PORTRAITS

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PORTRAITS
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PORTRAITS

• Artist Self Portraits

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• Why do you think artists make pictures of
  themselves?
• How long do you think it took to do?
• What makes you think it took that long?
• Do you think the artist used a mirror. If not how
  do you think they worked?
• What kind of person do you think the artist was.
  Is there anything in the picture that might help
  you find an answer?
• What kind of mood do you think the artist was
  trying to create.
• How have they created that mood?
• Have any artists used distortion.
• If they have, why have they done that do you
  think?

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• Looking carefully portraits where the artist
  has tried to capture an accurate likeness

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Questions

• Why would an artist want to capture a likeness of
  somebody?
• What is the difference between a painting or
  drawing of somebody and a photograph?
• What materials have been used?
• How long do you think it took to make the work?
• Do you think the artist worked from the sitter or
  did they use another way of working. If so what
  was it?
• How much detail is there in the picture. Can you
  describe those details?

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• Expressive portraits how artists change
  colours and shapes to make their work more
  interesting and expressive

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Questions

• Which colours have been changed?
• Why have they been changed?
• Why has the artist chosen those colours?
• What does the word Expressive mean. Can you
  think of some other words that mean some thing
  similar?
• Do you think it matters if the artist knew the
  sitter?
• How do you think the artist felt about the
  sitter. What is it in the picture that makes you
  think that?
• If the artist has used distortion, what kind of
  distortion is it?
• Which picture do you think the artist enjoyed
  making the most. What makes you think the artist
  enjoyed making that picture the most?
• What kind of marks did the artist make and how do
  you think they were made?

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• Colour and Pattern how artists have used
  backgrounds to make their portraits more
  interesting

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Questions

• Can you describe the background you like the
  most?
• Why do you like it?
• Do you think the background means anything?
• Does the background and the figure fit together?
• What has the artist used to make the background
  more interesting?
• Are there any symbols. What are they and what
  do you think they mean?
• Are any parts of the work abstract. If they
  are, which parts are they?
• Do the abstract parts help the overall design.
  If you think they do, how do you think they do
  it?
• Are there any patterns. Can you draw or describe
  them?

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• Portraits of power how artists have made people
  look important and powerful

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Questions

• In the double portrait, The Ambassadors by
  Holbein, which of the two sitters do you think is
  most important?
• How can you tell they are the most important?
• If you could wear any of the clothes in the
  portraits which outfit would you choose. How
  would it make you feel?
• What materials and fabrics have been portrayed?
• How has the artist portrayed them?
• What else has the artist used to make the sitter
  look important?
• Are there any symbols. What are they and what
  do you think they mean?
• If we look at the sitters pose, does it tell us
  anything about them?

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