Drawing and Painting Final

Write a 2 page double spaced paper on an artist of your choice.  Please include a works cited page as well.  Your artist  must be approved by Mr. P   before you begin.  The artist must be one who has created/creates  self portraits and can be from any era, working with any painting medium (pastels, oils, acrylics…) as long as they have contributed to the art world in a significant way. (Please avoid writing a paper about an uncle who likes to paint etc…) 

Provide biographical information as well as their training and most significant accomplishments and what they are best known for.  There are many qualities you could choose to focus on such as how subject matter is presented, scale, medium, color choices/use of color, time eras, stylistic choices, meaning/intent…  Analyze what the artist is trying to accomplish and how they do so.  (for instance, why did Monet use the colors he did?)  There are very specific reasons for this which would require research and understanding of the artists’ work.  This is not an opinion piece so please focus on facts first.

Part two of this project is to create a full color  9 x 12 self portrait that is both a likeness of yourself in some way and  that represents the artist’s stylistic approach.  Do not replicate a piece, but create your own based on the artist’s body of work. The medium is up to you but needs to be some form of painting.

You will need to know ALL elements and principles of art and be able to identify the use of them in your work.  Be prepared for questions which will be a part of your grade.

Presentations during the exam block will be brief but should present to the class as though no one has any prior knowledge of the artists.  You do not have to read the paper but give a well thought through synopsis along with the image. You will likely be asked some basic questions as well so make sure you know your topic. (start with being certain how to pronounce your artist’s name)   This project counts for 20% of your grade!

Have fun with this piece and do your best work!

Please be sure not to plagiarize in any way as it will result in a zero!!  Please be careful not to cut and paste or re-word from any web site or book. 

Be at your table prepared for your presentation before the bell rings. (if you are printing your paper in the LMC before the bell and you arrive after the bell, you lose your slot to present so get all work done and printed ahead of time.)   Late work or emailed papers will not be accepted. 

Artwork- 50% of your grade

Paper- 40% of your grade

Presentation 10% of your grade

Some suggestions for painters:

Wayne Thiebaud    Jim Dine    Bridget Riley   Ken Lashley    Georgia O’Keeffe      Cecilia Beaux    Paul Gaugin  Chuck Close   Frank Frazetta         Bill Seinkiewicz    Robert Rauschenberg   Marc Franz      Paul Klee   Umberto Boccioni