Sketchbook #21 Prompt:
Artist often have used their artwork to provide a different perspective of something we see everyday or a familiar with. Your assignment is to choose 1 of the following strategies and create an original drawing. Each drawing should meet the following requirements
1. Time (60-80 min)
2. Size 75% of a 11x8 piece of paper
3. Principles of art (should reflect at least 3 different principles of art
4. Can be done in color or black and white
5. Medium (can be done in color pencil, pen, pencil)--no painting
Artist often have used their artwork to provide a different perspective of something we see everyday or a familiar with. Your assignment is to choose 1 of the following strategies and create an original drawing. Each drawing should meet the following requirements
1. Time (60-80 min)
2. Size 75% of a 11x8 piece of paper
3. Principles of art (should reflect at least 3 different principles of art
4. Can be done in color or black and white
5. Medium (can be done in color pencil, pen, pencil)--no painting
1. Changing color of a familiar object
In "Women with a hat" Matisse changed the colors to provide a different perspective of a common subject matter. Because this is
the easiest one you will only receive a B if you choose to do this one..
2. Using a specific style from a certain time/place and switching up the subject matter associated or related to the time/place.
Kahinda Wiley uses classical painting poses and technique often associated
with European "white" models and subject matter. He changes the perspective by placing model of color in classical poses with intricate backgrounds.
3. Changing or combining subject matter with a different unrelated or unfamiliar subject matter
Frida Kahlo combines her own self portrait with the body of the deer. This allows the viewer examine the relationship between the 2 different things to decide on a specific meaning.
Frida Kahlo combines her own self portrait with the body of the deer. This allows the viewer examine the relationship between the 2 different things to decide on a specific meaning.
4. Juxtapose 2 different unrelated objects to create meaning, tension or a story
Enrique Chagoya places a pop culture image (superman) next to an indigenous figure wearing some type of spiritual clothing. By Juxtaposing these 2 images Chagoya is asking to to think of what these 2 figures symbolize and why they are on the same picture plane.
Enrique Chagoya places a pop culture image (superman) next to an indigenous figure wearing some type of spiritual clothing. By Juxtaposing these 2 images Chagoya is asking to to think of what these 2 figures symbolize and why they are on the same picture plane.