Visual Arts Unit 1 Project Packet

Surrealist “H”andscapes                                                                                    August/September 2011

Due: September 16th

Our Objective: 

To produce a well-thought out and constructed work of art on paper that demonstrates an understanding of the artistic style of the Surrealists.  Students will use their knowledge of drawing to design a surrealist artwork that incorporates human hands into a landscape.

Our essential questions:

·         How have the definitions of art changed over time? 

·         Do we understand art itself or do we understand life through art? 

·         Where do we get our ideas and inspiration?                                                         

·         How will your personal art choice in solving our visual problem answer these questions?

Our mediums, themes, and methods:

•       Mediums: Pencil and Paper

•       Representational. Narrative or Metaphoric Surrealism.

•       Must include an Artist Statement and DAIJ of your own work. 

Our Points: 100

·         50 for artwork

·         25 for reflective artist statement to include DAIJ of your “h”andscape.

·         25 for written DAIJ critique of relevant historical art.

The D-A-I-J model: Description, Analysis, Interpretation and Judgment. Please write this in complete sentences.

Our Process:

·         Power Point and Lecture.

·          Reflect and Envision. Think. Think. Think.

·         Stretch and Explore. Sketch. Sketch. Sketch.

·         Practice drawing hands.  Practice some more.

·         Create masterpiece “h”andscape.

·         Reflect and Critique.

·         Share with class.

See Critique Page.  See Rubrics Page.

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