Hi Stacie,
I like the idea of taking pictures of fruit from magazine for
inspiration. How about looking into the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo for
a portrait/still life combination.
--Alix
Alix E. Peshette
Technology Training Specialist
Technology Support
Davis Joint Unified School District
Davis, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Decker [mailto:judy.decker@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:05 AM
To: TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [teacherartexchange] Middle School Still Life - twisted
Hi Stacie,
YES - boring still life with a twist - Make them Surreal. Use
imagination PLUS let them look through magazines to find things to add.
They will draw the objects found in the magazines into their composition
(this use of photos works as "Research' - even though it is also
appropriation). Use books as reference for adding critters crawling
around if they want (Escher lizards and such). Critters could even be
larger the life if you want - like a scene sketch for a sci-fi movie.
Look up Surreal Still life. There are several Dali ones on line.
Tell them now that you have the basic forms - let's do something NEW
with them.... and learn a little about surrealism in the process - and
Dali, Magritte and Escher.
Judy Decker
On 1/24/06,
> I did tell them to bring in things, but no one stepped up. What do
> you suggest I do now that they have started? I was thinking of
> allowing them to use their imagination and do something interesting to
