Transcript Symbolic Self-Portrait Powerpoint

Self-Portrait
• Definition= a portrait
of your self (duh!)
Self-Portrait
• The History
-Renaissance-artists
interested in the self
and individual realism
-Mirrors were more
commonly used
Albrecht Durer
• 1491
• Created the most
Self-Portraits up to
this time in history.
Rembrandt
Vincent van Gogh
• It is a common
practice today to
create self-portraits in
all mediums and
styles
Symbolic Self-PortraitsSelf-Portraits that “say something”
Instead of your normal boring selfportrait- we are going to create a selfportrait that communicates about who
you are!
Frida Khalo
Self-Portraits using Symbolism
Frida Khalo
Self-Portrait Still-Life
• A still-life that
includes objects that
are symbolic
representations of the
artist
• Objects that mean
something-they are
symbolic
Symbolism
“Sins of the Flesh”
“The Fall”
Symbolic Self-Portrait
• Identity- Who you are • Goals of this drawing:
as an individual
• 1-Define who you are
• The answer to the
• 2-Communicate who
question “who am I?”
you are visuallythat is your identity
through your drawing
• 3-Create an
interesting/unique
symbolic self-portrait
Brainstorming Activity
Who am I?
• 1-Write down the things you like to do?
• 2-Write down adjectives about you. As many
as you can think of (tall, smart, funny, smelly,
ect)
• 3-How would friends/family describe you?
• 4-If you were an animal, what kind would you
be? Why?
• 5-What makes you unique?
• 6-List your important life events.
• 7-What do you want to do with your life?
Goals, hopes, dreams, ect
Some Ideas for the Drawing
• 1-Self-Portrait/StillLife-Create a
symbolic self-portrait
using objects that
represent who you
are.
Some Ideas for the Drawing
• 2-Draw a bunch of
symbols on a paper
with a colored pencil
and then draw a
portrait on top of the
symbols
Some Ideas for the Drawing
• Draw yourself in a
costume or doing an
activity
• Or figure out your own
way of communicating
your Identity
• Who am I?
• Do you have to have
yourself in the picture?
No, but it might help.
• Do you have to have
yourself in the picture?
No, but it might help.
• Do you have to make it
realistic? No, but it might
help
• What medium should you
use? Any-pencils, pens,
markers, colored pencils,
pastels, even paint, but
you have to use some
type of drawing medium.
First Step-The Idea
• Draw some rough drafts-get
brainstorming- get your ideas on paper
• It make take 3, 5, 10 or more rough draft
sketches before you begin
• Get reference photos if needed
Symbolic Self-Portrait Grading
• 1-Interesting and Unique (not your usual
class picture self-portrait)
• 2-It easily communicates visually (the
viewer is able to understand what you are
trying to say)
• 3-The self-portrait is symbolic
• 4-Great craftsmanship
• 5-Written summary/critique