1. Art class
Procedures & Responsibilities
• Bring your iPad, store in cupboard/tub
• Bring your own pencil case; Visual Diary
will stay at school.
• Artworks will be kept in your own A2
folder. Make sure they are labelled with
your name and class in pencil on the
back.
• Clean up after yourself. Materials &
tables and art smock.
• Put your artwork in the appropriate
location (folder or dry rack)
• Put your chair up at the end of the day.
• Punctual, well mannered and be organized
• Cooperative, considerate and respect others
• Be open-minded to learning something new.
• Listen carefully to instructions and ask for
clarification if unsure.
• Use tools and equipment carefully and
respectfully.
• Handle all art work with care
• Home learning tasks should be handed in on the
due date. If extension needed: organise with
teacher before due date and CC your parents in
email.
5. Discussion: Elements of Art:
what do you see?
■ Line
■ Shape=2D (Form=3D)
■ Tone (value)
■ Texture
■ Colour
■ Space
■ 5 minutes: each table group will
discuss this artwork by analysing/
describing the Elements ofArt
present in the image.
■ What is the subject matter (=what
do you see in the image)
■ Is it more realist or abstract?
6. Observational
drawing activity
1. Observe 1 object on the table and lightly sketch a
2D shape in which this object would fit: (circle, oval,
triangle, square..) Use 2B pencil.
2. Look at proportion of different parts and angle of
lines. Sketch the object roughly in the shape you
made before.
3. Look more closely at details and try to make
object more 3D by using curved lines for cylinder
shapes, and depth lines for cube. (don’t shade, just
use line drawing)
Observe and sketch the same object also from a
different angle on the same page in your visual diary
Draw 3 different objects each from 2 different
angles. (that makes 6 sketches!) Spend about 5
minutes per sketch.
7. Applying
tone/value
Select one object on the table and sketch
the object using a 2B pencil, following the
previous steps.
Look at where the light comes from and
where you can see shade on the object and
the table. Lights in the room need to be
turned off!
Use hatching and cross hatching technique
to create light and dark areas in your
drawing.Your object will look more 3D.
Spend about 20 minutes on this drawing.
9. Surrealism
= a modern movement in art and literature,
in which an attempt is made to portray or
interpret the workings of the unconscious
mind as manifested in dreams: it is
characterized by an irrational, fantastic
arrangement of material.
Salvador Dali is one of the most famous
Surrealist artists.The painting persistence
of memory, 1931, refers to personal
experiences. What do you see? Why is it
surreal?
Surrealist Drawing activity:
Observe and sketch an object on the table,
turn it into a surreal object by using your
imagination.You can combine shapes,
change shapes etc.
10. Interesting facts about “Still-life”
■ A still-life is a work of art, a drawing or
painting of a group of objects. ‘Still’ refers
to the fact that the objects do not move. In
the past these objects tended to be flowers,
fruit, and other kinds of food or dead
animals - hence 'life'.
■ The French word for still-life is 'nature
morte', meaning 'dead nature'.
■ In Egyptian tombes, still-life paintings are
found on walls to illustrate food in the life
after death.
■ Romans and Greeks used still-life’s to
decorate the walls or floors of their villas.
11. • What are you
thinking?
Class discussion
■ What can you say about
these still life's?
■ Which one is the eldest?
How can you tell?
■ Which one is about death?
What makes you say that?
■ Which one has realistic
textures? Give an example
■ Which one is very
expressive?What makes
you think that?
■ Which one focusses on
tone and shape?
■ Which one is the most
abstract? Explain why.
A.
B.
C.
D. E.
12. Moral presented in still-life in the
17th century
■ In Northern Europe still life
paintings became a specialism.
You see still life’s of fruit, flowers,
food, banquets etc.
■ Most objects symbolize
something. Citrusfruit: wealth
(comes from southern Europe)
■ Wine, fallen glass, musical
instruments refer to moderation.
Don’t drink alcohol/feast too
much/smoke the pipe
■ Skull, hourglass, candle, withered
flowers symbolize mortality.
These still life’s are called ‘vanitas”
■ Dutch artists are very famous for
their still life’s.They paint the
textures and tones very realistic.
Pieter Claesz, Still Life 1625-30)
Harmen Steenwijck, Vanitas (1640)
13. 19th century: steering away from reality;
different perceptions:
■ Invention of the photo camera;
result painters don’t need to paint
what they see.They can paint
their own impression of reality.
■ Artists experiment with colour,
shapes, textures and the way
paint was applied to the canvas, to
create works which were beautiful
in themselves - not because of
what they meant.
■ Cezanne and vanGogh make the
still life’s more colourful.
■ Picasso depicts objects from
different perspectives.
Van Gogh, Twelve Sunflowers in
a Vase (1888)
Cézanne, Still Life
14. Perception: looking at
different
angles/perspectives =
Cubism
Juan Gris, George Braque and Pablo Picasso tried
to capture: - different angles from objects in one
painting.
-They used tonal colours
= different shades of limited colour palette
and geometrical shapes./ simplified shapes
This is called Analytic Cubism. Synthetic Cubism is when artists start
using collage materials in their
artworks: newspaper, patterned paper
etc.
16. Picasso ResearchTask
■ This assignment requires you to
research the famous artist, Pablo
Picasso. Throughout his career he
explored many different styles in his
art practice. As you are already
aware, Cubism is one of them. You
will explore his other styles of
representation through your
investigations using the internet.
■ Carefully read the task description
and assessment criteria.
■ Task can be found on STL link.
17. How to create a Cubist still-life?
Watch the video how studio artist Aaron Wemer creates a Cubist still life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V15rXg1nJ6w&feature=youtu.be
18. Create a cubist still-life/ composition.
Use a combination of the following charcoal, pastel, paint and collage.
Apply cubist principles (tone, shape, textures and perspectives)
