MaryJoMcCoy

SurrealistSelfPortraits
ArtII6thPeriod
10/3/1410/7/14

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Topic:
A. Surrealism,portraitdrawing,collage
B. Overview:Studentswillcreateasurrealistselfportraitbyrippingandcuttinga
photograph,drawinginthemissingfeatures,andaddingcollageelements
Objectives:
A. Day1:AfterlookingatFridaKahlosselfportraitsandplayingexquisitecorpse
(asurrealistdrawinggame)studentswillcutandripoutfeaturesfroma
photographandglueittoan8x11pieceofpaper.Afteratutorialonhowto
drawaneyeandmouth,studentswillbeabletofillintheirmissingfeatures
throughdrawing.
B. Day3:AfterlookingathowFridaKahloandmixedmediaartistsusesymbols
andtext,studentswilladdimagesandtexturestotheirhairorclothingthat
illustratestheiridentity.
StandardsofEducation:
AII.3Thestudentwilldemonstratecraftsmanship(artisanship)intheuseofavarietyof
artmedia.
AII.6Thestudentwillexpresspersonalbeliefsandvaluesinworksofart.
StudentGroupTargeted:
A. ArtII
TimeRequired:
A. 290minuteclasses
MaterialsandResources:
A. Varietyofmagazinepages(prerippedouttoavoidreading)
B. 2photosofeachstudent,printedtwiceonstandardpaper
C. Liquidschoolglue
D. Drawingpencils
E. Sketchbooks
F. Mirrors
G. Worksheets
1. Howtodrawaneye
2. Howtodrawamouth
H. Fakeskull
ItineraryandInstructionalStrategies:
A. Day1:
1. Objective:AfterlookingatFridaKahlosselfportraitsandplaying
exquisitecorpse(asurrealistdrawinggame)studentswillcutandripout
featuresfromaphotographandglueittoan11x17pieceofpaper.

Afteratutorialonhowtodrawaneyeandmouth,studentswillbeable
tofillintheirmissingfeaturesthroughdrawing.
2. KeyConcept:Surrealistartistsusebizarreordreamlikeimageryas
symbolstocreatemeaning.Artistsusetheirknowledgeofanatomyto
makeaccuratedrawings.Mixedmediaartistscombinemultipletypesof
mediatocreateinterestingworksofartandcommunicateideas.
3. EssentialQuestions:Howtoartistsmakeapieceofartmeaningful
andoutoftheordinary?
4. Motivation/Focus:(2:202:25)Snapshot:Drawyoureyeinyour
sketchbook,takeonly5minutes.Useamirroranddrawoneeye
realisticallythebestyoucan.
5. InstructionalInput:(2:252:35)Surrealismwritedefinitionin
sketchbook.(a20thcenturyartforminwhichanartistorwriter
combinesunrelatedimagesoreventsinaverystrangeanddreamlike
way).ShowexamplesofFridaKahlosselfportraits.
6. GuidedPractice:(2:352:45)ExquisiteCorpsegame(10minutes)
7. InstructionalInput2:(2:452:50)Showrippingupphotoandgluingon
paper.Emphasizecraftsmanshipwithgluingandripping/cutting.
8. IndependentPractice:(2:503:00)Ripupphotoandglue(10minutes)
9. InstructionalInput3:(3:003:20)Drawlargeonapieceofpapertaped
tothewhiteboardanduseagraphitestick.Handouteyeandmouth
stepbystepworksheets.Insketchbooks,stepbystep,howtodrawan
eyewithanatomy.Insketchbooks,stepbystep,howtodrawamouth
withanatomy
10. IndependentPractice:(3:203:50)Addfeaturestodrawing/collage.
Usethemirrorsandphotosforreference.Drawasrealisticallyasyou
can,usingwhatyoujustlearnedaboutanatomy.
11. Closure:(3:503:55)Exitslip:Lookatyourfinishedeyedrawingand
compareittoyourveryfirsteye.Doesitlookbetter?Whataboutit
looksbetter?Aretheremoredetails?Bettershape?
12. EvaluationStrategies:Written(exitslip)
13. SuggestedSupplementalActivities:Startfindingmagazineoronline
imagestoprintanduseonportraitlaterthatcansymbolizesomething
aboutyourselfandshowyouridentity.
B. Day2:
1. Objective:AfterlookingathowFridaKahloandmixedmediaartists
usesymbolsandtext,studentswilladdimagesandtexturestotheirhair
orclothingthatillustratestheiridentity.
2. KeyConcept:Surrealistartistsusebizarreordreamlikeimageryas
symbolstocreatemeaning.Mixedmediaartistscombinemultipletypes
ofmediatocreateinterestingworksofartandcommunicateideas.

3. EssentialQuestions:Howtoartistsmakeapieceofartmeaningful
andoutoftheordinary?Howdoartistscreateinterestintheirworkand
communicateideas?
4. Motivation/Focus:(2:202:30)ThinkaboutFridasworkand
symbolism.Snapshot:Whatcouldyouaddtoyourportraittosymbolize
aneventorsomethingmeaningfulinyourlife?
5. InstructionalInput:(2:302:35)ShowhowIaddedimagesandtextto
hairandlayeredwithcopiesofphoto.Emphasizecraftsmanship.
6. GuidedPractice:(2:352:45)Cuttingandgluingthingsaroundeyein
sketchbook.
7. IndependentPractice:(2:453:35)Addimagesandtext,finishdrawing
ifnecessary.
8. Closure:(3:353:55)Critiquetime(evenifworkisnottotallyfinished.
Tellstudentstofocusonareasoftheworkifitisnotdone)
a) Pickapartner
(1) Beforeyouaskthemanyquestions,writedownwhatyou
thinktheirportraitmeansbasedonwhattheydecidedto
drawandadd.
b) Intervieweachotheraboutyourselfportrait
c) Ask
(1) Whatdidyouaddtoyourselfportraitandwhatdoesit
mean?
d) Presentaspartners.
9. EvaluationStrategies:Written(snapshot)
10. SuggestedSupplementalActivities:Takeadaytodiscusscritique
techniquesandtrymultiple.