Selfie Smashed Faces

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will analyze the work of Ana Mendieta. They will create their own nontraditional portrait inspired by her work using their choice of medium and grid enlargement to create smashed-face self-portraits as they experiment with value and contrast in their work.

Level

Areas of Study

Emotion Portrait Fibers Value Contemporary Art Technology

Collections

Experimenting with Portraiture

Lesson Objectives

Students will analyze the artwork of Ana Mendieta.

Students will take photos and select a photo that represents themselves for a nontraditional self-portrait.

Students will experiment with value and contrast to create a self-portrait in a medium of their choice.

Students will explore the social, cultural, and historical ideas of beauty and what makes a successful portrait.

Teaching Strategies

Introduce the work of Ana Mendieta.
Show how to smash a face against a see-through pane or glass and take photographs.
Encourage students to curate closely cropped images and consider composition as they plan and work.
Demonstrate grid drawing with the Grid Drawing Practice worksheet.
Assist students in laying out the grid for their own drawings and applying value using their chosen medium.
Facilitate a discussion about portraiture and the idea of beauty.

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National Standards

Create

Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.

Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

15 minutes

Demonstration Time

20 minutes

Student Studio Time

3 hours and 20 minutes

Supplies and Materials

Digital camera
Printer
Drawing pencil, charcoal, and/or colored pencils
Eraser
Plexiglass sheet or a window
Photo editing software
18” x 24” cardboard

National Standards

Create

Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.

Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.

Acc.VA:Cr1.2

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Steps

Analyze Artwork & Discuss

Analyze the artwork of Ana Mendieta. Discuss social, cultural, and historical ideas of beauty and what makes a successful portrait.

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Instructional Materials

Worksheet

Value Worksheet

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Grid Drawing Practice

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Artist Bio

Ana Mendieta

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Reflection

Artmaking Process Reflection

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