Purpose: To work together in small groups to gather information about an artist and to analyze his methods of working.
Understanding Drawing: Artists from our Past and Present
Group Names: Ethan, Sophia
Artist: John Walley
Basic Information about the artist: Who is the Artist, What kind of work did this artist do, Where did this artist work (place), When did this artist live?
John Walley does Hyper Realism
He worked in Damriscotta Maine
Born in Brooklyn in 1954-Current
Include at least 2 interesting facts about the artist.
Whalley's work was exhibited widely in the museums of the Rhode Island School of Design, Purdue University, The University of Wisconsin at Eu Claire, University of Florida, and the University of Georgia at Athens.
In Harrison Valley, he helped develop a therapeutic art program for abused and abandoned children at an orphanage set on a private 300-acre farm.
Completely describe the type of lines/marks that are used in these drawings. How does the style of this drawing affect the mood and understanding of the subject of the drawing?
He uses very small and intricate lines to make very simple objects look very real and in detail. He makes the drawings look 3D by using effective shading to show depth. His style shows his understanding of the object because they look so real and like they are meant to be there. The mood of his drawings are all hardworking and the items seem like they’re used a lot.
Does your group like this artist’s work...why or why not? Be specific to the work when writing/speaking about your opinions.
We like this artist because his work is very intricate. We also like this artist because the work looks so real and almost looks 3D. It looks as if you could almost reach out and grab it from the canvas. The shading and the theme of the pieces we also like
Other information
none
Upon completion, submit one copy per group to google classroom. Be sure all group members names are on the document.
Following Completion, please put in Google Classroom AND put under a Research tab on your online portfolio.
Directions:
On your online portfolio, create a new page, titled: Collaborative Looking: (your artist’s name)
Below the purpose, insert this doc.
Hit PUBLISH to make sure I see it all!