Cubism Collages

This week, you will learn about the famous artist Pablo Picasso.  

Picasso is very famous for coming up with a new way of looking at things and painting them.  He studied things from many points of view and made many sketches of them.  Then, he added many different views into one picture.  This makes the image look like it is shattered and put back together.  This style is known as CUBISM.  

Sample by Ms. Ammons

Look at this painting he made called The Three Musicians.   What shapes, lines and colors do you see?  What do you notice, wonder or think?  How would you describe the pictures?

Watch this video about Picasso, his art and this painting:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlNf5XZDcQs

In the video, you were challenged to make a self portrait.  Begin by cutting two ovals that are different colors.  Next, draw a line down the middle of one that shows the profile (center edge) of a face.  Cut and combine the shapes.  

Next, draw the eyes and lips on separate papers.  Make sure you make them nice and big, and try drawing them from different points of view:  the front and the side.

Finally, add your facial features with glue, and then use paper collage and crayons or oil pastels to make your picture look finished.  Add your person to a colorful background, and use your scraps to add some unique details to your scene.  

Next, look at these paintings Picasso made of guitars. 

They are abstract, but we can tell these abstract paintings are guitars because of a few clues including a circle in the middle, lines to make us think of strings or sheet music, and curvy lines of the guitar's body.  Use these "clues" to design your own guitar collage.  Use paper and crayons or pastels.  

                                       Here are some examples by Prescott students:  

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