A simple, but great idea to get students creating portraits with the limitations of the rectangle. These are by the illustrator Adam Murphy, who is worth looking at.
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A fun idea using staples to create a cityscape installation and could be a good start to a workshop of micro landscapes. The Making of Ephemicropolis from Peter Root on Vimeo. In this task, you will be creating an imaginary portrait made up of different faces using images that you have taken and edit them together in Adobe Photoshop. You will be working in response to the artists John Stezaker, who uses cut up postcards and photos of classic celebrities and film star. You can see some of his work below: You will need to edit your photographs in Adobe Photoshop using layers and the move and marquee tool to cut out shapes and move them around. Your teacher will give you a demonstration. If you have not got your own images, use some of these below: Belowis an example of how you could experiment with your own surrealist portraits using Photoshop:
Designers often view letters as interesting shapes which they can play around with. Have a go at cutting out letters from the newspaper or a magazine and creating a pattern with them like in the following example: What other shapes could you create? Look at the following for inspiration:
The act of sorting and defining objects could be an interesting starting point for a discussion around the functionality of objects versuses their formal and aesthetic qualities. Marcel Duchamp's infamous sculpture 'Bicycle (see below) is a combination of everyday objects used to create a new art form, part of a collection that he calls 'Assisted Readymades, which he used to shock the art world in 1915. As a traditional painter, his status meant that people took his art work seriously and where forced to ask questions about the very nature of how art was defined. You could also look at Still Life as a genre and get them to think about how objects are often used as symbols and to associate with a particular belief. Hans Holbein's portrait of 'The Ambassadors' is at the National Gallery in London and contains many objects that symbolise different meanings. Some questions you may wish to pose to pupils: • What words would you use to describe the sculpture 'Bicycle'? • What alternative title would you give the sculpture? • How is this different to traditional Still Life paintings? • Can an everyday object be a work of art? • What objects would you like to combine that you think would make an interesting sculpture? Make a quick sketch of what your sculpture might look like. Task 1Using some of the photocopies of objects sourced by your teacher (or research and print your own), cut out and combine to create a collage of 2-3 objects combined to make an 'Assisted Readymade' sculpture. Practice making 3 different collages and give each one a title. Be prepared to describe our sculpture to other pupils in the class. Task 2Take a walk around the local area and collect as many different man-made objects that have been discarded. You could visit a local scrap/junk yard to a more exciting range of objects. Combine these objects in the studio to create temporary Assisted Readymade sculptures, which can be photographed and put on your e-portfolio blog. Teacher Note: If resources permit, it is a good time to introduce them to basic construction techniques (depending on their age) such as drilling, screwing, bolting together, use of knots using rope and wire, etc. ExtensionThere are many other artists, post-Duchamp, that have used everyday objects both man-made and natural that could be used as reference towards getting pupils to interact with objects in a new and meaningful way, drawing out their artistic/formal qualities. Below are a few examples, but encourage them to do their own research:
In this painting task, you will be referring to great art masterpieces from the past and reinterpreting them using your own contemporary imagery to reflect current culture. 1. Start by researching a famous portrait painting that appeals to you. Try looking through the Google Art Project set up by Google, which has examples of work stored by many of the world's most famous public galleries. Collect a number of examples and stick in your sketchbook with the name of the artist, title and date it was made. 2. Imagine how you could add a contemporary/modern twist to the painting. Think about props, hairstyles, facial make-up or jewellery and accessories that are relevant to today. Note down and sketch a few ideas in your sketchbook to refer to. 3. Take some photographs of yourself or a friend in the same pose and lighting set up, which can then be used as a replacement for the original model. You could use Adobe Photoshop to superimpose your new model into place. Alternatively, print out your photos and create some collages where you try different juxtapositions. Remember that your remastered studies need to contain enough information to make the original painting recognisable. 4. Enlarge your most interesting composition study onto a large canvas. You could use an Overhead Projector (OHP) to enlarge it or a grid depending on how much assistance you require. 5. Start painting and use the same colour palette as the original painting. Extension
This project would work equally well as a photography brief, where closer attention could be paid to composition, lighting, poses, costume and props. Using a mixture of your own photos and/or off the internet, create a collage showing a normal, even mundane scene in which you transpose a superhero to create a contrast between the ordinary and extraordinary/supernatural.
Using tracing paper and pen, trace the characters and background and work into using the style of Ian Watson - see artist reference below. Finally, photocopy the tracing paper onto cartridge paper and enlarge to A3. To develop it further, you can add ink washes or use watercolours to add tone/colour. |
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