M1 - week 1 - 16-20 march

• Beeldende vorming
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

M1 - Portraits

week 16-27 march

Watch the movie  and answer the questions

00:01

What is this movie about

1. 'het klokhuis'
2. Art
3. The history of portraits
4. Painting

00:42

What is the Archibald prize

1. A portrait exhibition
2. An artshow
3. A portrait painting compitition
4. A famous artist

01:21

When did portraiture become popular?

1. 12th century
2. 13th century
3. 14th century
4. 15th century

01:40

In what time did Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo live?

1. Middle Ages
2. Renaissance
3. Baroque
4. 13th century

02:02

What was the reason for wealthy people to have a portrait made according to the video?

1. So people could remember them
2. So they could show of their wealth
3. So the could show there painting skills
4. Because they had nothing better to do with there money

02:19

What made portraiture change again?

1. The invention of photography
2. Leonardo da Vinci came along
3. The invention of painting
4. Poor people wanted a painting too

03:11

Is a selfie a portrait?

1. Yes
2. No
3. sometimes
4. rarely

03:42

Why are portraits still relevant?

1. Because people are curious if they could make it
2. Because art is relevant
3. It's not relevant at all
4. Because people always will be curious about other people

Portraits

Long before the proliferation of selfies, self-portraits were an important form of expression in art and photography. The challenge is partially technical, since it’s difficult to be both subject and artist. But it’s also a creative challenge to represent yourself in a single image.

Self-portraits existed before photography and often represent an artist’s style. In photography, self-portraits often make use of shadow, reflection and illusions.

For one modern example, Julia Corbett, a photographer and WSU alumna, uses nature imagery and composite images (combining multiple exposures) to create a particular mood in her self-portraits.

Assignment 

1. Create a self-portrait (photography, drawing or another medium) that visually says something about you. To count as a self-portrait, you need to be depicted in it and you need to take it. It needs to be newly created for the purpose of this assignment and should be entirely your own work, but otherwise there are no limitations. 

2. In a text document such as Microsoft Word, write a brief artist’s statement of 150-250 words explaining how you created the self-portrait and what you want viewers to see or interpret from it.

HAND IN YOUR WORK THROUGH ELO!!!!