Final Project: Narrative

Figure DrawingDrawing II, III and Advanced

Narrative art

• Narrative—or story—art represents events taking place over time. These events may, however, be compressed into a single image that implies something that has already happened or is about to take place.

• http://pinterest.com/pschappler/narrative-in-art/

Narrative Recreation

• Recreate scene from history or from a fictional story.

• Recreate a scene from a magazine advertisement, a video game, or a music video.

• Recreate a memory, or a scene from contemporary life.

Continuous Narrative

Column of Trajan

simultaneous narrative

monoscenic

Chris Van Allsburg

EdwardHopper

Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell

• Behind the Scenes: http://artblart.com/2011/04/01/exhibition-norman-rockwell-behind-the-camera-at-the-brooklyn-museum-new-york/

Assignment Description

Create a series of drawings that incorporate the figure in a narrative sense. The drawings must relate in some way, “series”. Incorporate color or mark making as a sense of emphasis and/or emotion.

• Minimum 3 drawings• Size, 18 x 24 inches or larger• All materials as needed• Artist Statement about project required

To Think About

• Number of figures needed• Poses• Setting, background • Props, objects• Lighting

• Materials: surface, does not have to be paper

Sketchbook or Journal

• At least 3 ideas by Wednesday• Have one idea by end of today• 3 drawn sketches or magazine ads, print outs,

books, illustrations, photographs, etc.• Each sketch, written notes about ideas• Theme?, concepts, messages, narrative, symbols• Poses for the models• Media, surface and materials

Work Schedule

• April 17 Final Project workday• April 22 Final Project workday• April 24 Final Project workday• April 29 Final Project workday Museum/Gallery

Visit 2 Due• May 1 Last Day to Work with Models Sketchbook

Due • May 6 & 8 Open Lab or work at home, finish final

project• May 13 Final Project Due with Artist Statement