Homework Booklet

Fantastic
& Strange

PATHWAY A PATHWAY B PATHWAY C PATHWAY D

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expressive drawing

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HW1—René Magritte
Pick a small object from around your house—such as a fork,
mobile phone, toothbrush. Make the drawing fit within the
frame so it appears much bigger than the chair or TV to
exaggerate its scale.

EXTENSION TASK—Add clouds to the

room - make the real unreal!

Use your creativity.

Add colour, paint, Pencils crayons
collage, photoshop
HW2—Mari-Mahr
Place of birth:__________________________________ Date of birth: _________

What was Mari-Mahr’s history like?

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What are the key elements and themes in her photographs? How can you link
them to the Fantastic and Strange theme, and why?
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Bibliography
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below.

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Photo Analysis
What do you see? How is the image composed? What is
happening? What do you think about the artwork, what does it
mean?

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HW3—Mari-Mahr
Look at Mari Mahr work below.
Draw one of the scenes .
Add one of the objects and exaggerate the scale. Use shading

Extension Task: Choose your own scene and object.

Inspiration
Scenes

objects
HW4—Jerry Uelsmann
Place of birth:__________________________________ Date of birth: _________

What was Uelsmann’s history like? ______________________________________

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What are the key elements and themes in his photographs? How can you link
them to the Fantastic and Strange theme, and why?
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Bibliography
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below.

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Draw or collage a scene into the hands.
HW 5—Dissecting one of Jerry
Uelsmann’s Photographs
What are the different elements that make up the composition
in this photograph?
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Using 3 images from magazines, newspapers or the internet
combine them in the space below as a collage inspired by Jerry
Uelsmann. You can draw or use Photoshop—be creative!
HW 6—Igor Morski
Place of birth:__________________________________ Date of birth: _________

What was Igor Morski’s history like?

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What are the key elements and themes in his photographs? How can you link
them to the Fantastic and Strange theme, and why?
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Bibliography
Where did you find out this information? List the books and websites you read in the box
below.

Teacher feedback
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Photo Analysis
What do you see? How is the image composed? What is
happening? What do you think about the artwork, what
does it mean?
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HW 7—Penny Jensz
Place of birth:__________________________________ Date of birth: _________

What was Penny Jensz’s history like?

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What are the key elements and themes in her photographs? How can you link
them to the Fantastic and Strange theme, and why?
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Bibliography
Where did you find out this information? List the books and websites you read in the box
below.

Teacher feedback
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Take a photo of yourself, print, then cut out small sections of other peoples faces
to stick onto your own face. Distorting it, making it strange!
How to write about an artwork/photograph