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This retablo-style painting depicts an incident where someone helped during a difficult time. The artwork uses vibrant colors, dramatic space manipulation, and surrealistic design qualities to convey the emotional impact of the situation. The accompanying paragraph explains the situation and expresses gratitude.
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Vocabulary • Votive • Pilgrim • Miracle • Santos • Icon • Ex-votive • Supplication • Penitent • Milagros
Santos • Faithful reproductions of European icons • Allowed little room for creativity and innovation • Rigid stylistic and iconographic convention Saint JosephFeast day: March 19 Patron of the Universal Church, carpenters, cabinet builders, doubters, happy death, homeless, and, in Mexico, he was a model of Franciscan poverty, patron of travelers, Militant Church and of the evangelization of the Americas; model husband, benevolent father and safe refuge in times of spiritual and physical danger. Joseph, the husband of Virgin Mary and the foster-father of Jesus, was a carpenter, descended from King David’s family. Among his many attributes are the different instruments of his profession as a carpenter, a lily for purity and a budded staff for his selection as the future husband of Virgin Mary. St. Joseph is depicted holding the Christ Child in his arms while standing against a neutral background or surrounded by curtains. Christ the Child is often dressed in red, or represented naked, holding a small cross in one hand symbolizing his destiny. St. Joseph, with or without a crown upon his head, is usually dressed in a green gown with a yellow cape over his shoulders.
Ex-Votives • Depict a range of situations from daily life • Encouraged novelty and personal expression • Uses flexible artistic format
Mexican Ex-Votives • Show a holy image often suspended in cloud at one side of the composition • Pictures show a threatening event • Writing at the bottom that explains what happened
Vocabulary for Design • Contrasting hues • Scale • Proportion • Awkward perspective • Juxtaposition • Motif • Collage • Surrealistic
Design Qualities ofMexican Ex-Votives 1. Used bold bright colors to stress the emotional effect of the scene
Design Qualities ofMexican Ex-Votives 2. Created drama by manipulating the space • Ignore scale and proportion
Design Qualities ofMexican Ex-Votive Artists • Include sharp angles • Show awkward perspective
Design Qualities ofMexican Ex-Votives • Juxtaposition of tiny human figures and larger than life holy images • Surrealistic placement of figures, props, and background
Design Qualities ofMexican Ex-Votives 3. Time is distorted by showing action that occurs out of the order of before, during and after
Design Qualities ofMexican Ex-Votives 4. Theater motifs such as stages and curtains are used to define the picture frame
Design Qualities ofMexican Ex-Votives 5. Increasingly collages of photographs and copies of papers have been added to improve the story
Assignment: Think of an incident that happened in your life and how someone helped you during that time Create a retablo style painting that shows what happened Write a paragraph that explains the situation and why you are thankful
Assessment: • Design: • Are the Principles of Design used successfully to enhance the art work? • Creativity: • Is the art work unique? • Craftsmanship • Is the painting painted with care? • Is the writing written neatly and does it display good grammar and spelling?
