Recreating Art History

Supplies:

will vary depending on the art piece you choose, you will mostly be using things you find around your house

Challenge:

To start, do some research online and find a well-known painting, photograph, or sculpture from throughout art history. Some google searches that might help get you started: “famous paintings” “art history paintings” “important art” “famous artists.” Once you have found an image that you are inspired by, recreate it using everyday objects or things you find in your house or maybe back yard; think about using blankets, kitchen stuff, food, toys, office supplies, leaves, sticks, maybe even a pet or family member (no matter what you use, make sure it can be put back in its original condition or that you have permission to use it).

When you are done, please email a photo of all your hard work. Include the title or an image of the original work you were inspired by.

Email: abradley@sd61.bc.ca

If you are an instagram user, and have permission to do so, tag your work to @lansdowneflyers @gettymuseum

Also use these #’s to see others’ work with the same theme:

#betweenartandquarantine #tussenkunstenquarantine

This is a link to an article about the Getty Museum's original challenge:
https://designyoutrust.com/2020/04/getty-museum-challenges-people-to-recreate-great-works-of-art-with-items-and-people-in-their-homes/

Here are some examples of what this may look like, take note of the varying amounts of effort and details, some are more accurate, while some are more humorous, all are successful. Think about focusing on colour and gestures to achieve a similar work of art. Have fun with this one!