Surreal Environment Planning
Surreal Environment Planning
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1. Project Goals (March 3)
1. Project Goals (March 3)
SWBAT:
• ANALYZE examples of SURREALIST ART and IDENTIFY SURREAL IDEAS for project INSPIRATION (Surreal Art Treasure Hunt)
• PLAN and SKETCH out Ideas for their own original Surreal Environments
2. Looking Ahead
2. Looking Ahead
The next assignment will be based on the sketches you do for this assignment
3. Learn About Surrealism (March 6)
3. Learn About Surrealism (March 6)
Salvador Dali, Persistence of Memory, 1931, Oil on Canvas
AboutSurrealism is a cultural movement that started in 1917 and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. Artists painted...illogical scenes... creating strange creatures from everyday objects... Its aim was...to "resolve the ...contradictory conditions of dream and reality into an absolute reality, a super-reality", or surreality.
Text adapted from Wikipedia
Rene Magritte, Personal Values, 1952, Oil on Canvas
AboutWorks of surrealism feature the element of surprise and unexpected juxtapositions.
Surrealism developed ... during World War I. The most important center of the movement was Paris, France. From the 1920s onward, the movement spread around the globe, impacting the visual arts, literature, film, and music...
Text adapted from Wikipedia4. Complete The Surreal Art Treasure Hunt (March 3)
4. Complete The Surreal Art Treasure Hunt (March 3)
Match Numbers to Letters
Match Numbers to Letters
A. Objects or animals that aren't normally found indoors
B. Objects or animals that are the wrong size
C. Mythological creatures
D. Demonic creatures
E. A portal into another dimension or world
F. Solids behaving like liquids
G. Objects defying gravity
H. Staircases or portals leading to nowhere
I. Something transforming into something else
J. 2D transforming into 3D or vice versa
K. Something that would be physically impossible or illogical in real life
5. Practice Composition Sketch (Mar 7)
5. Practice Composition Sketch (Mar 7)
Up Close and Personal, by Frida Kahlo, Oil on Canvas, 1951
- WHAT: What objects and setting (Example left includes a room interior, Frida Kahlo sitting an arm chair, and easel with a painting, etc.
- PLACEMENT: The easel is on the right, Frida is just left of center, etc.
- SIZE: How big are the objects?
- ORIENTATION: Is the page set up Vertical or Horizontal? Example left the orientation is horizontal.
ACTIVITY: DRAW 2 COMPOSITION PLANNING SKETCHES
Show what 2 Composition Planning sketches might look like for Frida Kahlo's Up Close and Personal shown left
Draw a HORIZONTAL rectangle to match the page orientation
Draw simple lines and shapes to show the WHAT (Objects), PLACEMENT & SIZE.
Draw a SECOND rectangle that is VERTICAL.
Draw simple lines and shapes to show the same objects and room interior but this time change SIZE and PLACEMENT. You can also change point of view!
Up Close and Personal, by Frida Kahlo, Oil on Canvas, 1951
Up Close and Personal, by Frida Kahlo, Oil on Canvas, 1951
6. Review Goals for Composition Planning Sketches (March 8)
6. Review Goals for Composition Planning Sketches (March 8)
GOALS: SIMPLE SHAPES, no DETAILS or SHADING
GOALS: SIMPLE SHAPES, no DETAILS or SHADING
You should NOT do CAREFUL & DETAILED drawings. You are simply planning the composition of your final Surreal Environment that you will later do in Photopea. Goals for the thumbnail sketches are for you to:
Explore page orientation (vertical & horizontal)
Choose what you will include
Plan placement and size
Save the details for later. No shading!
7. Thumbnail Sketches Instructions (March 7 & 8)
7. Thumbnail Sketches Instructions (March 7 & 8)
Lightly plan out 4 different composition ideas for your Surreal Environment
Review what you wrote in response to the last question on the Surreal Art Treasure Hunt form.
Look at the artwork again. Feel free to look at more Surreal art on the Internet
Gather supplies:
- Copy paper
- Pencil
- Metro Card/ID Card (Optional)
- Reference images on the Internet (Optional)
Lightly draw or trace 4 rectangles on your paper. (If you want to work larger you can use more than one paper)
Review the goals again in section 6 if needed.
Write down the surreal goals you are exploring on the paper
Sketch out 4 different ideas. Be sure to explore both horizontal and vertical page orientations.
7. Photograph Sketches & Upload to Assignment Posting (Mar 9)
7. Photograph Sketches & Upload to Assignment Posting (Mar 9)
Place your drawing on a flat surface where there is plenty of light
2. Open your smartphone camera app
3. Position the camera viewfinder so that your drawing fills the rectangle nicely
4. If there are shadows, reposition your drawing and try from a different angle
4. Use the Google Classroom app to submit your drawing to this assignment posting
Reflection and Self-Grading
Reflection and Self-Grading
Include a Reflection & Self-Grading
Also include a REFLECTION: What were you SUCCESSFUL at? What did you STRUGGLE with?
Also include what GRADE you think you deserve.
Rubric Review (
Rubric Review (
25 points ---TREASURE HUNT: The treasure hunt form was completed
40 points --- 4 SKETCHES: There are 4 small thumbnail sketches done in pencil.
10 points --- SIMPLE LINES & SHAPES: Simple lines and shapes were lightly drawn to indicate placement and size of objects (no details).
10 points --- ORIENTATION: Thumbnail sketches show exploration of both Horizontal and Vertical orientations
10 points --- SURREAL IDEA(S): Sketches show understanding of Surrealism. Surreal idea(s) were listed
5 points --- REFLECTION & SELF-GRADING: A private comment with reflection and self-grading is included
NYC Visual Arts Benchmarks
NYC Visual Arts Benchmarks
• Art Making
• Developing Art Literacy
• Making Connections Through Visual Arts
• Community and Cultural Resources
• Exploring Careers and Lifelong Learning
Differentiation / Lesson Extension
Differentiation / Lesson Extension
...Students with different abilities can seek assistance from teacher, paraprofessional, or another student
...The students who finish early can ask a classmate if they need help or review
NYC VISUAL ARTS BENCHMARKS
• Developing Art Literacy
• Community and Cultural Resources
• Exploring Careers and Lifelong Learning
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