TODAY’S SKETCHBOOK ACTIVITY 2/14/09

Draw one part or section of your face. Use the hand mirrors!

Abstract Portraits

Paul Klee “Senecio” (1922)

What do you see in this painting?

What makes this a portrait? Why? How?

Chuck Close, “Self-Portrait” (2007)

What do you see in this painting?

What does the title tell the viewer?

What do you think the artists’ intent (wanted) was to tell/show the viewer?

Why did he use shapes and different colors?

David Hockney, “Mother I, Yorkshire Moors”(1985)

What might a layering technique do for a portrait?

Nathan Gibbs, “Self-Portrait” (2002)

This is how we will be creating our self-portraits today!

What do you see?

What happens when you squint your eyes?

Back of Nathan Gibbs’ artwork….

Have you seen these squares anywhere before?

Are paint swatches artwork? Why/not?

What are some materials that can be used to do a portrait?

A poster from the 2009 GRAMMYs Why use words?

Charis Tsevis,“Barack Obama” (2008)

What do you see in the image?

How does this image show Barack Obama’s identity?

Does anyone know what this is?

Michael Mapes, “Poor Boy Michael Strange” (2006)

This is a collection box too….

What is this portrait made out of? Why? How can you tell?

A side view from Michael Mapes artwork!

So what did we learn about abstract portraits?

They can be……..

Sometimes they are…….

You can use…..to create a portrait.

I dis/like…………

I’m un/interested by……….