Art Lesson w/ Ms. Jennifer: Max Ernst
Let’s express ourselves by painting a landscape with sun in the style of Max Ernst.
About the Artist
Max Ernst was born April 2, 1891 in Germany. After serving in World War I as a young man, he joined the Dada art movement. He later experimented with texture rubbings, collage, and surrealist or fantasy art, as well as sculpture. He coined a term for a technique called “frottage” which consisted of rubbing art materials on paper laid on top of different textured surfaces such as wood.
Today’s art project will use the frottage technique to create a version of his landscape with sun composition.
Materials:
Different textured objects such as a piece of wood, decking, leaves, tile, brick, baskets, needlepoint plastic canvas, sandpaper, torn corrugated cardboard, burlap, shoe soles, etc.
Old crayons or oil pastels with wrappers removed
Printer paper or newsprint paper
Watch Ms. Jennifer create her texture artwork here
Instructions:
Select several texture objects to use for your art. (A block of wood, plastic mesh, torn corrugated cardboard, shoe soles, etc.)
Gather bits of old crayons or oil pastels. You could also just use a pencil.
Place the texture object under your paper and rub with the side of the old crayon. Experiment with different colors and textures, holding the crayon at different angles to achieve different effects.
I used the Landscape with Sun as my inspiration, but you might try just making abstract compositions or any picture you wish.
Layer different textures and colors to see cool effects.
For Doodlebugs Ages 2-5:
Instructions:
As you place different texture objects beneath your paper, talk about the texture, using adjectives to describe whether it is smooth, rough, bumpy, soft etc. Also, name the colors as you use them.
Music by Bensound.com
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