AP Drawing“A Struggle…”

How can you interpret the theme “A Struggle…”?

Internal Struggle

Rick Bartow

-Struggles with Post traumatic stress disorder-Transformations-Morphing-Representational abstraction-Relationships to his native american heritage- the struggles of the native american people

War- Struggles of a Soldier

Combat ArtistsSteve Mumford

Tom Lea

John Singer Sargent

Otto Dix

As Prisoner of War

Trench Warfare

Hand to Hand Combat

Social Struggles

Photography from the Great Depression

Dorothea Lange

Francisco De Goya

Deviant Art: Interpretations of the theme-Graphite and Ink

DeviantArtPainting

Deviant ArtMonotypeInked plate- wiping away values

-Directional marks make up the expression!

What can help you develop your ideas?

Reflect on a time that you have personally struggled?

What have you overcome or accomplished?

Interpret a song that reflects the theme or has personal importance to you

Interpret a moment in history that represents a struggle

Decide if your idea is best interpreted through portraiture, still life, the figure or landscape

Decide if you can set up a photograph, work from observation, or use your imagination (or combo?)

Use a drawing media such as graphite, watercolor, acrylic paint to develop your work

What drawing techniques can you use?

Foreshortening- EXAGERRATED perspective

Spatial techniques: Placement of one object in front of another-Overlapping-Size of objects (closer=bigger)-Objects on top of paper vs. bottom of paper-Detail (closer) vs less detail-Darker vs. Lighter

Deviant artThicker line+detail+ Darker closer to viewer

Deviant art

AP

Graphite