Parody project 2015

A hit every time we do it, this project is based on the artwork of a famous painter.  Students will generate a humorous version of the original art work.  Here are our steps.

1. Students trace small versions of the artwork in their sketchbook and come up with at least 3 ideas there.

2. Students then show the sketchbook to the instructor and the best one is selected.  Successful designs relate to the old, but have plenty of new content.  One big issue we have at this stage is making sure that choices are intentional, not just random or destructive.  PURPOSEFUL CHOICES!

3. Once one is chosen, the can take a coloring book version of the original to trace onto their paper.

4.  Next they remove elements, change things, add things.   

5. Once the transformation is complete, students then outline the image with colored markers, and fill in with colored pencils.

I think they had some amazing results!

Parody art project

Parody art is so fun, the students really get into manipulating a master artwork and adding their own content.  Here is how we do it in my classroom:

1.  I take coloring book versions of masters work and photocopy a master set to 11x 17 paper. To save paper, I print one master work on one side, another on the back. Students choose one artwork to use. I selected 6 that I thought were popular choices for parody.  Here are the ones that were available:

Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci

Bedroom at Arles by Vincent Van Gogh

The Scream by Edvard Munch

American Gothic by Grant Wood

Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte by Georges Seurat

Students traced as much as they needed from the original and then changed the parts they wanted to reflect new content.

They were then colored and displayed. 

Because the 11x17 images were smaller than our 12x18 drawing paper, students added a title to the work that would reflect the dual content.

Can you identify both the original and new content?