Create > Surreal Landscape Perspective

Create > Surreal Landscape Perspective

Goal:

Create a fantasy landscape using atmospheric and linear perspective to clearly show depth.

Studio Activity:

1. Take a landscape photograph and print it out.
2. Follow the Rule of Thirds for layout and composition and then crop the image.
3. Make sure it shows depth (foreground - middleground - background).
4. Make sure there is a focal point.
5. For Surreal effects, manipulate (scale - juxtaposition - humor).
6. You may create a collage from which to draw, like the Interior in Perspective assignment.
7. Create a drawing or painting that manipulates your photo with surrealistic elements.
8. Clearly show depth using atmospheric and linear perspective (think long shadows)
9. Fully render forms in full value ranges.

Trigger Mechanisms:  Fantasy, Space, Surrealism, Dreams

Materials: Artist’s choice

Art History:

Old Masters:

Salvador Dali > http://thedali.org/collection/collection_highlights.html

Remedios Varo > http://serandipity.50megs.com/inform.html

Rene Magritte > http://www.magritte.be/

Georgio de Chirico > http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=1106

Max Ernst > http://www.theartstory.org/artist-ernst-max.htm

New masters:

Josh Keyes > http://www.joshkeyes.net/paintings.htm

Greg Simkins > http://www.imscared.com/gallery/

Bob Dob >  http://skywalker-terraincognita.blogspot.com/2010/05/bob-dob-visual-storyteller.html

Watch > Destino (Dali & Disney) > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dIznsAdTOE

Visual Examples:

Pinterest Surreal Landscapes > http://www.pinterest.com/artbabe3/ap-breadth-surreal-landscape/

Generalize, Reflect & Publish:

Instructional Strategy

• Evaluate the results

Learning Activity

Reflect > Should I go back and rework anything?

• How did you combine art elements (line, color, shape, texture, value)  to develop art principles? (Unity/variety, balance, emphasis contrast, rhythm, proportion/scale, figure/ground relationship)

• Where are the dominant shapes, forms, colors, or textures that carry expressive significance?
• Why Is the work ordered and balanced or chaotic and disturbing?
• What gives the work its uniqueness?
• Is symbolism used in the work to convey meaning other than what one sees?
• Does the work evoke any feelings?

Instructional Strategy

• Providing Recognition

Learning Activity

Publish > Share your album to our G+Community > Concepts & Creations category

Display > Add your photos to the Event

Instructional Strategy

• Providing Feedback

Learning Activity

Critique >

• Give positive feedback > +1 every image that deserves it
• Give peer feedback > Give 2 peer images a VTS critique > http://goo.gl/1WWmBY

Self-assess >

• Evaluate > Thinglink Rubric Scoring Guidelines >  http://goo.gl/ejQq7B or AP Padlet Scoring Guidelines >  https://goo.gl/a70ikP
• Life Skills Survey > http://goo.gl/iEUqr (responses > http://goo.gl/8YDnYF)