Art in Architecture: Residential & Landscape Design with Piyaali B. Samanta

Overview:

Have your child join us for a 1-day workshop at the Triton Museum to learn about Residential Architecture and Landscape Design, under the guidance of local artist Piyaali B. Samanta. For students aged 8 through 13.

Location: Linn Studio behind Triton Museum of Art

The workshop will be divided in 2 sections:

Part 1:

A brief introduction to architectural styles of American Houses, identifying the style of the historical Jamison-Brown House on the grounds of the Triton Museum. You will be introduced to the concepts of Architectural Drawing such as Scale, Two-Dimensional Drawing Concepts, Plans (Top View), and Elevations (Front View) while drawing the Jamison-Brown House.

Part 2:

An introduction to Landscape Design of Gardens. You will explore the making of Landscape Plans and Elevations while sketching and taking inspiration from the Triton Museum’s Sculpture Garden using standard Landscape symbols and native plants.

All necessary art materials are provided by the museum for use during the workshop.

The Triton Museum may cancel a class, camp, or workshop due to weather, health, an emergency, or low attendance. In those cases, the registered attendee will be notified of the cancellation as soon as possible and will be offered a refund or credit for the class.

The Triton Museum reserves the right to use photographs taken during classes and workshops for publicity and media purposes. This includes but is not limited to the Triton website and social media. If you do not want yourself or your child included in these photographs, please notify Triton staff at the time of enrollment.

Questions? Please contact education@tritonmuseum.org

Artist Biography:

Piyaali is an Artist and Architectural Designer. Her Art is born from a connection to nature, nostalgia, and personal experiences, she is influenced by her cultural roots in India and her background in Architecture. She takes inspiration from mythology, philosophy, history, folk art, architecture, and natural landscapes. Her artworks are layered with her varied experiences, she aspires to merge conscious storytelling and symbolism with the universal language of abstraction blended with recognizable realism. She combines the East with the West, reflecting her hybrid identity, the spiritual to the aesthetic, the ancient philosophy, and iconography to modern narratives. She is engaged in community art education programs, volunteering with various non-profit art organizations/museums, and conducting art classes and workshops in the Bay Area.

Website: http://piyaalibsamanta.com/