray paint, using smaller stencils to add dimension & texture. As usual we are having a blast! |
I love art and can't imagine my life without it! I've been working with students in Jersey City for the past 13 yrs~ doing what I love. My students inspire me, and I hope I return the inspiration back. ~Ms. Marino Archives
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