Picasso Self Portrait 5 th Grade November Art

Picasso Self Portrait 5 th Grade November Art Project Northwood Enrichment Program

Picasso and Cubism Picasso self portrait The Three Musicians

Cubist portrait • Cubists created a new way of seeing things • Showed a model from all sides at once • Body shapes were simplified or changed into squares

Abstract Art Timeline • 1890 - Impressionism & Post Impressionism - emphasis on lighting and ordinary subject matters- Cezanne • 1906 - Cubism- objects are broken up and reassembled in abstract form- Picasso & Braque • 1910 - Expressionism- distortion of reality- Klee • 1917 - De Stijl movement- grids, lines, and primary colors- Mondrian • 1935 - Geometric Abstract Art- just shapes- Kandinsky

Today’s Project • Cubist self portrait in the style of Picasso • Draw portrait • Cut it up into geometric shapes • Reform portrait in cubist style

Step 1 – Pencil sketch • Draw a self portrait • Sketch with pencil first – Oval outline – Use proportions as a guide – Facial features • Simple is good

Step 2 - Crayon • Color your portrait in • You can use realistic colors or very bright colors – divide up your portrait into 10 sections BEFORE you color so that each section is a different color

Step 3 – Cut into shapes • Cut out portrait from white paper • Areas should be large and geometric • Each shape should have a recognizable feature in it like an eye or nose • Shapes should go to the edge of the portrait, not be ‘holes’ in the middle of a larger shape • Cut into approx. 10 pieces • Pieces should be a variety of shapes (not all perfect squares) • As you cut, put your portrait together normally- you can mix it up after all the pieces are cut

Step 4 – Glue • Black paper is your background • Arrange shapes to form a cubist portrait • You should see black between the shapes • Shapes can be – In slightly wrong place – Upside down – rotated