Pop Culture Collage Painting

Outcome: Students will create a self-portrait using their face and pop-culture references to that they relate to.

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 Pre-Lesson: Students will practice painting self-portraits in the week leading up to this activity.  They can start with black and then can use colors as they choose later in their paintings.  Students should end the week with at least 3 self-portraits that show a progress in their understanding of how to paint a self-portrait.  These do not need to be high quality finished pieces.  

Lesson:  Students will paint their self-portrait.  They will need to choose colors that they can use either to convey the details of their portrait or that they relate to personally.  

They will then start collecting and attaching pop-culture or other images cut from magazines, or if necessary printed off the internet.  They will attach these images to their portrait using rubber cement to obtain a clean finish. They will need to choose at least one physical feature that will not be uncovered, it is up to the student to choose if they are accenting this feature due to dislike or because they favor it.

They will need to write an explanation/artist's statement when they are finished that explains their color choices and image choices.  

Assessment: 

Students must explain their concepts in their artist statement

Their work should reflect what their artist statement says

Students should have a completed painting with at least one feature showing on their face and multiple collage references with an explanation for each one.