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PORTRAIT PAINTINGS Art with Power
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What is a portrait? Artistic representation of a person Usually shows just one person Face and expression is dominant Intent to display likeness, personality, and mood of the person Often shows a person looking directly into a camera to most successfully engage the audience Used to document historical figures, primitive version of photography prior to the 1800s
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Which one is a portrait?
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Different Types “The Girl with the Pearl Earring” Johannes Vermeer Three-Quarter View Head turned slightly to the side Realistic Mood?
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Different Types Profile View Only able to see half of the face Mostly realistic Mood?
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Different Types Photograph Abraham Lincoln Full Face View Realism, how? Expression? Importance?
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Expressive Portraits Mood or expression is more important than likeness Can see the artist’s hand in the craft Unrealistic and fantastical
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Matisse
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Expressive Portraits
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Francis Bacon
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What you will be doing Creating your own expressive self-portrait First, we will practice drawing realistic facial features. Then we will experiment with continuous contour drawings to loosen up. Then create our own portraits using water- soluble oil pastels. Skin color is not an option.
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