Opposing Self Portraits and Expressive Text By: Victoria Miller

Challenge Create a work of art using self-portraiture and expressive text. Theme: Transformation – the act or process of transforming. – the state of being transformed. – change in form, appearance, nature, or character.

Self Portraits and Emotion Self Portrait, 1889 by Vincent Van Gogh Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on canvas, 60.5 x 50 cm, Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK

Gustav Corbet, The Desperate Man, , oil on canvas

Chuck Close, Big Self-Portrait, Acrylic on canvas /2 x 83 1/2" (273 x 212 cm). Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Art Center Acquisition Fund, 1969.

Handwriting Sources: – – ategory/handwriting ategory/handwriting – michelecookpplc/handwriting -lettering/ michelecookpplc/handwriting -lettering/

Self Portraits Using Text 1.What emotion/emotions does this image evoke? 2.How does the text evoke this emotion? 3.How did the artist use value and texture? create-a-simple-face-text-portrait-in- photoshop/

1.What emotion/emotions does this image evoke? 2.How does the text evoke this emotion? 3.How did the artist use value and texture? Anatol Knotek, Jean-Michel Basquiat, 61cm x 81cm, acrylic and permanent marker on canvas, 2003.

1.What emotion/emotio ns does this image evoke? 2.How does the text evoke this emotion? 3.How did the artist use value and texture? Ben Durham. Amanda, 13, Graphite text on paper, 2008, Private collection.

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Agenda Session 1 Challenge: Create a work of art using self- portraiture and expressive text. Objectives: Create two self-portraits using just words and text that describe two opposite emotions. Sketch out lightly two portraits while looking in a mirror. Theme: Transformation Key Concepts: Choice of words, tone, and meaning Materials: Sketchbook, dictionary and thesaurus, drawing paper, pencil, eraser, and pen. Oil pastel or colored pencil in one color may be used to express emotion further Time Allotment: Three class periods

Agenda Session 2 Challenge: Create a work of art using self-portraiture and expressive text. Objectives: Once drawn out, the portraits may be filled in with the necessary values and textures using only text. Theme: Transformation Key Concepts: Choice of words, tone, and meaning Materials: Sketchbook, dictionary and thesaurus, drawing paper, pencil, eraser, and pen. Oil pastel or colored pencil in one color may be used to express emotion further Time Allotment: Three class periods

Agenda Session 3 Challenge: Create a work of art using self-portraiture and expressive text. Objectives: Once completed, both images will be matted together to prepare for display and a class critique. Theme: Transformation Key Concepts: Choice of words, tone, and meaning Materials: Sketchbook, dictionary and thesaurus, drawing paper, pencil, eraser, and pen. Oil pastel or colored pencil in one color may be used to express emotion further Time Allotment: Three class periods