CREATE A SURREAL STORY
using the video link to the Tate gallery activities page illustrate your own surreal story. CLICK THE LINK BELOW THIS IMAGE TO SEE ACTIVITY AND FOLLOW LINKS TO ARTISTS TO INSPIRE YOU
YOU NEED TO OPEN THE PDF TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
HAVE FUN!
CREATE A COLLAGE- instructions below this image and link to inspiration from the artist
Meet the People 1948
Tate
© The estate of Eduardo Paolozzi
- Draw an outline of your favourite object – or even yourself – on the paper.
- Use the magazine, cards and packaging to find lots of small pictures of different objects.
- You might want to choose a theme for your collage that you think reflects your personality or says something about the things you like.
- Cut out your objects and glue them into your outline.
WRAP IT UP ACTIVITY.
LOOK AT THIS LINK AND FOLLOW THE ACTIVITY ON THE WEB LINK
Once you have have wrapped your object produce a pencil drawing of the object with lots of shade, tone and texture.
Man Ray
L’Enigme d’Isidore Ducasse 1920, remade 1972
Tate
© Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2020
DRAWING CHALLENGE
Spend 30 minutes each day on a drawing. Keep in a small sketch book, note book or sketchbook if you have taken it home. Only use pencil and include texture, shade and shadows.
Dreaming Head 1938
Tate
© Tate
Le Grand Jour 1938
Tate
© The estate of Sir Roland Penrose
Artists like Christo and Jeanne-Claude enjoy using textiles in their work too. Look at this enormous artwork called Wrapped Reichstag.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-95. Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 1995 Christo Source: christojeanneclaude.net
PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE.
Work through the list taking photos on your phone INDOORS NOT OUTDOORS PLEASE. Then on an A4 page copy your favourite images in pencil. Try to fill an A 4 page and have a range of tones, line weights and include shadows and texture.