I started off by telling the students all the neat things I know about Frida.
I then lead them into the idea of how every adult artist was once a child that never stopped making art. No matter what circumstances Frida came across,
her imagination and love of painting kept her going.
Her imagination was her "wings".
She said,
"Feet, what do I need them for when I have wings."
Read by Ms. Schrensky & Frida at Ashley Elementary
We watched the read along with Mrs. Schrensky on YouTube. Then we colored the coloring sheet of Frida before the Christmas break. You can buy it and the matching poster here...
To capture the idea of Cubism, try to understand that it is seeing one object from multiple perspectives at one time. Imagine me taking a picture of a student from the front, back, and side.
Then I take the tangible pictures of them and cut them up into pieces.
I rearrange them in a different order, then draw the new arrangement.
There may be 3 eyes, 2 noses, and features from different angles...
but that is the point!
My definition. Creating like you are seeing something as if it was in a shattered mirror.
Things are shifted, titled, and out of order.
Notes from my Journal:
MANY ARTIST HAVE BEEN
INSPIRED BY CUBISM
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I drew my eyes, nose, lips, and things I use often scattered on paper. I drew some on other pieces of paper too & pieces it together,
CUBISM PORTRAIT DRAWING
1. On 12 by 18 white paper, divide the area into a variety of sections using a pencil.
Have 10-15 areas somewhat evenly drawn out.
2. In each section, draw at least 2 eyes (each from different angle), 1 nose, 1 mouth, and an ear.
They can also include parts of hair, neck, chin, cheeks, accessories, but do not need to include body parts below the neck.
3. Emphasize the pencil lines with either a sharpie, other markers, or use a harder line of whatever they are coloring with. This is keep the details they worked so hard on from disappearing after the coloring process.
4. After emphasizing, color using a theme
(blue period, rose period, neutral tones, or abstract colors).
The above examples of mine is sort of a cubist self-portrait drawing using crazy abstract colors.
I tried to keep things in the relative area they are naturally in.
This example of mine is using more neutral tones
and it is harder to see who the person is in the portrait.
This is because the features are more various and jumbled around in the composition.
ARE YOU READY?
Before you begin, practice each facial feature seperately.
