about the project
Project Overview
In this project you will create a portrait (drawing, painting, collage, sculptural, digital, mixed media, etc.) or series of portraits (photography) that expresses something about your subject and uses lighting in a significant way to help express meaning.
Essential Questions:
Project Expectations
Create a portrait (drawing, painting, collage, sculptural, digital, mixed media, etc.) or series of portraits (photography) that expresses something about your subject and uses lighting in a significant way to help express meaning.
If you choose drawing, painting, collage, digital sculpture, or mixed media as your medium, you will just have to do a single portrait. If you choose photography as your medium, you will be expected to do a series of 3 portraits (can be same or different subjects). Your portrait must include your subjects face in some way!
Your work should:
Statement
Along with the final piece, please turn in a written statement that describes your aesthetic choices, your concept and your process. Also please evaluate your work. Your statement should be multiple paragraphs and shared with me on Google Drive.
Process
1. Find examples of 5 portraits that you find inspiring and would meet the requirements of the project listed above. Email them to Mrs. Pratt by Wednesday morning. We will share these in class on Wednesday.
Consider the following artists or sources:
www.behance.com
Amy Sherald
Kehinde Wiley
Annie Leibowitz
Chuck Close
Diane Arbus
Sally Mann
Richard Avedon
Johannes Vermeer
Leonardo da Vinci
http://www.saatchionline.com/art-collection/Painting-Assemblage-Collage/About-Face-Contemporary-Portraiture/153961/51008/view
http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/exhibitions/about-face.cfm
http://www.michaeloart.com/10-great-contemporary-portrait-artists/
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/4-amazing-contemporary-portrait-series
http://www.complex.com/art-design/2012/10/25-awesome-contemporary-portrait-artists/
National Portrait Gallery: http://www.npg.si.edu/
NY Times Eye Emotion Quiz
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/well-quiz-the-mind-behind-the-eyes
2. Watch these 3 videos for Wednesday's class
Video #1:
Art through time: Portraits: http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart/theme/9/index.html
Video #2
The art of Portrait Photography:
In this project you will create a portrait (drawing, painting, collage, sculptural, digital, mixed media, etc.) or series of portraits (photography) that expresses something about your subject and uses lighting in a significant way to help express meaning.
Essential Questions:
- What can a portrait of a person express about that person?
- How can lighting express mood and personality?
- How are portraits truthful and contrived?
- What is the purpose of a portrait?
- Are selfies legitimate portraits?
Project Expectations
Create a portrait (drawing, painting, collage, sculptural, digital, mixed media, etc.) or series of portraits (photography) that expresses something about your subject and uses lighting in a significant way to help express meaning.
If you choose drawing, painting, collage, digital sculpture, or mixed media as your medium, you will just have to do a single portrait. If you choose photography as your medium, you will be expected to do a series of 3 portraits (can be same or different subjects). Your portrait must include your subjects face in some way!
Your work should:
- express meaning through the portrait
- Use lighting to express mood and personality
- meet the requirements of our AP rubric
- demonstrate strong technical ability in the medium of your choice - we will do appropriate technical demos based on what you decide you want to do
- Be from life and of an actual person (you can reference photographs, but you are also expected to work from life as well)
- Have a strong composition
- address the Essential Questions above
- successfully use of Principles of Design that AP looks for: (Unity/Variety, Balance/Emphasis/Contrast, Rhythm, Repetition, Proportion/Scale, Figure/Ground Relationship)
Statement
Along with the final piece, please turn in a written statement that describes your aesthetic choices, your concept and your process. Also please evaluate your work. Your statement should be multiple paragraphs and shared with me on Google Drive.
Process
1. Find examples of 5 portraits that you find inspiring and would meet the requirements of the project listed above. Email them to Mrs. Pratt by Wednesday morning. We will share these in class on Wednesday.
Consider the following artists or sources:
www.behance.com
Amy Sherald
Kehinde Wiley
Annie Leibowitz
Chuck Close
Diane Arbus
Sally Mann
Richard Avedon
Johannes Vermeer
Leonardo da Vinci
http://www.saatchionline.com/art-collection/Painting-Assemblage-Collage/About-Face-Contemporary-Portraiture/153961/51008/view
http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/exhibitions/about-face.cfm
http://www.michaeloart.com/10-great-contemporary-portrait-artists/
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/4-amazing-contemporary-portrait-series
http://www.complex.com/art-design/2012/10/25-awesome-contemporary-portrait-artists/
National Portrait Gallery: http://www.npg.si.edu/
NY Times Eye Emotion Quiz
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/well-quiz-the-mind-behind-the-eyes
2. Watch these 3 videos for Wednesday's class
Video #1:
Art through time: Portraits: http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart/theme/9/index.html
Video #2
The art of Portrait Photography:
Video #3
Video about Sally Mann's work:
Video about Sally Mann's work:
Source page and article: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/17/133595585/from-lens-to-photo-sally-mann-captures-her-love
portrait examples from Students!
DEADLINES
Plan for project: Monday, February 12
Portrait Project and statement due : Thursday, February 22
Portrait Project and statement due : Thursday, February 22