1. Surreal Lockers Grade 7/8 Objectives name an artist movement, look at prominent artist of this movement, try the style.

2. What is surrealism? • Surrealism was a revolutionary and cultural movement that began in the 1920’s in Paris. It spread around the world. • Click this link to read more. • http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/surreal

3. Who are some prominent artists of this movement ? You may have seen this famous painting right in Fredericton. Salvadore Dali

4. Surrealism – making the ordinary strange

5. Surrealism • Artist of this movement have paintings that seem dream like in quality – confused images. There is an element of surprize – the unexpected. They go beyond the real world to create looks that are not typical – not real. They simply take the ordinary and make it strange. • Other well known artist are : • Joan Miro

6. As well as • Rene Magritte

7. Try your hand… • Try your hand are making the ordinary strange. The teacher will hand you a folder paper with the start of a locker on one side. Add details and color to make it look like your everyday ordinary locker. • Now “open” the locker. On the inside let your dream like strange imagination take hold. What would be the most unusual thing to open up your locker and find ? A huge fish bowl ? A giant gum ball machine ?

8. Done ? • http://www.artsology.com/askdali.php • Try this “frogger’ video game with surrealism graphics. • http://www.artsology.com/surrealist-frogger.php