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Creating Memories Artists Walton FordBlending depictions of natural history with political commentary, Walton Ford’s meticulous watercolors satirize the history of colonialism and political oppression in the social landscape of today. Each painting is as much a tutorial in flora and fauna as it is as a scathing indictment of the wrongs committed by nineteenth‐century industrialists and the foibles of contemporary consumers. Elizabeth MurrayElizabeth Murray’s distinctively shaped canvases break with the art‐historical tradition of illusionistic space in two‐dimensions. Jutting out from the wall and sculptural in form, Murray’s paintings and watercolors playfully blur the line between the painting as an object and the painting as a space for depicting objects. "See how the red works with that green over there...how it makes this arc across the space. And it’s not just formal. It’s an arrangement like you’re arranging your living room or arranging your face in the morning. It’s so integral to all of us, that kind of arrangement that makes the form of the painting.” –Elizabeth Murray Which of these paintings is more real? Which is more abstract? Why?__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract- is art that looks as if it contains little or no recognizable or realistic forms from the physical world. Focus is on formal elements such as colors, lines, or shapes. Artists often "abstract" objects by changing, simplifying, or exaggerating what they see. Realism- is an art style, which depicts subject matter (form, color, space) as it appears in actuality or ordinary visual experience as closely as possible without distortion or stylization. Realistic artwork can also be images that are created to look as they would in the physical real world if in fact they existed. "Almost Made It" 1998‐1999 Oil on three canvases, 73 1/2 x 99 inches overall "Ornithomancy No. 3" 2000 Watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil on paper, 26 x 19 inches Walton Ford
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Creating Memories 

Artists 

Walton Ford‐ Blending depictions of natural history with political commentary, Walton Ford’s meticulous watercolors satirize the history of colonialism and political oppression in the social landscape of today. Each painting is as much a tutorial in flora and fauna as it is as a scathing indictment of the wrongs committed by nineteenth‐century industrialists and the foibles of contemporary consumers. 

Elizabeth Murray‐ Elizabeth Murray’s distinctively shaped canvases break with the art‐historical tradition of illusionistic space in two‐dimensions. Jutting out from the wall and sculptural in form, Murray’s paintings and watercolors playfully blur the line between the painting as an object and the painting as a space for depicting objects.  

  "See how the red works with that green over there...how it makes this arc across the space. And it’s not just formal. It’s an arrangement like you’re arranging your living room or arranging your face in the morning. It’s so integral to all of us, that kind of arrangement that makes the form of the painting.” –Elizabeth Murray 

 

Which of these paintings is more real?  Which is more abstract?  Why?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Abstract­ is art that looks as if it contains little or no recognizable or realistic forms from the physical world. Focus is on formal elements such as colors, lines, or shapes. Artists often "abstract" objects by changing, simplifying, or exaggerating what they see. 

Realism­ is an art style, which depicts subject matter (form, color, space) as it appears in actuality or ordinary visual experience as closely as possible without distortion or stylization.  Realistic artwork can also be images that are created to look as they would in the physical real world if in fact they existed. 

"Almost Made It" 1998‐1999 Oil on three canvases, 73 1/2 x 99 inches overall 

 "Ornithomancy No. 3" 2000 Watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil on paper, 26 x 19 inches 

Walton Ford 

 

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Creating Memories 

Memories 

Old Memories (Carice Williams) I treasure sweet old memories  As time goes swiftly by.  A few bring smiles of happiness  And some tears to the eye. They all are precious in their way,  Reopening doors of old  That have been shut these many years‐‐  What pictures they unfold! These dear old, sweet old memories  All play their special part  In bringing joy and opening up  The latch strings of the heart.  The Project 

• Incorporating the examples on the worksheet we will be creating artwork that embodies a memory that is special to you.  

• After you write your poem about a special memory you have, think about an object that you own that symbolizes the poem and memory.   

• You will be working from this object and your poems to create a piece of artwork that is both real and abstract like a memory.   

• You will be using your object like a still life to create a real representation of your memory.  When you try and visualize your memory and poem with more formal elements (line, shape, space, color, etc.) you will be creating an abstraction in your artwork. 

• You will be using graphite, prisma‐colors, pastels, and charcoal to make your piece. 

 

 

Memory: Laurie Simmons  "Walking Cake II (Color)" 1989 Cibachrome print, 64 x 46 inches. 

 

Breakdown of the Project Step 1) Create a poem about a special memory you have (no shorter than poem “Old memories”) Step 2) Find an object that you own that symbolizes the poem you wrote. Step 3) Using the object and poem as a reference, create a visual representation of your special memory. Step 4) Have fun and be creative! (Think outside the box i.e. not using a rectangular “canvas” to make your image on)  

 

Tide Table; (Woman sit... William Kentridge 200