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Opposing Self Portraits and Expressive Text

Opposing Self Portraits and Expressive Text. By: Victoria Miller. Challenge . Create a work of art using self-portraiture and expressive text. Theme: Transformation the  act or process of  transforming. the  state of being  transformed. change  in form, appearance,  nature, or  character.

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Opposing Self Portraits and Expressive Text

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  1. OpposingSelf Portraits and Expressive Text By: Victoria Miller

  2. Challenge • Create a work of art using self-portraiture and expressive text. • Theme: Transformation • the act or process of transforming. • the state of being transformed. • change in form, appearance, nature, or character.

  3. Self Portraits and Emotion Self Portrait, 1889 by Vincent Van Gogh Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on canvas, 60.5 x 50 cm, CourtauldInstitute of Art, London, UK

  4. Gustav Corbet, The Desperate Man, 1844 - 1845, oil on canvas

  5. Chuck Close, Big Self-Portrait, 1967-68. Acrylic on canvas. 107 1/2 x 83 1/2" (273 x 212 cm). Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Art Center Acquisition Fund, 1969.

  6. Handwriting • Sources: • www.dafont.com • http://www.fontspace.com/category/handwriting • http://www.pinterest.com/michelecookpplc/handwriting-lettering/

  7. Self Portraits Using Text • What emotion/emotions does this image evoke? • How does the text evoke this emotion? • How did the artist use value and texture? http://naldzgraphics.net/tutorials/how-to-create-a-simple-face-text-portrait-in-photoshop/

  8. What emotion/emotions does this image evoke? • How does the text evoke this emotion? • How did the artist use value and texture? AnatolKnotek, Jean-Michel Basquiat, 61cm x 81cm, acrylic and permanent marker on canvas, 2003.

  9. What emotion/emotions does this image evoke? • How does the text evoke this emotion? • How did the artist use value and texture? Ben Durham. Amanda, 13, Graphite text on paper, 2008, Private collection.

  10. Student Exemplars All images from: http://schooart.weebly.com/text-portraits.html

  11. Agenda Session 1 • Challenge: Create a work of art using self-portraiture and expressive text. • Objectives:Create two self-portraits using just words and text that describe two opposite emotions. Sketch out lightly two portraits while looking in a mirror. • Theme: Transformation • Key Concepts: Choice of words, tone, and meaning • Materials: Sketchbook, dictionary and thesaurus, drawing paper, pencil, eraser, and pen. Oil pastel or colored pencil in one color may be used to express emotion further • Time Allotment: Three class periods

  12. Agenda Session 2 • Challenge: Create a work of art using self-portraiture and expressive text. • Objectives: Once drawn out, the portraits may be filled in with the necessary values and textures using only text. • Theme: Transformation • Key Concepts: Choice of words, tone, and meaning • Materials: Sketchbook, dictionary and thesaurus, drawing paper, pencil, eraser, and pen. Oil pastel or colored pencil in one color may be used to express emotion further • Time Allotment: Three class periods

  13. Agenda Session 3 • Challenge: Create a work of art using self-portraiture and expressive text. • Objectives: Once completed, both images will be matted together to prepare for display and a class critique. • Theme: Transformation • Key Concepts: Choice of words, tone, and meaning • Materials: Sketchbook, dictionary and thesaurus, drawing paper, pencil, eraser, and pen. Oil pastel or colored pencil in one color may be used to express emotion further • Time Allotment: Three class periods

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