4th Graders have been
studying Surrealism art in art class. The surrealism art movement looked to release the creative
potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition
of images (putting impossible combinations together). Most of all the
Surrealist artists wanted those who are viewing their artwork to THINK!!
4th
graders looked closely at the work of Rene Magritte. He painted in a realistic style. While the
objects appear to the viewer to be recognizable, the composition of those
recognizable objects appears fantastic.
4th Graders recreated
Magritte’s self portraits Son of Man and Man in the Bowler Hat. Students
first sketched their portrait, painted it in, and then outlined in black. They
then choose an image that had meaning to them in some way as the object placed
over their face.
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