Learn | Keith Haring

Description

Using traditional portraiture methods of proportion, students explore and combine their knowledge with Haring-style, expressive, and colorful aesthetics to produce vibrant clay masks.

To download facial proportions sheet go to Visual Aids, use link on the right.

Objective

To learn & use facial proportions.

To colour mix flesh tones.

To draw & paint figurative portrait from observation.

Translate a 2-Dimensional image into a 3-Dimensional form,%20using clay.

To utilize their personality as part of their design.

Discover art of Haring, master his style, & adapt it to their own subject matter.

Resources

Facial Proportions Sheet
To download go to Visual Aids, use link on the right. Many resources are also available in Visual Aids.

Materials

Paint & supplies
Pencils
Prepped Clay & tools
Newspaper
Masking Tape
Sugar Paper (wax paper)

Procedure

CLASS 1
Introduction Project
Go through facial proportions, rule these out over a photocopied face & label.

CLASS 2
Line
Draw each other's faces.

CLASS 3
Intro to Keith Haring
Translate your portraits into Haring's style.br>
CLASS 4
Expression
Determine emotion you'd like to express using shapes and patterns.

CLASS 5
Color
Add Paint, mixing flesh tones.

CLASS 6 & 7
Clay
Cut & mould basic shape in clay. Add details.

CLASS 8
Pattern
Create press print border.

CLASS 9 & 10
Paint
Paint clay mask.

Conceptually, pupils would paint observational self-portraits, over/beside which the symbolic Haring mask could be presented. The challenge is aiding pupils to produce pleasing self- portraits within time constraints- it suggests using photography. Digital camera in school has poor image quality. Is it financially feasible to take each pupils' portrait, full frame on 35ml? Is it then acceptable that their observational portraiture & flesh tones are based on a photo rather than life?