24.4.20 A Shining Example

Having plundered the galleries of antiquity yesterday, we move to consider the art of the movie theatre today. For this morning's activity the children have been selecting their favourite films and recreating the iconic movie posters that heralded their release. Though many might consider it a more populist and hence lower form of art than the masterpieces of the Renaissance, it is no less striking and effective. The children are to be commended for their eye for composition, dynamism and drama in their reproductions. I'm sure you'll agree that, with regard to the issue of content, the optical suggestions of the facture makes resonant the essentially transitional quality.