Students completed a still life drawing of a guitar before
cutting up a copy of their drawing to create a collage in the style of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) using techniques of the Cubist style. Cubist painters took apart their subject matter and re-assembled it in abstracted form. Guitars were a
favourite subject of Picasso. His
guitar collages included cut pieces of paper including wallpaper, newspaper and
sand paper.
Guitar, Sheet Music, and Wine Glass
Pablo Picasso. 1912.
Image from http://communitas.princeton.edu/blogs/modernartPablo Picasso. 1912.
My grade 5 and 6 students used the following
criteria to complete their collage:
Using the Pablo Picasso
paintings and collages for inspiration, create your own collage from your guitar
still life drawing. You must use at least
3 of these things:
- Sheet music or newspaper
- String or wool
- Wood grain paper
- Brown paper or coloured paper
- Patterned paper
and at least 1 of these mediums:
- Watercolours
- Oil Pastels
- Permanent markers or textas
- Permanent markers or textas
