Sunday 12 August 2012

Del Kathryn Barton is a Painter

To look at her winning portrait, click on the following link:

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2008/28606/

tim Storrier - 2012 Winner of the Archibald Prize

Tim Storrier, Archibald Prize 2012 winner
youtube.com

Friday 13 July 2012

What is 'Wikimedia Commons?'

Elena Churnosova

Click here to go to Wiki Commons

Visual analysis

 The Desperate Man

Artist: Courbet, Gustave | Date: 1845 | Dimensions: 45 × 55 cm | Materials:
Tags: 1800s, canvas, figurative, French, oil, paint, portrait, self portrait
http://noslides.com/courbet/the-desperate-man/

Rembrandt self portrait at age 22

Artist: Rembrandt | Date: 1628-1629 | Dimensions: 22.6 × 18.7 cm | Materials:
Tags: 1600s, dark, Dutch, figurative, light, oil, paint, portrait, self portrait, wood
http://noslides.com/rembrandt/rembrandt-self-portrait-at-age-22/

Albrecht Dürer Self Portrait at age 28

Artist: Dürer, Albrecht | Date: 1500 | Dimensions: 67 × 49 cm | Materials:
Tags: 1500s, figurative, German, Munich, oil, paint, portrait, self portrait, wood
http://noslides.com/durer/albrecht-durer-self-portrait-at-age-28/

"The Emperor Rudolph II as Vertumnus" 

By Giuseppe 
Arcimboldo (1527?–1593), c.1590. © Skoklosters Castle (11615). Photo 
Samuel Uhrdin.

Inspiration - Art Express

Alert AMAZING AMAZING work!

Christopher Fiorini

    St Patrick's College, Strathfield

...a thousand words

HSC year: 2011, ARTEXPRESS year: 2012

Expressive form: Photomedia

How long did it take Christopher to create his portraits?

Click on his name to watch a short Video about his incredible portraits

Christopher Fiorini

Artist's statement
‘Be who you are and say what you feel.’ – Dr Seuss.
Through my body of work I want to place emphasis on the importance of what an individual says and how it can impact not only on others but also themselves through my art style of typography.
In society we are told to ‘not judge a book by its cover’, thus people have to judge based on individuals’ actions and, more importantly, what they say. To portray to the audience a theme of ‘you are what you say’, I have chosen three influential individuals from different sectors of society who are listed on The TIME 100 – Barack Obama, Sir Elton John and Mark Zuckerberg.
Influencing artist: Jenny Holzer
http://m.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/insideartexpress/2012/christopher_fiorini/

Hope you are inspired now to work hard.

This could be you in Year 12. :)

Technical Support - Monoprint

Harry Simmonds

'Self Portrait 1'. Monoprint. 13 x 12.5 cm

http://www.hspaintings.com/photo_1544648.html

technical Suppport - Lino cut

Barbara Hanrahan

'Art Gallery of New South Wales website: www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au’.
Check out one of Barabra's lino cuts here.

Technical Support - Drawing

Darwin Leon

Step by step guides to drawing portraits....click here

The Winner of Archibald Prize 2012

Find out more about 'The Histrionic Wayfarer' By Tim Storrier

Research Storrier’s art practice. Find out whether the depiction of faceless figures is a characteristic of his current work.

This artwork references a painting by Hieronymus Bosch called The wayfarer or The pedlar c1510. Find an image of the Bosch painting and compare it to Storrier’s self-portrait. Consider the reasons why Storrier may have selected this particular work as a reference.

Examine how this artwork is different to other finalists in the Archibald Prize 2012. Debate this in class if awarding the prize to Storrier is bending the rules of the Archibald Prize.

Discuss Storrier’s approach to self-portraiture. Find an image of his 2011 Archibald entry. Compare and contrast the ages of the figures and the items being carried. Identify how Storrier has challenged the conventions of portrait painting. Examine his use of irony.

Willam Dobell

Task 1. Click on the link below - and answer the following questions.

Instructions:

Copy and paste the question into a word document

complete questions

email to expressyourselfkhs@gmail.com

Mark out of 7
Controversy and Debate

1. What year was the Archibald prize first awarded in?

2. What style of painting dominated the first decade of the award?

3. What artwork was criticised for apparently ignoring the award’s terms specifying the portrayal of a ‘distinguished’ man or woman?

4. Why was William Dobell’s prize-winning portrait of fellow artist Joshua Smith in 1943, so important in the history of the Archibald Prize?

5. What does Susan Hunt say about Willaim Dobell's portrait?

6. What did two Royal Art Society members, Joseph Wolinski and Mary Edwards do?

7. What was Dobell response to this? find a direct quote (a sentence will do).

Online Education Kit

Politics and Portraiture

Politics & Portraiture MOMA resource

Lesson Objectives

•  Students will consider portraiture as a means of political expression.

•  Students will discuss the elements of a portrait that contribute to its meaning, such as
expression, pose, costume, and background.

Click on the link below to view a portrait by Hannah Hoch.

 Hannah Höch.  (German, 1889-1978). Indian Dancer:  From an Ethnographic Museum. 1930. Cut-and-pasted printed paper and metallic foil on paper. 10 1/8 x 8 7/8" (25.7 x 22.4 cm). Frances Keech Fund. © 2011 Hannah Höch / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany.   

Tuesday 10 July 2012

Grid drawing technique

1. What do I need to complete this task?

Choose an image of a person (a portrait) from a glossy magazine
a lead pencil (I prefer a 2B and 4B for shading)
a piece of drawing paper the same size as the magazine image
a sharpener
an eraser

2. How do I get started?

Measure the magazine image first to work out dimensions; for example, I used the exact measurements of the magazine page when ruling the grid on the paper I will draw my portrait on
Your need to work out the mathematics for the square size
the dimension of the FRANKIE magazine cover are 27.5 x 21 cm, so I divided the width measurement (21cm) by 3 knowing that 7 x 3 is 21 cm. Then I divided the length (27.5cm) by 4 knowing that 4 x 7 is 28 and close enough. But is it important to be as thorough as possible with your measurements

 3. What do I do next?

Then rule the same measurements on the magazine image (remember be as precise as possible)

*(note, this is where you can get creative - the next task will be to distort the portrait by distorting the measurements- see Distorted Portrait Task) 

4. Now it's time to start drawing! 

Use the grid ans individual squares to 'transpose' the visual information
calculate where the visual information is withing the square and try your best to copy over on your drawing
tip - start marking in the basic shapes first using line then gradually add tone and texture
the key is the more accurate you are transposing the visual data the more realistic your portrait will look
Lastly, BE PATIENT, it takes time - try your best not to rush, you need to be focused when you are drawing

http://www.ratemydrawings.com/tutorials/portrait/3075-how_to_approach_portrait_drawings.html

Click on this link HOW TO USE A GRID TO DRAW A PORTRAIT and watch the video.

Task: Choose a portrait from any media source (a magazine, internet, book etc)
Use the grid method to draw a portrait of the person.

Focus: complete realism
tone

Click on the following link to watch an amazing time lapse of an artist drawing a realistic eye. It is amazing!

How to draw a realistic eye

Australian Expressionists

TASK 1: Select one of the following artists from the Australian Expressionist movement and create a GLOG. Yes, that's right a glog not a blog! You must incorporate image and text and your poster. (Click on the word GLOG to take you there and start creating!)

TASK 2. Post the link to your GLOG on the comments section of this post. Thanks, then wait for a mark /10. Goodluck!

To view an example of a GLOG click here

Joy Hester
(Click on Joy Hester to find out about her life)

Mother and child 1955
Upwey, Victoria, Australia
Drawing, Technique: brush and ink
Support: paper
Primary Insc: Signed and

dated lower left in coloured black pencil,

'Joy Hester '55'.
sheet 75.4 h x 55.0 w cm
Purchased 1976

John Brack

John Brack (1920–1999), The bird lady, 1958, oil on composition board. John Brack is showing at the Art Gallery of South Australia until 26 January 2010. Image private collection, Melbourne. Photo courtesy Deutscher Menzies. © Helen Brack. www.artgallery.sa.gov.au

Sidney Nolan who said ANGRY PENGUINS??????

Title: Colonial head
Year: 1947
Media: Painting
Medium: Ripolin enamel on cardboard
Dimensions: 76.2 x 65.5cm board

Monday 9 July 2012

Abstract Expressionism

Jackson Pollock

A brief history of portraiture

‘The aim of Art is to present not the outward appearance of things, but their inner significance; for this, not the external manner and detail, constitutes true reality.’ - Aristotle, Greek philosopher

The First Portraits

The earliest semblances of a
portrait came from a cave in Angoulême,
France. It was a stylized representation of an eye, nose and mouth. This
depiction of the human face was created long before any form of writing. We can
know so much from a portrait that no words are necessary to communicate the
message.  

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2006/jun/06/art

Can portraiture be defined?

Can portraiture be defined?

Is this a portrait?

 Is this a portrait? (2012 Winner of the Archibald Prize)

 What about this? (Miro, Self Portrait)

and this....? (Van Gogh, Self-portrait)

One of the most famous portraits in the world - The Mona Lisa!

Mona Lisa, By Leonardo Da Vinci

Year: c. 1503-1519

Type: Oil on poplar

Dimensions:  77 x 53 cm

Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris

 A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture,
 or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its
 expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot,
 but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often 
shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order
 to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.