Our next project will involve several steps and will begin with choosing a subject for your piece. The goal is to find an artist who interests you. This artist could be dead or alive and could be a "fine artist" or an illustrator who works in fields of video games, graphic novels, or any other tattoos as long as you follow this criteria:
The artist has to have made a significant impact on the art world in some way.
You must find three different and reliable sources of information about their work, career and history. (You will need biographical information) Make sure the sources did not copy/paste the same information. Wikipedia is NOT a reliable site.
We will be using a shoebox to create this piece and beginning with a drawing, we will be painting with acrylics. Every student will be focusing on a different artist.
Once you have found these sources here are the objectives for this project:
Find four different interesting pieces of information about your artist as a person. This could include where they were born, went to school, significant moments in their lives, intersting qualities or interests they may have etc...
Find strong photo referenceS of what your artist looks like so you can create an accurate likeness of them.
Learn about their work. What media do they use? What are they best known for? What qualities make their work stand out and appear unique? Is there a general mood about their work? Is there a specific color pallete they use? Specific subject matter?
Once you have gathered this information and had it approved by Mr. Purcell you can begin by applying gesso to your shoebox so that you have a white ground to draw on.
On each of the four sides of the outer box you will choose a different significant aspect of the artist's life as discussed above. The top of the shoebox will be a portrait of the artist with a background, and the artist him/herself will be cut out only attaching at the base so that it can stand up.
The inside of the box should give the viewer an idea of what the artist's work looks like. You could replicate a piece they are best known for or maybe try to represent what ideas may be in their head when they are creating their work.
It will be crucial to your success that you are following directions and are prepared to work and use materials responsibly. Anyone who is not meeting these expectations will be given an alternate project. The alternate project is a 5 page paper to be written on your chrome book on the artist you chose. Specific criteria will be given if this is necessary for any students.
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