CBPPS

The Artist of the Month for April 2023 at Chiswick & Bedford Park Preparatory School is Yayoi Kusama.

Sometimes referred to as ‘the princess of polka dots’, Kusama was born in Japan in 1929 and began painting as a child. Attending Kyoto City Specialist School of Arts in 1948 she studied the ancient practise of Nihonga, a thousand year old traditional Japanese method of painting. 

After contacting a previous CBPPS Artist of the Month, Georgia O’Keeffe, she moved to America in 1957 where she continued to develop and evolve her own unique style of art.

Kusama’s vibrant works of art include paintings, sculptures, installations and performances, and her Infinity Mirrored Room – Filled with the Brilliance of Life is currently available to view at the Tate Modern in London until September 2023.

In honour of Science Week taking place this month, our Value of the Month for March 2023 is curiosity. We hope to help instil the investigative skills needed to learn about, challenge and change the world around us in all the children at CBPPS. We will be using these skills to take part in all the exciting Science Week activities that will be taking place between 13th to 17th March!

On Tuesday 7th February 2023 our nursery children kicked off our Schools’ Football Week participation, focusing on dribbling and passing alongside developing their close control skills in their outdoor P.E. lesson. Pupils in all age groups will be taking part in fun football lessons all week!

Our Value of the Month for February 2023 is Gratitude.

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful, and being ready to show appreciation for kindness whilst displaying it to others.

This month we will be thinking about the things we are grateful for whilst ensuring we continue to show kindness to our family, friends and the wider community.

On Thursday 12th January Year 4 created these wonderful portraits in a cross-curricular lesson that brought together history and art.

Using black card and pastels, the class had the chance to showcase their individual creative styles and design their very own vicious Vikings and we think the results are fantastic!

The Chiswick & Bedford Park Artist of the Month for January 2023 is Sol LeWitt (1928-2007).

The American artist is linked to a variety of the 20th Century’s artistic movements including minimalism and conceptual art, and his work has been exhibited across the globe including at the Tate St Ives.

The children will be learning more about his artistic style and colourful works of art, (which include paintings, photographs, sculptures and drawings), this month and attempt to emulate his famous style to create their own unique works of art.

We’ll be sharing their masterpieces on our Instagram and Twitter pages towards the end of the month!