Drawing 1 de Beaufort

Master Painting- Contemporary Interpretation

Assignment: Using the grid method demonstrated in class, use an old master painting you have selected as a point of inspiration. We will visit the library and search on line to facilitate this investigation of Art History. Your finished work, however, is a contemporary interpretation, which will be indicated by several key changes to the picture elements. For example: replace faces and figures with personal friends or newsworthy personalities, substitute updated technology for older ones, add a modern skyline to a landscape. Be sure to use source material creatively, working from varied photographic sources. For example, if you wish to add a portrait of a friend to the piece, obtain a photograph that you can refer to while transferring the image to the drawing. If you want to draw a modern vehicle among horse-drawn buggies, you can find images of cars in any auto-enthusiast magazine or online. These are only a few suggestions, and the options are wide open as far as how this assignment can be interpreted. Pay careful attention to the overall effect in narrative and meaning that your alterations create- be sure that your changes produce a desired rather than accidental effect.

You will have more time than previous projects to work on this assignment.

Objectives:Successful application of the grid method for transposing imagery.Increased familiarity with art history and narrative painting.Creative interpretation of the assignment.Overall technical proficiency and a high level of craftsmanship.Evocation of mood and narrative.

Grading Rubric:

CONCEPT (80 pts) : The project is well conceived and displays an understanding of the assignment. Your composition is successful, and the interpretation is clever.

PROFESSIONALISM (80pts): The project is well crafted there are no blemishes, scratches or scuffs that distract the viewer. You have rendered completely, and it does not appear to be

incomplete.

ORIGINALITY (40pts) Is your interpretation original, or simply rote copy of the examples given? Have you chosen an interesting work, and is your version unique and inspiring?

200 points total