Looks Real Enough to Eat…

Colorful and realistic-looking sculptures made by the Class of 2027 will be on exhibit in the IS Commons, just in time for Parent Night. On display is work that our eighth graders completed at the end of the last academic year. In an effort to understand form, shape, color, and dimension, the students made sculptures of everyday food, such as hamburgers, sushi, ice cream, pie and cake, baozi, noodle soup, and fruit. The goal, according to IS art teacher Hillary Steel, was to teach observational skills and trompe-l'oeil, the technique of creating art that, at first glance, looks real and "fools the eye." The exhibit will remain in the IS Commons through most of October.