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Lets go back in time...

Delve into the evolution of symbols and their representation through still life paintings, from prehistoric caveman art to modern-day interpretations. Understand the cultural and personal meanings conveyed through objects and learn how to create your own meaningful still life compositions using various art materials. Enhance your drawing skills by analyzing and recreating real-life still life scenes, exploring depth, balance, and unity techniques. Experiment with different art mediums like colored pencils and oil pastels to express your creativity. Share your reflections on the experience in an artist statement.

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Lets go back in time...

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  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXH64w5fiXc Lets go back in time...

  2. 40,000 years ago Prehistoric cave paintings were the first universal language. Symbols represented communication knowledge and beliefs. Without these symbols we wouldn’t be able to communicate with each other today

  3. Now lets go to Africa Along the Nile River....

  4. Still life paintings often adorned the interior walls of ancient Egyptian tombs. It was believed that food, objects and other items depicted would, in the afterlife, become real and available for the deceased person.

  5. Fast forward in time and moving through the years...

  6. People began buying still lifes and Using them as home decor 16th and 17th century Vanitas paintings In Europe

  7. Vanitas Comes from Latin word Vanity These paintings symbolized pursuit over meaningless Objects that never last And to symbolize certain behaviors in people both good and bad

  8. Objects show a slice of life

  9. Object Symbolism Unit: How do objects symbolize a person or cultural meaning?

  10. Object Symbolism: Drawing a Still Life You will... • Analyze a real still life and recreate it using 4 different 2D art materials.

  11. How to Draw a still life Place objects behind other objects to show depth (overlapping)

  12. Balance your drawing. (Evenly space objects on paper)

  13. Unity Techniques • Drawing is balanced. • 2. ¾ of the drawing must be filled with objects with and the remainder ¼ empty space

  14. Depth Techniques • Overlap objects • 2.Make a focal point • 3. Create a texture in at least one object

  15. Assignment: Create still life scene and draw from it. Group 5-10 objects together into a group on a table or desk. Draw those objects together. They can be are your house or from around the school. If you create a still life scene at home be sure to take a picture of it so you can work on it in class and reference the photo. You should never to drawing without looking at the still life for this assignment.  Make a “composition frame” with your hand to find the best area that works for you. Start with Contour lines (no shading) Make the drawing balanced with ¾  of the drawing filled with objects with and the remainder ¼ empty space 

  16. Craftsmanship and Materials • Part 2: Use 4 different art materials with thoughtfulness and quality • Pencil • Colored Pencil • Oil Pastels • Choice (choose one of the materials but use a different shading technique …stippling, crosshatching, contour, scumbling)

  17. What mediums (art drawing materials) did you use? Which mediums was the most successful and why? Which art medium was most challenging and why? Which art medium would you want more practice with in the future? Artist Statement-Summarize

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