1. Handscape Project
Surrealism!

2. You’ve already practiced…
Drawing hands
Anatomy of hands
Realistic shading and modeling…
You can now sketch your OWN hands for the surrealist project…

3. What is Surrealism? Juxtaposition of unexpected objects
Dreamlike quality
Became popular in early 20th century
Artists inspired by dreams, psychology, the subconscious, & Sigmund Freud
Dali, Magritte two famous artists in Surrealism
Time by Rene Magritte

4. The Metamorphosis of Narcissus, Salvador Dali
What do you see in this picture?

5. The Hallucenogenic Toreador, Salvador Dali
Can you find the FACE of the Toreador?

6. The Persistence of Memory Salvador Dali
What do the melting clocks say?

7. Here is a student example…
More Student Examples
Media of your choice
Hand must be realistically rendered
Hand(s) interacting with environment
In unusual or unexpected ways
Juxtaposition!
Here is a student example…

8. Another example from a practicing artist
Ink drawing
Look under the hand
What unexpected elements do you see?
Image copyrighted by C.J. Bradford, not to be reproduced

9. More Student Examples