amedo modigliani 1884-1920. essential question!!!!! how can an artist communicate something (or...

Amedo ModiglianiAmedo Modigliani

1884-19201884-1920

ESSENTIAL QUESTION!!!!!ESSENTIAL QUESTION!!!!!

How can an artist How can an artist COMMUNICATE something COMMUNICATE something (or many things) about a (or many things) about a

subject of a painting subject of a painting utilizing the ELEMENTS utilizing the ELEMENTS

AND PRINCIPLES??AND PRINCIPLES??

Who was Modigliani?Who was Modigliani?

Amedeo Clemente Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Modigliani was an Italian painter and Italian painter and sculptor who worked sculptor who worked mainly in France. He mainly in France. He was born in 1884 in was born in 1884 in Italy and died when Italy and died when he was just 35 years he was just 35 years old in France. old in France.

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Ponder Point #1: How Ponder Point #1: How does Modigliani utilize does Modigliani utilize color? What kind of color color? What kind of color schemes does he schemes does he employ? employ?

Why did he die so young?Why did he die so young?

Modigliani had Modigliani had tuberculosis and often tuberculosis and often masked his pain and masked his pain and coughing by drugs and coughing by drugs and alcohol… he did not like alcohol… he did not like isolation and wanted isolation and wanted desperately to preserve desperately to preserve his camaraderie. These his camaraderie. These acts of self-destruction in acts of self-destruction in combination with his combination with his tuberculosis led to a tuberculosis led to a tragically short lived life.tragically short lived life.

What was he famous for?What was he famous for?

Primarily a figurative artist, he Primarily a figurative artist, he became known for paintings and became known for paintings and sculptures.sculptures.

Let’s finish by looking at some Modigliani Let’s finish by looking at some Modigliani inspired artwork by other artists…inspired artwork by other artists…

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Ponder Point #2: Ponder Point #2: How does the artist How does the artist render EYES? render EYES?

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Ponder Point #3: How is Ponder Point #3: How is HAIR rendered? (think HAIR rendered? (think shape, color, form, shape, color, form, line…)line…)

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Ponder Point #4: Ponder Point #4: TEXTURE. What do you TEXTURE. What do you notice about how the notice about how the artist creates texture artist creates texture and PATTERNS in his and PATTERNS in his work??work??

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Ponder Point #5: How are Ponder Point #5: How are the subjects posed? Do the subjects posed? Do they look natural or they look natural or unnatural?unnatural?

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Ponder Point #6: Modigliani’s Ponder Point #6: Modigliani’s work is very STYLIZED. (Not work is very STYLIZED. (Not realistic. Unique. His style is realistic. Unique. His style is very recognizable.) hat kind very recognizable.) hat kind of traits make a Modigliani a of traits make a Modigliani a Modigliani and different from Modigliani and different from other artists?other artists?

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Ponder Point #7: Pretend for a Ponder Point #7: Pretend for a moment that you have been asked to moment that you have been asked to sit for Modigiani and be the subject sit for Modigiani and be the subject of one of his paintings. Which traits of one of his paintings. Which traits of yours would be important to of yours would be important to include so it would be recognizable include so it would be recognizable as you? Which colors would he use to as you? Which colors would he use to suit your unique personality? suit your unique personality?

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Does this look as if Does this look as if it was influenced it was influenced by Modigliani? by Modigliani?

What is a strength What is a strength you recognize?you recognize?

What could be What could be done differently to done differently to make is more make is more “Modigliani” like?“Modigliani” like?

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Does this look as if Does this look as if it was influenced it was influenced by Modigliani? by Modigliani?

What is a strength What is a strength you recognize?you recognize?

What could be What could be done differently to done differently to make is more make is more “Modigliani” like?“Modigliani” like?

Model WorkModel Work

Does this look as if Does this look as if it was influenced it was influenced by Modigliani? by Modigliani?

What is a strength What is a strength you recognize?you recognize?

What could be What could be done differently to done differently to make is more make is more “Modigliani” like?“Modigliani” like?

What are characteristics of What are characteristics of Modigliani’s Work? Modigliani’s Work?

He had a modern style characterized by He had a modern style characterized by mask-like faces and elongation of form.mask-like faces and elongation of form.

How are his sculptures similar to his paintings?

He often painted portraits of his wife (Jeanne Hebuterne), as seen in this image.

What are some things you would think about when mixing paint to paint a portrait like this?

What do you think inspired his style What do you think inspired his style of work?of work?

It could be that it was It could be that it was said he developed said he developed the belief that the the belief that the only route to true only route to true

creativity was creativity was

through through defiance defiance and disorderand disorder. .

He died penniless and destitute, but today his paintings and sculptures are worth millions.Musee de l'Orangerie in

Paris

What we are going to do:What we are going to do:

We are going to start by drawing a stylized We are going to start by drawing a stylized portrait lightly in pencil. The rest is up to portrait lightly in pencil. The rest is up to you.you.It is not super realistic so it allows for a It is not super realistic so it allows for a looser interpretation of the facial looser interpretation of the facial proportions. We will color with color pencils, proportions. We will color with color pencils, or watercolors or mixed techniques.or watercolors or mixed techniques.

Option: If you like , You can include an Option: If you like , You can include an elongated face, stretched neck, and large, elongated face, stretched neck, and large, almond shaped eyes if you choose almond shaped eyes if you choose Modigliani style.Modigliani style.

Self Portraits…Self Portraits…

How can the following effect the How can the following effect the MOOD of a SELF PORTRAIT and MOOD of a SELF PORTRAIT and communicate specific messages to communicate specific messages to the viewer?the viewer?– COLORCOLOR– TEXTURETEXTURE– GESTURE (POSEGESTURE (POSE– COMPOSITIONCOMPOSITION

following steps: Make a list of words that describe you.

Include your favorite color and favorite animal, characteristics of your family, where you are from, what you like to do, your interests, your friends, what music you like, etc. Describe images, textures, colors, etc. that would represent these words next to them. You are creating symbols with which to describe yourself.

Following stepsFollowing steps

Using a mirror, draw your self-portrait (head and shoulders). Here are some hints on facial proportions

Using a cellphone take a picture of yourself, send the picture to a computer and print.

Using an old picture, enlarge the picture with a copy machine  

Steps– Begin with the eyes.– There is one eye width between the eyes.– The bottom of the nose is approximately one

eye width from the bottom of the eye.– The bottom of your bottom lip is

approximately two eye widths from the bottom of the eye.

– The bottom of your chin is approximately one eye width from the bottom of your mouth.

– of your eyes.– Your shoulders extend almost a full head

width from the side of the head.

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– To measure for the top of your head: It is the same distance from the bottom of your eyes to the bottom of your chin as it is from the bottom of your eyes to the top of your head.

– Notice that the corners of your mouth line up with the iris of your eyes, and the corners of your nose line up with the tear ducts of your eyes.

– Your neck lines up with the outer corners