Handscape Project

Surrealism!

You’ve already practiced…

• Drawing hands

• Anatomy of hands

• Realistic shading and modeling…

• You can now sketch your OWN hands for the surrealist project…

What is Surrealism?

• Juxtaposition of unexpected objects

• Dreamlike quality• Became popular in early

20th century• Artists inspired by

dreams, psychology, the subconscious, & Sigmund Freud

• Dali, Magritte two famous artists in Surrealism

Time by Rene Magritte

The Metamorphosis of Narcissus, Salvador Dali

What do you see in this picture?

The Hallucenogenic Toreador, Salvador Dali

Can you find the FACE of the Toreador?

The Persistence of Memory Salvador Dali

What do the melting clocks say?

More Student Examples

• Media of your choice• Hand must be

realistically rendered• Hand(s) interacting

with environment• In unusual or

unexpected ways• Juxtaposition!

Here is a student example…

Another example from a practicing artist

• Ink drawing• Look under the hand• What unexpected

elements do you see?

Image copyrighted by C.J. Bradford, not to be reproduced

More Student Examples