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Paper, Perspectives, & Picasso

 


Description: 

We created this project using an outline of a face, at least two color mediums, glue, and scissors. The face started out as four connected quarters. We filled it in by drawing an eye from a side profile and an eye from a front profile. The different perspectives are a key aspect of Cubism. Another key aspect of Cubism is the use of geometric and organic shapes. The quarters of the face are cut apart using at least two geometric shapes and at least two organic shapes. We also drew in an elongated, oval mouth, eyebrows, and hair. The face is colored with marker, colored pencil, and oil pastels. The top right and bottom left quarters of the face were not originally my work as we traded face pieces with our table partners. On the backside of the sheet we noted two facts about Pablo Picasso and one difference in our work from our table partner's work. The facts I recalled from the lesson about Picasso were:

1) His father taught him how to paint when he was seven years old. 

2) He painted "The First Communion". 


Extension:

A fun extension for Cubism could be to have students draw animals instead of a person. I would integrate social studies into the lesson and give each student a region around the world and the types of animals that live there for them to create. For example, I might give one student the Arctic Region and have a list of animals that live there including a Walrus. The student would follow the same steps from the lesson above, but they would include features like tusks and whiskers. Then, I would have students present their Cubism animals and give their classmates the opportunity to guess what region of the world they live in. 

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