Transcript Edgar Degas - Patterson Elementary School

Edgar Degas
Paintings that Move
Edgar Degas
He was born in July 1834 in Paris,
France (that was 180 years ago!) He
is one of the most famous painters
ever. He is known as an Impressionist
artist. That means he liked to try to
catch different kinds of light in his
paintings.
Self Portrait by Degas, 1855
Edgar Degas
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Raise your hand if you
know what repetition
is?
A Cotton Office in New Orleans, 1873
Edgar Degas
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Repetition is when a
shape or color is
repeated over and
over. Repetition also
happens in music
and sound too.
Do you see a shape
or color that is
repeated?
A Cotton Office in New Orleans, 1873
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What is all the
white
stuff on the
table?
What do you
think
they did with it
and why?
A Cotton Office in New Orleans, 1873
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The cotton was how people
made money in the 1800’s.
The first cotton gin
(engine) was already
invented and made it easier
for cotton to be sold for
cloth.
This is actually the first
painting Degas sold and
gave him the reputation of
a serious artist!
Artists record history with
their artwork.
A Cotton Office in New Orleans, 1873
Edgar Degas-Ballet
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Ballet Rehearsal by Edgar Degas, 1873,
The Fogg Art Museum, Massachusetts
Notice how Degas invites you
into the painting by having
the musician in the
foreground (front). We can
only see part of him.
Then he repeats his dancers
in similar dynamic poses.
Edgar Degas-Ballet
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Ballet Rehearsal by Edgar Degas, 1873,
The Fogg Art Museum, Massachusetts
Dynamic means interesting,
not straight and boring. Can
you stand up and stretch your
arms and legs into an
interesting dynamic pose?
Think of a snap shot of a
karate class, soccer game, or
cheerleading practice.
Edgar Degas-Ballet
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Stage Rehearsal by Edgar Degas, 1878-1879,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
What is in the
foreground (front) here?
Are shapes and colors
repeated again?
The repetition gives us a
sense of movement.
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Stage Rehearsal by Edgar Degas, 1878-1879,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Did you notice in each
picture we’ve seen there
are windows repeated?
The Impressionist artists
loved to paint in natural
lighting to see how colors
changed when light
changed.
Edgar Degas-Horses
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Another subject Degas
liked to paint was horses.
See the overlapping
going back into the
background?
This is what we are going
to be doing with our
artwork next.
Before the Stands by Edgar Degas, 1872,
Musee D’ Orsay, Paris
Edgar Degas-Our Picture
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Please come over in a
circle around me as I
demonstrate how to trace
a dynamic shape
beginning in the Front or
Foreground with the
shape part on the page. I
have to hold the tracer
carefully in place as I use
my pencil.
I’m being gentle with the
tracer since other kids
need to use these.
Edgar Degas-Our Picture
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Next I move the tracer
back a little but so it is
still touching the 1st
shape. Now this time
tracing I have to hop
around the first shapeNOT DRAW through it.
That is how we show
overlapping like Degas.
(see picture)
Next I can flip my shape,
move it back a little but
so it is still touching the
2nd and trace again.
Edgar Degas-Our Picture
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I’m going to keep
tracing, moving my shape
back into the background
and even have it go off
the page so we only see
part of it.
Then I will make sure I
print my name in the
front edge.
Now lets get into a line
and choose 1 color paper
and a shape for our own
artwork.
Edgar Degas-Color and Details
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Now that I have my shapes traced and
my name on paper, I get to use color
pencils to draw in detail of my shapes.
Where is your scene?
I’m going to first draw a little
horizontal line under all the feet or
tires of my shapes. Then at the back of
my picture under my shape in very
back, I will draw the horizon line.
That is the line the separates the floor
from the wall or the grass from the
sky. (see picture)
Then I will roll up my sleeves and use
oil pastels. They are like an oily, soft
crayon so I barely have to press to
make bright colors. And it looks really
neat to blend two color together.
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I can even wrap my finger tightly in paper
towel and blend to make soft colors like
Degas. Just stay in the shape. (see picture)
Edgar Degas-Wrap up
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How many years ago did
Degas live?
What is it called when one
shape is in front of
another an we only see
part of it?
What were the
Impressionists trying to
catch in their paintings?
What is the Foreground?
Edgar Degas-Wrap up Answers
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How many years ago did Degas
live?180 years ago
What is it called when one shape
is in front of another an we only
see part of it? Overlapping
What were the Impressionists
trying to catch in their
paintings? Changes in color
with light
What is the foreground?
Foreground is the front of
picture