bellringer Have you ever had a dream that did not make sense? Describe it, and try to draw an image from your dream. (1 THING!)

Bellringer THURSDAY Describe the picture we saw yesterday where an artist used either IMPOSSIBLE SCALE or a REVERSAL of a NATURAL LAW.

Surrealism 1924

Surrealism 1924 “more than real” “better than real” Originally a literary movement, it explored dreams, the unconscious, the element of chance and multiple levels of reality. “more than real” “better than real”

WHY Surrealism in 1924? What was happening in the world around this time?

WHY Surrealism in 1924? What was happening in the world around this time? World War I (1914-1918) Sigmund Freud

Physically and psychologically, WWI destroyed Western civilization Countries Involved:   Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada France Germany Great Britain Greece India Iraq Italy Japan Montenegro New Zealand Poland Portugal Rhodesia Romania Russia Serbia South Africa Turkey United States

“The logic, science and technology that many thought would bring a better world had gone horribly wrong. Instead of a better world, the advancements of the 19th century had produced such high tech weapons as machine guns, long-range artillery, tanks, submarines, fighter planes and mustard gas.” (source: Janson)  

Staggering destruction and loss of life TOTAL WWI CASUALTIES: 11,016,000

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) The father of psychoanalysis In 1900, Freud published The Interpretation of Dreams, and introduced the wider public to the notion of the unconscious mind theorized that forgetfulness or slips of the tongue (now called "Freudian slips") were not accidental at all, but it was the "dynamic unconscious" revealing something meaningful. He said “Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy.”

Surreal: Odd Illogical Irrational Exciting Disturbing

Characteristics of Surrealism Reaction to chaos of WWI Influence of Freud: Dreams and subconscious Impossible scale Reversal of natural laws Double images Juxtaposition

Where? France, Germany, Catalunya, Belgium Artists Salvador Dali Rene Magritte

Rene Magritte (Belgian) Belgian surrealist artist born 1898. “It is a union that suggests the essential mystery of the world. Art for me is not an end in itself, but a means of evoking that mystery” The artist talking about his juxtaposition of strange objects

Juxtaposition “Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect”

Rene Magritte Juxtaposition

René Magritte La Chambre d'écoute (The Listening Room) 1952 (impossible scale)

“Carte Blanche,” Rene Magritte Rene Magritte Carte Blanche Reversal of natural law “Carte Blanche,” Rene Magritte

Rene Magritte (Reversal of Natural Laws & doubling images)

How did Surrealism affect todays artists? Modern Day… How did Surrealism affect todays artists?

Camille Rose Garcia

Jeff Soto – Modern Surrealist

Edward Gorey

Edward Gorey Edward Gorey was born in Chicago in 1925. He was an American writer and artist. His pen-and-ink drawings often show strange scenes in Victorian (olden day) scenes. Gorey classified his own work as “Literary Nonsense.”

Lets take a closer look… What techniques and patterns do you notice Gorey using to show texture and shadow?

Lets take a closer look… Hatching, Crosshatching, small and large U shapes to portray scales…

How many textures do you see in this piece?

Create a Venn diagram Create a 1 page Venn Diagram Compare the current illustrations of Gorey with the surrealist artwork of the past by Magritte. Ex (types of art): Difference: Magritte uses collage and Gorey uses pencil. If you feel stuck try using some of the elements of design as a jumping off point (line, shape, value, color, form, texture…)

Magritte

Assignment

Step 1 Wed November 13th In YOUR surrealist work of art you will need to create a foreground, middle ground and background in your assignment. What is a foreground, middleground and background?

Background Middleground Foreground

Definitions The foreground is what looks like the closest thing to you. It's in front of everything else in the picture, and it has the most detail. The background is the opposite-- it's the farthest away and has the least amount of detail. Middle-ground is in-between. 

Step 1 (11/13): Collage Requirements (DO NOT GLUE- JUST CUT THEM OUT) You will be juxtaposing at least TWO objects you find in a magazine. You must have some sort of narrative in your piece so make sure you are thinking of a background you can utilize. (either drawn or cut from a magazine- remember I can blow things up or shrink them!) Really create a scene- think about LAYERING objects on top of one another! The must have variety in value IE: A man LAYERED on top of a fishing line, on top of a lake on top of some mountains...

11/13/13 Find around 6-10 images in from magazines you find interesting. They MUST have a variety of textures (smooth/grainy/rough/sharp/glassy/wet,etc) They must have variety in size. Choose some that can be used vertically and some that can be used horizontally in your composition

Step 2 (11/14): Choose three to create a surrealistic image Rank the images in order of preference. What image is the most important to you? How important do you want it to be to the composition? Realize that we can re-size and manipulate images on Photoshop Consider what and where your focal point is placed Make visually interesting and effective use of positive and negative What is your idea? Start with a well thought-out creative idea. Throwing two random things together doesn’t necessarily qualify as surreal. Use QUALITY photographic images from magazines- not cartoons or illustrations. Consider background, middle ground and foreground. Avoid images from popular culture such as famous people, name brands and retail products that will distract the viewer.

Ideas for your Surrealist Collage a) change the normal scale of objects (ex: a car the size of a living room or bugs the size of people) b) turn the accepted order of things upside down (ex: dogs walking people instead of people walking dogs) c) mix internal and external space (ex: trees growing in a kitchen, seeing the inside and outside of an object at the same time) d) transform one object into another (ex: a car turning into a fish, an animal turning into a person)

Student Example- Alicia

Student Example- Alicia

Step 3 (11/15): Glue composition down to paper and draw background/ Drawing worksheet.

Step 4 (11/18): Using the techniques for creating texture and for filling space that Edward Gorey uses, plan how you will complete a "Gorey" image. You MUST fill most of the shapes (white areas must represent brightest light only) It MUST make sense (that is the texture chosen must work with the specific object) There MUST be definite space/value distinction

Step 5: Gridding

Step 6: Gridding transfer

Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904–1989)

The Metamorphosis of Narcissus, 1937, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali Persistence of Memory 1931

Salvador Dali Apparition

Socratic Seminar? Observe Describe Analyze Interpret Evaluate (outside of the circle making notes about things that would add, agreements with statements made etc.)

Reflection EVALUATION – RESPONSE 1. What was the most difficult aspect of this project? 2. What problems did you encounter while working on this project? 3. How did you resolve these problems? 4. What area of your image do you feel is most successful? Explain. 5. What area of your image do you feel is least successful? Explain. 6. Is there anything you learned from this project? If so, what? 7. If you did this project again, what would you do differently or what would you like to explore as an extension of the project? 8. Describe the message/theme that you are expressing within your image. 9. How did you arrive at this solution for your image? 10. On a scale of 1-5 with 5 being highest, please rate this project on the following: Interesting challenge Adequate instruction Adequate time to complete Proper tools/materials Skill building Creative possibilities