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by Phillip Martin
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ISMs
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This is the kind of activity that an art teacher really loves.  It introduces so much information to the students.  To begin the project, students draw a contour still life.  Upon completion, the illustration is divided into five sections.  Silly me.  I imagined the student would simply use pie wedges.  Many create much more interesting divisions. 

In each of the five sections, the students attempt to render the still life in a different artistic style.  The project gets its name from these five selected "isms" -- Realism, Surrealism, Pointillism, Cubism, and Impressionism.