Modigliani

Second graders discussed the portraits of Modigliani.  Modigliani is known for his pictures that include elongated faces, long noses, small mouths, slouchy shoulders and mask like eyes.  I introduced the artist by looking at some of his art and then showing them another video from the series Mati and Dada series (which I love!)
After the video we looked at Modigliani's work compared to other portraits like the Mona Lisa and discussed how artists normally try to make faces look real by paying attention to the rules of proportion.  For this project we wanted our portraits to resemble Modigliani's so we folded the paper to help guide us to create stretched proportions.  Students used chalk pastels to add color to their art and black charcoal to add emphasis.