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Meet the Artists

Meet the Artists. Henri Rousseau Jackson Beardy Brad Go-Sam. Henri Rousseau.

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Meet the Artists

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  1. Meet the Artists

  2. Henri Rousseau • Jackson Beardy • Brad Go-Sam

  3. Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) was a clerk at a toll booth who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. This job allowed him to support his family and gave him time to pursue his true passion—art. From his post at the toll gates and on strolls through the suburbs of Paris, Rousseau observed the world and filled numerous notebooks with sketches from nature. He retired at age forty-nine to become a full-time artist.  Tropical Forest with Monkeys

  4. Although he painted many pictures, Rousseau never left France. He often explored a botanical garden and zoo in Paris where he studied and drew plants and wild animals. He visited museums for artistic inspiration, and based some painted characters on pictures in books and magazines. The public laughed at Rousseau’s bold, primitive style, but he was admired by modern artists like Pablo Picasso. The Jungle - Tiger Attacking a Buffalo

  5. Click on Henri Rousseau’s picture to make your own jungle picture online! Surprised Tiger

  6. Look at the following ELEMENTS of design: • Line • Colour • Space • Shape • Describe how Henri Rousseau used each element in his artwork. Jungle Sunset

  7. Camouflage Collage in the Style of Henri Rousseau

  8. Jackson Beardy Native artist Jackson Beardy was a member of the Indian Group of Seven. He was born on July 24, 1944 at Garden Hill Reserve in northern Manitoba. One of 13 children, Jackson lived with his grandparents with the expectation that he would learn the spiritual traditions of his nation. When he was seven he was taken from his home to attend residential schools. He was very unhappy and began to drink. Later on, he was able to give up alcohol but he suffered great pain from stomach ulcers that continued for the rest of his life. Bird and Fish

  9. Beardy had a very distinctive style that had flat areas of warm colours and curving ribbons of paint. His early work was often about legends but as his art and his vision matured he explored the balances in nature and the interdependence of all things. Loons III Spirits of Duality

  10. Recreation Myth In 1980 he was living in Ottawa, acting as an art advisor and cultural consultant to the Department of Indian Affairs. Four years later he returned to Winnipeg to work on a new series of prints. In November of 1984 he suffered a heart attack. He rallied but died a few weeks later from infection on December 8, 1984. A special memorial service was held in the Manitoba legislative building to honour his life and the contribution he made to Native art in Canada.

  11. Look at the following ELEMENTS of design: • Line • Colour • Space • Shape • Describe how Jackson Beardy used each element in his artwork. Loons on Red

  12. Food Chain Art in the Style of Jackson Beardy

  13. Australian Aboriginal Art The Aboriginal people of central and western Australia used to paint on cave walls, bark and rocks. They also decorated some of their everyday tools with designs. Their paint was made from materials that they found in nature. Paint made from crushed ochre was often used. Ochre is a crumbly to hard rock that is coloured by iron oxide. It can be pale yellow to dark reddish-brown.

  14. The Aboriginal people often painted about their “Dreamtime”. Dreamtime is when the world was created. During this time, their Great Spirit Ancestors undertook many amazing journeys that criss-crossed Australia in a maze of tracks. They performed feats along the way, which created the Australian landscape of today and the many unique Australian animals. Aboriginal Dreamtime paintings used a ‘bird’s eye’ perspective. This allowed the paintings to be like a map and a story told across time. Many symbols were used by the aboriginals to tell their legends in their paintings. Dreamtime story of Waatji Pulyeri What made Tiddalik Laugh?

  15. Take a look at this example of ancient Aboriginal art. What do you think the legend or “dreamtime” story is about?

  16. Brad Go-Sam Brad Go-Sam is a modern-day aboriginal artist. He has been hand-crafting didgeridoos for ten years. A didgeridoo is a wind instrument. Brad Go-Sam’s Didgeridoos are sold around the world and have a superb sound quality as well as unique artwork. His ‘dreamings’ include the Rainbow Serpent and Blue Tongue Lizard and they appear in intricate patterns on his didgeridoos as well as in his works on canvas. Blue Tongue Lizard Dreaming

  17. Turtle Dreaming

  18. Aboriginal Boomerangs

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