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The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program Textured Animals K-6 Background In art, frottage (from French frotter, “to rub”) is a surrealist and “automatic” method of creative production developed by Max Ernst. In frottage the artist takes a pencil or other drawing tool and makes a “rubbing” over a textured surface. The drawing can be left as is or used as the basis for further refinement. While superficially similar to brass rubbing and other forms of rubbing intended to reproduce an existing subject, and in fact sometimes being used as an alternate term for it, frottage differs in being the creation of art by chance and random in nature. It was developed by Ernst in 1925. Ernst was inspired by an ancient wooden floor where the grain of the planks had been accentuated by many years of scrubbing. The patterns of the graining suggested strange images to him. He captured these by laying sheets of paper on the floor and then rubbing over them with a soft pencil. Objectives: Students will represent surface qualities of objects and forms. A. Texture is a surface quality that can be captured by rubbings or markings. B. Textures form patterns. Students will decorate items personally created. A. Details, patterns or textures can be added to two-dimensional works. B. Details, patterns or textures can be added to the surface of three-dimensional works. Print Making Make lifts or transfers, using wax crayon or fabric crayon. Explore the use of print-making materials and the application of paint, using brushes and rollers (brayers). Explore found object printing and the making of pattern through stamping. Use print-making images in making pictures or compositions. Procedure: 1. Start with sheets of newsprint and have students cover the entire surface using pencil crayon by exploring as many different surfaces as possible creating textures. 2. Students may wish to combine colours or work with one colour. 3. Using the newsprint, students will cut out shapes to glue onto their background. Student examples of frottage animals AFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479 youraga.ca
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program X-Ray Painting Lesson Famed Canadian First Nations artist Norval Morrisseau’s artistic influence is evident in the paintings by Jason Carter in the exhibition Urban Animals. Like Morriseau, Carter uses bright, flat colours with heavy dark outlines. Examine his technique with students before beginning this lesson. Possible characteristics for Woodland Paintings include: − human and animal imagery, myths and legends, visions − bold black outlines to define animal shape and interior shapes − interior shapes helped to tell story − interior shapes of other animals, spirits, visions, man, and even internal organs and skeleton − bright, intense colours http://www.curriculum.org/tcf/teachers/projects/repository/AboriginalArt.pdf Objectives: In this lesson, you will have an opportunity to look at some of the works created by Norval Morrisseau. As well, you will have the chance to create a work of art in a style much the same as Morrisseau himself. Background: Before you begin painting, look at some of Morrisseau’s works. Think about what the symbols mean and how the titles help us to understand what is going on in the work. Also, discuss how the work makes you feel. Remember ... there are no wrong answers. Don’t be afraid to brainstorm and share ideas and opinions because everyone will have a different way of looking at the work. The most important thing is to express how you feel about what you see, and why you feel that way. Materials: • Heavy paper or cardboard (about 12” x 14” per student) • Tempera paint • Paintbrushes & water • Examples of Morrisseau’s art • Images of animals for reference Procedure: 1. Norval Morrisseau uses what is referred to as an X-Ray technique when he paints a work of art. Not only do you see the person or animal that has been painted, but you also see the energy within the animal or person. 2. Have your students choose a subject for their painting ... a fish, a bird, a turtle, etc. AFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479 youraga.ca
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