Look up the above link and find six different artists through the years who have had reasons to create works from objects (not moving or dead objects) that are in front of them in real time.
Willem Kalf (1622-1693)
Harmen Steenwyck (1612-1656)
Chardin (1699-1779)
Why Realism?
Marketing
Why? Realism
Symbolic items to show a moral lesson
Why? Formalism
To create an aesthetically perfect painting measured by e's & p's
Juan Gris (1887-1927)
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Giorgio Morandi ( )
Why? Cubism
To show more than one view
(more than a camera)
Why? Fauvism - Abstract
Changes shapes/colors to add
emotional value
Why? Form only without added emotional value
1. DRAWING a Still Life - View this slideshow of Still life Process - that shows step-by-step
2. COLOR - View this slideshow of the steps to a Still Life with Color in Chalk Pastel
3. PRACTICE - after viewing the above resources, find a still life in the room or use one set up by the teacher
Create a 30 minute detailed still life drawing with pencil (or pen if very comfortable and do not need to erase)
Use your sketchbook
4, HOMEWORK - Follow up with 2 more of a new view or totally different set up for a total of 3 detailed drawings
Must it always look exactly like my subject?!!?
These guys didn't think so...
EMOTIONALISM-
Choices based on emotional
impact to the viewer
The Tate Museum Glossary puts it very succinctly, defining the subject of a a still life as "anything that does not move or is dead".
WHY STILL LIFE??
SIX REASONS TO CREATE STILL LIFE- (resources from this site summarized below: https://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/still_life/still_life.htm)
Look up the above link and find six different artists through the years who have had reasons to create works from objects (not moving or dead objects) that are in front of them in real time.
Willem Kalf (1622-1693)
Harmen Steenwyck (1612-1656)
Marketing
Symbolic items to show a moral lesson
To create an aesthetically perfect painting measured by e's & p's
Juan Gris (1887-1927)
To show more than one view
(more than a camera)
Changes shapes/colors to add
emotional value
1. DRAWING a Still Life - View this slideshow of Still life Process - that shows step-by-step
2. COLOR - View this slideshow of the steps to a Still Life with Color in Chalk Pastel
3. PRACTICE - after viewing the above resources, find a still life in the room or use one set up by the teacher
- Create a 30 minute detailed still life drawing with pencil (or pen if very comfortable and do not need to erase)
- Use your sketchbook
4, HOMEWORK - Follow up with 2 more of a new view or totally different set up for a total of 3 detailed drawingsMust it always look exactly like my subject?!!?
These guys didn't think so...
EMOTIONALISM-
Choices based on emotional
impact to the viewer
WORKS by Patrick Caulfield
Date:
FORMALISM -
Choices made on compositional
and design qualities
A realistic representation
A review PREZI of 4-step analysis