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Students of the Experimental School of ……….. studied the work of Antoni Gaudi, which in turn informed their own creations in paper and in clay. They created paper trencadis, and begun creating clay trencadis, by creating their own decorative clay tiles and by learning the technique of mosaic in order to break and reassemble their own tiles. Following that, and having studied the styles and art movements involved in the design of our school, which is famous for combining Bauhaus with local traditional architecture, students begun to make ‘tweaks’ to our school and to various other landmarks of our city. They transformed buildings and monuments in the spirit of Gaudi, and reflected on the meaning of his aesthetic preferences and on what they convey regarding his beliefs. They thus had the opportunity to learn by doing, by applying what they learned to their own artistic creations.
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Ismini Sakellariadi has studied History and Archaeology as well as English Language and Literature in Greece, and Combined Studies (including Drama, Music and Dance) in the UK. Following ten years of formal and informal education and training in Fine Art and Ceramics, she completed postgraduate courses in Ceramics (University of London, Goldsmiths’ College) and in Social Anthropology (University of London, LSE). She teaches Art at the Experimental School of the University of Thessaloniki. She has participated in Ceramics, Photography and Printmaking exhibitions in Greece and abroad. She has collaborated with the School of Early Childhood Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, teaching Ceramics and assisting with the tuition of undergraduate courses on Visual Arts and Art Education. She has also taught Ceramics to Art Teachers. Her publications include articles for IMAG and for InSEA publications.
