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Show WXHS students learn about art pV J - '"1. r I ' v y j biA'ikAa.u - - .. . - -. - - - : Students at Woods Cross High School are learning more about art than how to draw circles or sketch a landscape. Art students in John Kenneth Allein's class axe learning about ecology. That's right, ecology and how it affects our lives today. : During a two-week study period, ttese art students are learning to express their feelings and desires about the changing world about themespecially the drastic change in animal life because of the changing chang-ing environment. ;"We not only want to teach students more about art, we went them to appreciate what they see and be able to express themselves on any subject," said Allein. "And expressing the changes of ecology through our environment is very difficult." :As an inspiration and guide for tie students, Allein has placed a pile of bones on a table in the nuddle of the room, depicting through art the demolition of our environment. The bones include those of a mountain lion, coyote, antelope, sheep, deer and cattle. Atop the pile of aged bones is an ancient human skull. :"The bones depict the downfall of animal life because of our polluted environment, and man is the ultimate destroyer," he said. "Jhe autumn leaves surrounding the bones is an expression of man living in the autumn of existence on this earth." M l Allein, an art teacher of nearly 25 yiars more than half of that time at Woods Cross High School said he teaching his students to be creative and use their imagination to provide self-expression. "I want to teach my students the creative aspect of art, he said. ' ' Only On-ly a few students will take up a form of art as a career, but I want them to be able to express themselves through the use of art." Woods Cross High School art students Jeness Jones and Craig Erickson study old animal bones which depict the changing ecology of animal and mankind. The students then express what they see in art work. |