Who is Albrecht Durer German artist Lived from

Who is Albrecht Durer? • German artist • Lived from 1471 -1528 • Painter, printmaker, and mathematician

Why is Albrecht Durer important? • Albrecht Durer was one of the first artists to use printing instead of painting.

Albrecht Durer

Albrecht Durer wood engraving

Paul Landacre

M. C. Escher

Ruth Wetzel (detail)

Exploration and Art • During the 1500’s (when Durer lived) Europeans were exploring Africa. • People were eager to know what Africa looked like, but there were no cameras. • How do you think people returning from Africa shared information about what it looked like with their friends?

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Arcimboldo (1526 or 1527 – July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books.

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Assignment • Using Durer’s ‘Rhinoceros’ as an outline, you will ‘fill’ the rhino with texture and objects.