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by Phillip Martin
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Masterpiece Distortions
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I especially like this project because it integrates with math and still provides me with an opportunity to throw in a little art history -- with a unique twist.  At any age, using a grid is a useful tool for an artist.  In this project students make a grid over a famous painting.  They copy the masterpiece one block at a time.  But, the grid they transfer their art onto had been somehow twisted.    It was a great way to introduce some famous artists and their work.  And, when we saw the real works in London on a field trip, it created quite a stir with the group that had done this activity.