Francis Bacon

We will soon start examing the art work of one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. Francis Bacon. Check out the link to find out some information about this artist. print out a few of the images for your sketch book.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_(painter)

http://artchive.com/ftp_site.htm

On the artchive site look for other artists that have worked with portraiture. Who is your favourite?

Collage and Photomontage

Grade 9 students are using collage and photomontage techniques to make art based on portraiture.

Above is an example of art made in this fashion by the artist Raoul Hausmann called "The Art Critic"

Portraiture

What is a portrait?

Well thats what we are going to be learning about this term. We will be looking at different artists who make portraits and try to make a portrait of our own.

Home work :-(

Bring in a photograph which shows your face from the front, no profiles or pictures of you when you were a baby please!!! Also, bring in a glue stick.