Homage to a Modern or Contemporary painter 400 level
· MUST BE A PIVITOL PAINTER OF THE 19TH/ 20TH CENTURY
· ARTIST MUST HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO ART HISTORY
· THIS IS NOT A COPY, BUT SHOULD SHOW YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THE ARTISTS WORK/PROCESS
1. Research element ( gathering of information, who to emulate, painting study/sketchbook work)=) You are graded on preparedness, and sketchwork.
What you need to have in your sketchbook by Wednesday for the group discussion in your sketchbook
What medium(s) does this artist work in? What medium do you prefer?
What are this artist’s favorite subjects? What is your favorite subject(s) in art?
In addition to gathering pertinent information on your artist, download and print out images of three of the artist’s
works for further study.
Possibilities: Choose a subject area of interest
The list of artists and subject matter:
Figure/portraits
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Käthe Kollwitz
Paula Rego
Egon Schiele
David Hockney
Henri Matisse
Frida Kahlo
Edvard Munch
Andrew Wyeth
Landscape/Cityscapes
Charles Scheeler
Edward Hopper
Vincent van Gogh
Georgia O'keefe
Pop Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Roy Lichtenstein
Jasper Johns
Andy Warhol
Abstraction/Cubism
Jackson Pollock
Picasso
Juan Gris
Robert Rauchenberg ( also could be pop art)
Surrealism/Dreams
Joseph Cornell
Rene Magritté
Lenor Fini
Salvador Dali
