Submitted by: Ken Schwab, formerly of Leigh
High School, San Jose CA
Unit: Cubism - Drawing/Collage
Lesson Plan: Cubism a Fractured
Reality - still
life with collage elements - Image Gallery
Grade Level: High School (adaptable to middle school)
Ken's Web Site: http://www.artteacherplans.com/
Objectives: Students will
- Gain an understanding and awareness for the cubist style of artists such as Picasso, Braque, and Gris.
- Create a multi-media composition showing multiple views of various objects -- fracturing the planes in the manner of the
cubists
- Create a composition with a variety of textures - developing interest through contrast and added collage elements.
- Develop skills in shading using both white and black to show values.
Resources:
Pablo
Picasso Online
Juan Gris
Online | Georges
Braque Online | Cubism
DVD's: Picasso's Cubism,
Picasso: The Man and His Work - Part 1
and Part 2,
Picasso: War, Peace, Love
[VHS], Picasso: A Film by Didier Baussy-Oulianoff
Juan Gris Prints
Still life with fruit bowl and mandolin
Bottle of Banyuls
The Coffee Mill
Georges Braque Prints
The Billiard Table Under Light
Studio VIII
Deux Oiseaux
Cubism Art History handout and Picasso Biography (teacher made)
Materials:
Newsprint
Pencils
#2HB, Ebony Black
Rulers
Still life set up (musical instruments work well)
Colored Mat Board scraps (boards cut to approx 12" x 18" (30.5 x 46 cm)
White Conté
Black Charcoal
Watercolor Paint (Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber)
Palettes
Brushes
Graphite Sticks (6B)
Black Felt tip pens
(India Ink - optional)
Newspapers/Music sheets
Scissors,
Spray Adhesive
Instruction/Motivation:
1. Present the work of Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris and Georges Braque
through PowerPoint or slides. Show and discuss segments of video if available.
Critique art prints. Set up interesting still life.
2. Demonstrate how to show multiple views of one object - demonstrate
fractured planes.
3. Demonstrate collage techniques - demonstrate wood grained textures
- review shading
Procedures:
1. After reviewing Picasso and Braque with a video
(several titles are available - see resource list) and a text portion of
Cubism (Art History), students are set up with a ruler,
newsprint, pencil and eraser. Have
a group of objects set up in the room for a still life. Ken likes to use the same things Picasso and Braque used such as
guitars, wine bottles, fruit, violins, trumpets, etc.
2. With the students around the still life have
them begin with a few straight lines on the newsprint, some vertical, some
horizontal and some diagonal (about five to start).
Talk to them about stylization and simplification of form into to
flat shape.
3. When they start to draw these contours of objects,
have them start at the top and move down the page.
When they get to the lines, shift over and continue to draw the
object. Add more lines from
parts of the objects that they have started.
Have them make at least three studies differing the object used and
new lines.
4. Pick out the best design and transfer it to the
scrap matt board and this will be the color of the picture.
5. Outline the design with a narrow black pen.
Plan out a value pattern using a black felt tip pen.
6. Select at least three areas to collage newspapers
or sheet music and use a spray adhesive to glue them down.
7. Use the palette and watercolors to produce a faux
wood grain by painting lines, blending with a moistened brush and putting
a tone across the area for a light value.
8. Lastly use white and black charcoal pencils and
graphite pencils to draw into shapes and make gradations where you like.
Evaluation:
1. Did students show an understanding of cubist style by showing still
life from multiple views -
fracturing planes?
2. Did students create interest through value contrast, various
textures and collage elements?
2. Did students create a variety of values using both white and black
charcoal?
Assessment: (rubric adapted from Marianne
Galyk)
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Assessment
Rubric:
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Student Name:
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Class Period:
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Assignment:
Fractured
Reality - Cubism Still Life
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Date Completed:
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Circle the
number in pencil that
best shows how well you feel that you completed that criterion for
the assignment.
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Excellent
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Good
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Average
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Needs
Improvement
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Rate
Yourself
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Teacher’s
Rating
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Criteria 1 – shows multiple views of
objects - fractured spaces
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10
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9 – 8
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7
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6 or less
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Criteria 2 – used a variety of
textures - both simulated and collage
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10
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9 – 8
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7
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6 or less
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Criteria 3 – shows strong value
contrasts
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10
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9 – 8
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7
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6 or less
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Criteria 4 – Effort: took time to
develop idea & complete project? (Didn’t rush.) Good use of
class time?
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10
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9 – 8
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7
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6 or less
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Criteria 5 – Craftsmanship – Neat, clean & complete? Skillful use of the
art tools & media?
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10
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9 – 8
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7
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6 or less
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Total:
50
x
2 = 100
(possible
points)
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Grade:
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Your Total
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Teacher Total
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Student
Comments:
Teacher
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