We began this unit by exploring some of the artists involved in the Cubist art movement. Through a variety of short clips and my presentation of information, students discovered the different styles of some Cubist artists.
Students began by selecting a round object. Most students chose a wine glass, or wine bottle, as they were readily available props in the art room.
Using a heavy greylead pencil, students drew a simple line drawing of their object. This was drawn in the center of the page.
Looking at the drawing they had done, students then selected small or large sections of their drawing to repeat. These sections were drawn, so as to overlap the original drawing. The key to this stage was to ensure that the shapes and spaces within the lines did not become too small.
Once happy with their line drawings, students needed to join ALL the lines. There should be no line that is not connected to something. By joining the 'open' lines to something else, shapes were created. these shapes would later be coloured in.
We then used oil pastels to render the artworks. Students selected two colours that they would use for this task. The colours they they chose needed to be 'harmonious' allowing them to be blended.
https://ece.uwaterloo.ca/~dwharder/Presentations/Guidelines/VisualAids/LookAndFeel/ColourScheme/
Each of the separate shapes or spaces needed to be rendered individually. The direction of the rendering should have been the same for each of the shapes also, but it's wasn't the end of the world if this wasn't done correctly. Many of the students found blending the oil pastels quite challenging, so each student did a few trials before going ahead with their final artworks.
Here are some of the finished pieces...
Working with the oil pastels was quite a challenge because many students struggled to accurately render the sharp edges and corners. Another alternative to this could be coloured pencils, or even paint... although that could get a bit messy!
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