Painting and Drawing: Close Up

We will study "hyper-realism", the work of artist Chuck Close, and create our own close up drawings.

1. Presentation 1:

Photorealism from jacquiwun

Student examples

2. Presentation 2: Hyperrealism Examples.
3. Other examples: Photorealism Presentation. Chuck Close presentation
4. Research.
     Go to the Guggenheim website. Pick one work of art and answer the questions on your worksheet.
     Go to ArtsConnectEd: Chuck Close. Answer the questions on your worksheet
5. Videos
Chuck Close: Letter to my Younger Self
Chuck Close and the Grid
- Chuck Close: A Portrait in Progress Trailer
Duane Hanson: Woman Eating

6. Practice drawing using a grid
7. Take a close up picture (your face must fill the frame)
8. Create grid
9. Draw, shade and add detail
10. Artist statement, Critique and present

"Frank" by Chuck Close, at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Other PhotoRealism artists