Sierra Middle School
Riverside, California
(951) 788-7501

Mr. J. Myers
Art Teacher
[email protected]

http://www.rusd.k12.ca.us/ourschools/sms/

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General Class Objectives

Polychromatic Surrealism

Goal:
           The student will plan and paint an original Surrealistic picture within the time given and in the polychromatic manner learned using ALL COLORS.  The student will take notes during the introduction and subsequent lectures describing what the subject of this project is.  The student will read and write on this subject out of Scholastic ART magazine in the manner directed.  The homework is designed to give personal time devoted to creative expression.  Remember, polychromatic means to use all colors even with the black and white.

Materials:      9” X 12” newsprint                           9” X 12” manila                     pencil

                         crayons                                            opaque paints                       paint brush

 Scholastic ART magazine             Internet sources, below:                            

               http://www.bway.net/~monique/history.htm

Steps:
           Before starting to design any idea the student will refer to notes taken during all lectures and will do the reading and writing portion.  Save the written work.  Save the homework.  Note that Failure to follow directions will lower your grade - just like failing to cooperate in real life will hurt you.

1.    For homework you are to fill a 9” X 12” newsprint with one idea which is very real looking but NOT REAL at the same time.  This pull at your brain is a good indicator that you have a surrealistic idea.  You are to do a total of three (3) different ideas.

2.    Color the three ideas, but don’t spend “hours on them”, just color them.  Also think about shadows, but not using black.  You may shade using the color's compliment.  Just use the color wheel to find a color on the opposite side and that is the color's compliment.

3.            Number the three sketches, that is, number from the background to the foreground, from the farthest away object as #1 to whatever is the closest.  This is done as a roadmap to you as to what to paint first, then second, and so on.

4.      Transfer your idea to the manila paper and paint it neatly, and slowly, as in the demonstration and following the directions above.

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Surrealism is the depiction of a scene that the viewer totally believes to be real and fully true, and yet still KNOWS that it cannot possibly be true!  There must be that element of struggle in the viewer’s mind.

CONTRASTS:        alive / non-alive            hot / cold     non-expected sizes

PUNS:            a head of lettuce            a 24 foot yacht            the plains (planes) of Nebraska

DREAMLIKE!
Juxtapose is a term that will help you.  Look it up and discover new ideas!

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*  Your grade is based on the proper use of time, neatly blended paint hues, and neatness of edges.

*  You also must paint your own unique surrealistic idea.

*  You must hand in all sketches and writings.

            Save all of your attempts to create and see what you get.  Not just on this project but on all subjects.  After a while you will notice that your ideas will begin to improve and you will get better at painting.   Don’t be too harsh on yourself, give yourself time to grow and improve.

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