Death 5. How do show mortality?
Unknown The Death Mask of King Tutankhamen 1320 BC
Unknown The Terracotta Army BC
Artemisia Gentileschi Judith Slaying Holofernes
Hans Holbein the Younger, Self-portrait, c1542.
Hans Holbein, The Ambassadors, Oil on canvas, 207x209 cm, National Gallery, London
Hans Holbein, detail of skull (The Ambassadors), 1533.
Adrien von Utrecht Vanitas – Still Life with Bouquet and Skull 1642
What is this artwork about? 1)What do you see? 2)How is it shown to you? 3)What is the meaning of the different parts? 4)Put it all together: what was Holbein trying to communicate? 5)Did he do a good job? Hans Holbein The Ambassadors 1533
Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst, For the Love of God, 2007.
Damien Hirst, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, Tiger shark, glass, steel, formalin, 84”x204”, private collection.
What is this artwork about? 1)What do you see? 2)How is it shown to you? 3)What is the meaning of the different parts? 4)Put it all together: what was Hirst trying to communicate? 5)Did he do a good job? Damien Hirst The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living 1991
Damien Hirst The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living 1991 Hans Holbein The Ambassadors 1533
Today: a creative challenge Design an artwork that is about the idea of FAMILY 1)Think and generate lots of ideas and possible images (20 min) 2)Edit, select, and combine the best (5-10 min) 3)Make a few thumbnails of the best combinations (10-15 min) 4)Put it all together into one sketch (15-20 min)