Intro to 3-D: Relief Portrait

WHAT IS THREE DIMENSIONAL ART?

• Three Dimensional Art is any artwork that has height, width, and depth.
• Materials can range from paper to bronze, clay to found objects
• Sculptures date back to 28,000 BCE!!!

 

 VENUS OF WILLENDORF

• A statuette of a woman figure that dates back to between 25,000 to 28,000 BCE!
• Found in Willendorf, Austria during an excavation dig in 1908
• Nicknamed 'the Pear'
• It's purpose is still unknown, but it is believed to have been used as a Fertility Goddess

 MAGDALENIAN HORSE

• Dates back to 15,000 years ago
• Found in 1908 in Western Europe
•  Part of a carved mural by the Magdalenians - the culture at that time that were well known for using weapons -- had higher level of thinking and creativity for that time

From then on, three-dimensional art was always included in the art of cultures.

Where do WE begin?!?!?!

Project:  Three-Dimensional Relief Portrait

 

 PROJECT CRITERIA:

• SKETCH
• Draw a portrait: of yourself or a neighbor using 1 continuous pencil line
•  Exaggerate the expression! [EXAMPLES: lonely, angry, excited, and joyful]
• You can distort the features and expression to emphasize the emotion
• You may need to create several sketches!
•  TBC....