Sunday, March 11, 2018

SCIENCE FICTION SELF PORTRAITS

Science Fiction Self Portraits

Learning Targets

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Create a Science Fiction Self Portrait using techniques learned in class
Use metallic colors (bronze, silver, gold), texture variation (rigid, smooth, metal), and value (highlights, shadows, tones, hues) inspired by Brazilian Artist (1876-1910) Henrique Alvim Correa
Use science connections (biomechanics, artificial intelligence, computer programming) and design principles (movement, proportion, variation) based on 19th Century Art Movements
Define Portrait (a picture depicting the face, head, and shoulders)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Martians Land (1906) Henrique Alvim Correa

2. Science Fiction Short Stories I, Robot by Isaac Asimov & War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells

3. Discussion Questions "What is the same and what is different about science and art? Do you think other people should see Henrique Alvim Correa's artwork? What would you do if you owned one of the machines in the stories? If you could interview Henrique Alvim Correa, what questions would you have? If you made a robot, what would it look like and what would it do? What would you look like as an android?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" by 15" White Paper

2. Use pencil to draw an outline of a portrait (head, face, shoulders)

3. Add robot parts (gears, lasers, antennas) to Science Fiction Self Portrait

Reminder:

Initials & Home Teacher on Back of Paper

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Science Fiction Self Portrait for Assigned Table
2. Martian In The Forest (1906) Henrique Alvim Correa

3. Reflective Discussion "Science Fiction Art has paralleled technology, science, and literature of the past century. Illustrations from I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, and The Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five Nights by Ted Hughes helped inspire dreams of space exploration, futuristic societies, and alien races. With innovations in computer programming and imaginations of artists, humans merged with machines were coined "cyborg" and "biomechanic" in popular culture. This gives us an opportunity to image ourselves as bionic beings and create mechanical assemblages based on these ideas."

Lesson Activities

1. Use black sharpie marker to outline facial features and robot parts of portraits
2. Use embellishments (metallic foil, electronic components) to add texture to portraits
3. Add a rigid surface (panel, foam, cardboard) to back of Science Fiction Self Portraits

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Science Fiction Self Portrait for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (metallic markers, multicolored foil, color pencils)

Lesson Activities

1. Use metallic markers (silver, gold, bronze) to fill in positive space of portraits
2. Use metallic markers (silver, gold, bronze) to fill in negative space of portraits
3. Use colored pencils to fill in white space of Science Fiction Self Portraits

Artist Examples

Student Examples

android , art history , artificial intelligence , cyborg , futuristic , Henrique Alvim Correa metallic colors , portrait , robot , science , Science Fiction , self portrait , third grade

Sunday, March 11, 2018

SCIENCE FICTION SELF PORTRAITS