Real to Abstract 5th Grade

Bring a good eraser. Follow directions to draw a generic human face with classic proportions. Chalk the skin tones.

5 Abstract Face View Pablo Picasso’s “First Steps”Discuss the meaning of abstraction Discuss why artists abstract Discuss techniques that cubists use to abstract Watch David Hockney portion of “Behind the Scenes” DVD Sketch 5 abstract faces (finish for homework- put list of techniques on wiki). Limit colors if needed to help the composition. Draw final on heavier paper. Choose media appropriately, use chalks or paints to color large areas first; do details last with marker, crayon or colored pencil. Mount and attach a plastic flip-back label that shows your understanding of the cubist techniques.

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) Mother and Child (First Steps), 1943 Oil on canvas, 51 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (130.2 x 97.1 cm) ©2004 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York http://artgallery.yale.edu/pages/collection/popups/pc_modern/enlarge2.html

Cubism: ways to abstract Multiple views, transparency, marriage of contours, projection, shifting planes, part for the whole, abstraction of line, shape, color, or texture Distortion

Cubism Techniques Multiple views: the look of something from different views Transparency: You can see through it when it is over lapped Marriage of contours: when 2 or more objects are joined together by an edge Projection: when you move something where it does not go Shifting planes: moving of a group of parts to a different spot Part for the whole: only drawing a part of a whole Abstraction: making real looking things look out of order by creatively changing line, shape (often to geometric), color, or texture. Distortion: stretching, shrinking, or bending a shape

ArtActivities continued! Girl with a Boat (Maya Picasso). 1938. Oil on canvas. Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, Switzerland. http://www.abcgallery.com/P/picasso/picasso-5.html Students inspired by this activity may have fun creating other Picasso-style faces with this interactive online program! http://www.mrpicassohead.com/create.html