van Goghvan Gogh to your roomto your room

PLACEPLACE How might a How might a placeplace inspire an artist? inspire an artist? How do artists represent How do artists represent placesplaces?? Why do artists represent Why do artists represent placesplaces??

What types of things would be in your What types of things would be in your personal placepersonal place? ?

(Think about colors, lines, objects, etc.)(Think about colors, lines, objects, etc.)

Questions from: http://www.lacma.org/Places/index.htm

Here is a short video about Vincent van Gogh

(click on the image below)

Bedroom at Arles (first version), 1888

Images from : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/VanGogh_Bedroom_Arles.jpg

Bedroom at Arles (second version), 1889Images from : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/VanGogh_Bedroom_Arles.jpg

Bedroom at Arles (third version), 1889

Images from : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/VanGogh_Bedroom_Arles.jpg

Tell me some the things that are the same and

are different in van Gogh’s three version of his bedroom at Arles.

One-Point PerspectiveOne-Point Perspective

Creating the illusion of three dimensions Creating the illusion of three dimensions on a two dimensional surface from one on a two dimensional surface from one point in spacepoint in space

Bedroom at ArlesBedroom at Arles is created using one- is created using one-point perspectivepoint perspective

First find your vanishing point … this is the point that your floorboards, windows and doors will be guided from

To create a window, the top and bottom frames should go straight toward your one-point.

Finally, your vertical lines should be parallel with the side of the paper.

Creating a window in Creating a window in one-point perspectiveone-point perspective

Animation from: http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective/

To create floorboards, all To create floorboards, all lines must be drawn into lines must be drawn into the vanishing point.the vanishing point.

Animation from: http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective/

A contemporary artist A contemporary artist dealing with personal place: dealing with personal place:

Andrea ZittelAndrea Zittel

Still from “Sufficient Self”, 2004, showing “Wagon Station”, 2003, Powder coated steel, mdf, aluminum, lexan.

Here is a short video on one of Zittel’s pieces.

(click on the image above)

Mixed mediaMixed media

Using a variety of materials to create a Using a variety of materials to create a work of artwork of art

YouYou will get to use pencils, wallpaper, will get to use pencils, wallpaper, watercolors, crayons, Sharpies, collage watercolors, crayons, Sharpies, collage with catalogs and construction paper to with catalogs and construction paper to create a bedroom (or personal place) in create a bedroom (or personal place) in one-point perspectiveone-point perspective

Here are some past Here are some past student samples…student samples…