TODAYS SKETCHBOOK ACTIVITY 21409

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TODAYS SKETCHBOOK ACTIVITY 2/14/09

• Draw one part or section of your face. Use the
  hand mirrors!

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Abstract Portraits
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Paul Klee Senecio (1922) What do you see in
this painting? What makes this a portrait? Why?
How?
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Chuck Close, Self-Portrait (2007) What do
you see in this painting? What does the title
tell the viewer? What do you think the artists
intent (wanted) was to tell/show the
viewer? Why did he use shapes and different
colors?
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David Hockney, Mother I, Yorkshire
Moors (1985) What might a layering technique
do for a portrait?
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Nathan Gibbs, Self-Portrait (2002) This is
how we will be creating our self-portraits
today! What do you see? What happens when you
squint your eyes?
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Back of Nathan Gibbs artwork. Have you seen
these squares anywhere before? Are paint
swatches artwork? Why/not? What are some
materials that can be used to do a portrait?
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A poster from the 2009 GRAMMYs
Why use words?
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Charis Tsevis, Barack Obama (2008) What do
you see in the image? How does this image show
Barack Obamas identity?
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Does anyone know what this is?
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Michael Mapes, Poor Boy Michael Strange
(2006) This is a collection box too. What
is this portrait made out of? Why? How can you
tell?
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A side view from Michael Mapes artwork!
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So what did we learn about abstract portraits?
They can be.. Sometimes they are. You can
use..to create a portrait. I dis/like Im
un/interested by.