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Abbie reminded me of the person I forgot to show you as a reference for your next project: David Hockney

Self Portrait in Pieces

Self Portrait in Pieces

Taking different points of view from various scales and cropping of the face and body you will create a self portrait from observation in a mirror. You will use at least 11 sheets of paper of different sizes. The smallest sheet of paper (unless otherwise discussed and approved by me) should be no smaller than 18 x18. The final product should be at least 3x5 feet.

Consider use of scale

Consider use of various cropping

Consider what parts of the face call more attention. Do they need to be smaller? Larger?

The pieces should not be attached and the spaces Inbetween each piece should be highly considered in terms of overall composition and design. I do expect negative space in between the sheets to be used as a compositional tool. These pieces will be laid out on the wall and need to make sense as a whole work.

The work will be an interesting, dynamic, well balanced piece.

Will you use symmetry?

Will you use asymmetry?

What does this say about your self portrait?

Consider both how the the individual parts will look and how they will work as a whole.

Everything that we have gone over in class thus far will be considered.

I would like these to be mixed media drawings using pencil, charcoal, ink, gesso.

This will take some degree of planning and experimentation. Start now.

You will be paired with a member of the class and you will present a written critique of your partners progress due Oct 24. You will need to have thumbnails and mock ups prepared experimenting with materials, layout/ composition, and relationships of images. This means you need to have started the project and thought it through by this point. You may not start it the night before.

Due: November 2

Reading Homework

1. Go to blackboard look in the information section there will be a reading folder with a .pdf.

2. READ IT.

3. Write a 1/2 page to 3/4 page consideration of your own formal problems/ struggles in drawing/ art.

4. Bring it to me.

Hmwrk: 9/10

        Homework is... Two sheets of 18 x 24 paper or 1 sheet of 24 x 36 covered as dark as you can get it with vine charcoal, bring them with you Monday. Then take an entirely different sheet of 18 x 24 paper set up a still life with all white objects, it must include an egg, and a direct light source. Then make the best drawing you have ever made using vine charcoal.