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Oct 12, 2011

Dali: The Man of Many Moustaches

 
Can anyone tell me why moustaches are so in right now? Not just real ones but basically anything with a curly moustache on it. If you haven't noticed this phenomenon, you just need to type in the word 'moustache' (or 'mustache' if you're American) into the search bar of Pinterest to see cushions, mugs, t-shirts, necklaces etc printed with moustaches. Here is also a funny blog post about the inexplicable trend of moustaches on sticks at weddings, which I have also seen a lot of!
Anyhow, I am unintentionally upholding this trend with my latest Salvador Dali lesson. 
Spanish Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was as well known for his strange paintings as for his strange attention seeking behaviour and eccentric look. I think he is probably largely responsible for the stereotype that all artists have long curly moustaches.  As a bit of fun for my students who have been studying Dali this term I printed out many images of Dali and his famous moustache. From these they created these Dali portraits, complete with pipe cleaner moustache which could be sculpted into any wild creation. This was a really fun lesson and I love the results from students of all ability levels.

 
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11 comments:

  1. DorisOctober 12, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    Anne,

    I absolutely love this "twist" on portrait work. Dali's mustache is the bomb!

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  2. UnknownOctober 12, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    What a fun lesson...wish I was in your class!!

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  3. Prairie MotherOctober 12, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    I've never liked Dali but that is such a cool lesson! Love it!!

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  4. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    love it!

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  5. AshleyOctober 12, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Love it,just a question about approach. Did you have kids do a self portrait, or Dali's Portrait. Just wondering how my ladies would react to putting a mustache on their faces.

    Thanks.

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  6. MaryOctober 12, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Such an original lesson! I particularly like the cross-eyed Dali and the winking Dali.They really captured his eccentric persona.

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  7. UnknownOctober 12, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Adorable! Fun Portrait project

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  8. Molly StewartOctober 12, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    HA HA! I love these, great idea!

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  9. Anne FarrellOctober 12, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Thanks all :) Ashley - these are all supposed to be portraits of Dali.

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  10. PhylOctober 12, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Ha ha ha!!! Oh, how I wish I thought of this when I taught Dali last year! I absolutely LOVE it!!

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  11. RenJanuary 29, 2012 at 9:06 AM

    Love this, of course...as my blog is named after it!

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