District 318 - Tree House Gallery
Perspective of tree house gallery looking southeast.
Tree House Gallery
Completion Date: 2018
Location: Historic Central School, Grand Rapids, MN
Materials: Steel fencing, bunjee cords, rope, paper, and mixed media
Dimensions: 2 galleries at 10’ x 10’ x 10’
This installation is the resulft of a collaboration between artist Aaron Squadroni and 4th grade students in district 318.
Students working on relief images of leaves.
Students working on tree house sketch model.
Perspective of tree house gallery looking northwest.
District 318 4th grade students created tree house installations that act as mini art galleries. Each student created four tiles, using trees as inspiration. The students utilized leaves to explore composition on the front of three tiles and focused on tree bark to explore texture and rhythm on the back. The forth tile (hung from the roof) is based on tree rings that form over the life of a tree. Students also created sketch models of tree houses to investigate design concepts. Throughout the process, students focused on the idea that artists can help people see the world in new ways.
Detail of student relief panels and bark texture paintings.
Detail of student relief panels and bark texture paintings.
Students creating rubbings to gather texture samples .
Students adding paint to rubbings of tree bark textures.
Students assembling panels to be hung as tree house gallery walls.
Perspective of tree house gallery looking east.