Digital MediaI II

Graphic Arts Exquisite Corpse

Creating a Surrealist World | Dreams and Fantasy

Larry Parkes, Burnell Yow!, David Walters - Untitled

In this lesson students will put a contemporary spin on a classic surrealism game exquisite corpse. Students will first do research on the concepts and artists of surrealism and then will be broken off in groups of three, and a design small composition of anything they choose. Each team member cannot look at his or her partners design until the end of the project. When they are done with their first piece they will cut off an inch at the top and send it to the next member. The member will then work off the small strip, and create a new composition and pass it to the third member. At the end all three will be put it together to reveal a surrealist or dream-like artwork. This project will play off spontaneity and chance - surrealist traits, while sharpening students skills of Photoshop. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ Artists/Artworks/Artifacts Larry Parkes David Walters Burnell Yow! Victor Brauner Jacques Herold Yves Tanguy Man Ray Max Mor Scholastic Magazine Salvidor Dal issue Artists can fuse the past and present.

Drawing by Yves Tanguy, Man Ray, Max Morise, Joan Mir, c. 1926.

 Artists can collaborate to create one artwork that is unified. Artists have used contemporary methods to make art such as Photoshop. How can you fuse the past and present? How can artists collaborate to create one unified piece? How can you create an interesting composition/artwork on Photoshop? ____________________________________________________________________________ PA Standards 9.1 Arts and Humanities 9.1.12.B:Recognize, know, use and demonstrate a variety of appropriate arts elements and principles to produce, review and revise original works in the arts. Students will be using the formal elements of design to create an interesting composition. 9.1.12.C: Integrate and apply advanced vocabulary to the arts forms. Students will be exposed to surrealist ideas that will reflect in their artwork 9.1.12.E: Delineate a unifying theme through the production of a work of art that reflects skills in media processes and techniques. Through the exquisite corpse students will be collaborating to create one unifying piece. 9.1.12.F: Analyze works of arts influenced by experiences or historical and cultural events through production, performance or exhibition. Students will look at both contemporary and historical artists that used surrealism 9.1.12.J: Analyze and evaluate the use of traditional and contemporary technologies for producing, performing and exhibiting works in the arts or the works of others. Students will be using Photoshop to create their final piece 9.4 Aesthetics 9.3.12.F: Analyze the processes of criticism used to compare the meanings of a work in the arts in both its own and present time. Students will reflect on how artists of the surrealist era started the concepts of exquisite corpses. 1.3 Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature - Fiction and Non Fiction 1.3.12.A: Interpret significant works from various forms of literature to make deeper and subtler interpretations of the meaning of text. Analyze the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period. Students will be reading the scholastic art of issue of Salvidor Dali to get a better understanding of the themes and concepts of Surrealism.

Interdisciplinary Connections Students will be reading the scholastic art issue of Salvidor Dali, on the themes and concepts of surrealism. They are also required to reflect on the project by writing a short paragraph on the final assessment sheet. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ Throughout this lesson students will: Knowledge Identify contemporary designers who participate in the surrealist game Exquisite Corpse Read, interpret, and discuss the themes and concepts of Surrealism by reading the scholastic issue of Salvidor Dali Skills Work with Photoshop to manipulate photos, and make new forms. Cut and mount, the final corpses to present their artwork neatly. Dispositions Utilize surrealist elements such as spontaneity, unexpected juxtapositions, and chance to create dream like compositions. Collaborate to create one unifying piece (three finished pieces will be made in total as one student will be working off the others starting piece) Use and care for the computer, and using it as intended, to demonstrate their ability to be part of the art community. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ Pre-assessment Students will first do a drawing of an exquisite corpse to get a better understanding of how to create one. They will also do a mini-collaboration as they are passing them off to the partner. Formative Assessment I will observe students while they are working to see if they are on task and using classroom materials correctly. I will also be available for students who may need extra help. Summative Assessment Students will fill out a self-reflective sheet that aligns with the objectives of the lesson. They also must support their piece through a short writing prompt. (see attached) Procedures: Day 1

Motivation/Hook - To introduce the lesson, each student will do create an exquisite corpse using scrap paper. I will give out directions on what to do, such as folding, drawing, and extending the lines. This will transition into the powerpoint. Duration - Students will read the scholastic art magazine about Salvador Dali. Students will be broken off into think, pair, share, groups and each read a section. Afterwards we will go back together as a class, and share what each group has read. I will show a power point that introduces exquisite corpses, and contemporary graphic artists that have done surrealist game. Students are required that for every picture they add to the composition it must be manipulated through Photoshop. (it just cant be copied and pasted directly from the internet.) Before they start I will heavily stress dream-like scenes normal items with bizarre functions realistic items out of their normal environment (unexpected juxtapositions) made-up creatures or real creatures with exaggerated features that they CANNOT look at their partners pieces Before they begin students may do sketches. They will be working on a standard copy paper size format on Photoshop. Culmination/Close - I will get the students started by showing how to create the proper canvas size on Photoshop. Day 2 3 Studio Time Students will utilize these periods as studio times. I will give them daily reminders of what the objectives are. Within this time frame they should finish their first section. When they are done they will print it out and put it away in their folders. Day 4 - 5 Studio Time At this point students should be finished with their first composition. When they are finished they will make a separate document that will only have one inch of their artwork. Students will pass it on to the next partner, and the next person may work off that. Students are expected to finish their second composition and print it within two class periods. Day 6 -7

Studio Time Students by now should have completed their second artwork, passed it on to the third partner, and have received a strip from their last partner. They may use these last two days to complete and print their third artwork. Day 8 Assemblage and Critique Students will print out whatever needs to be printed. They will get together in their groups and assemble there exquisite corpse by gluing it on a mat board. Each group should have three exquisite corpses, as each student could have a chance starting, working in the middle, and finishing the piece. Each group will have all their artworks laid out, and present their projects. As a class we will discuss if the piece had any theme Modifications Visual/Hearing Impairments For students with visual or hearing impairments, I will make sure they are seated by me to ensure that they can better see/hear me. During the slideshow I can move the student with the visual impairment closer to the projection screen. I can also make detailed handouts for all students to follow along with, so the students with impairments can follow along with the guide whenever I do a demo using the computer. ADD/ADHD To incorporate more movement into the lesson, during the Exquisite Corpse exercise, I can have each student get up and move to the next table rather than passing them off. I can also have a short gallery walk to view all the practice artworks made. Wheelchair All materials will be chair or counter height for the students to reach. The computer room will be set up in a way so a wheel chair can fit through to either come to the teachers desk, printer, and all computer tables.

Teacher Research/Preparation surrealism a style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or nonrational significance of imagery arrived at by automatism or the exploitation of chance effects, unexpected juxtapositions, etc. fantasy imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained. dream a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep. Supplies List - Adobe Photoshop - Mat Paper - Utility knife - Tacky Glue - Color Printer http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/SurrealismLecture.htm http://www.corpse.org/archives/issue_7/gallery/yow.htm http://ravenswingstudio.com/gallery/burnells-art/digital-art/digital-exquisitecorpse-project/

Student Name ___________________________Period______ odd or even Students created a surrealist piece of artwork using Photoshop, and then collaborated with their partners to create one unified piece.
Individual Work ____/10 pts I used surrealist elements such as fantasy, spontaneity, and unexpected juxtapositions in creating my composition. ____/10 pts I manipulated and changed photographs either from the Internet or generated new images using Photoshop, and thoughtfully constructed a composition. ____/5 pts middle, and end) Collaboration ____/5 pts I finished my sections in a timely manner to hand off to my partner. I completed three sections of the exquisite corpse (beginning,

____/5 pts worked well with my partners in printing and putting together the final exquisite corpse. ____/10 pts Overall the finished corpses played off the ideas and concepts of surrealism, and were unified successfully. ___/5 pts Paragraph Writing - The paragraph is well written with complete thoughts and sentences. Out of three completed exquisite corpse artworks completed by yourself and your partners, which one did you feel was most successful? Explain.