1. Diego Rivera Self Portrait

2. Rivera’s Life Born in Guanajuato, Mexico. Painted large murals depicting images of Mexican day-to-day life Folk Traditions Culture Politics History He is one of Mexico’s most revered artists. Rivera’s Sleep, (1932)

3. Rivera’s Art The theme of Rivera’s work centers around social and political issues. Rivera’s The Weaver, (1936)

4. Vocabulary Definitions Portrait: A work of art that resembles a specific person or animal. What is the difference between a photo and a portrait? What is the difference between a Portrait and a Self-Portrait? Diego Rivera Ceramic Art Tile “Portrait of Girl Elenita”

5. Vocabulary Definitions Self Portrait Any work of art in which an artist portrays himself or herself.

6. Vocabulary Definitions Proportions: The relation of one object to another with respect to size, amount, number or degree. How large are the eyes in “proportion” to his face? How many total eyes do you think could fit horizontally across his face? Retrato de Ignacio Sanchez

7. Rivera’s Delfina Flores (1927) What do you think Diego Rivera wanted us to see in this painting of a young girl? Feelings…Happy or Sad? Colors…Light or Dark? Shapes…Circles, Triangles or Squares? Textures…Soft, Scratchy, Smooth or Bumpy? Shading…Sunny or Shadows? What is she looking at?

8. Your Turn…Self-Portraits Follow along with me to practice and then do another on your own

9. Oval Head (Egg Shaped)

10. Eyes

11. Nose 3 small curves to make the bottom of the nose.

12. Mouth Draw the top lip with 2 curves. Then add the bottom line & line in the middle.

13. Ears Make them big enough - ears stretch from the eyes to below the nose

14. Eyebrows

15. Neck

16. Shoulders

17. Hair

18. Your Self-Portrait Realistic Proportional Feelings Head Eyes (Pupils/Eyelashes) Nose Mouth Ears Eyebrows Neck Shoulders Hair