Art in FocusChapter 13: Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic ArtAdditional Studio ProjectsBYZANTINE-STYLE SELF-PORTRAITPaint a self-portrait, presenting yourself as an attendant in a Byzantine-style mosaic. Show your face as viewed from the front. Compose large, simple, flat shapes to represent your features. Present the solemn, dignified look associated with Byzantine portraits. For emphasis, use intense colors to paint your portrait and colors in contrasting subdued intensities for the background. Cut your painting into small squares and assemble them to simulate a mosaic. INSPIRATIONCarefully examine the mosaics showing Justinian and Theodora in Figures 13.13 and 13.1 in your textbook. What words best describe the feelings revealed by their faces? What details are expressed in those faces? Notice how the colors add to a dreamlike dignity. WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Paper cutters should be used with caution. Use in a separate, uncrowded area. Hold materials to be cut with the hand away from the cutting blade. EVALUATING YOUR WORKDescribe Is your drawing immediately recognized as a human face seen from the front? Which facial features have been emphasized? Analyze Are the features of the face shown as large, simple, flat shapes? Is the face painted with intense colors? Does the use of colors in contrasting subdued intensities for the background help emphasize the face? Interpret What gives your “mosaic” self-portrait a solemn and dignified appearance? Judge What is most successful about your self-portrait-its resemblance to your actual appearance, or its effectiveness in expressing a solemn, dignified feeling? Do you think your work is successful? Why or why not? |  |
