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M. Schlein J-11
Tableaux vivant with people
Learning Objective: Create tableaux vivant art that has humans using objects found in your home. For the tableaux vivant with people, Ms. Schlein found a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Lady with an Ermine, 1489-1490.
Ms. Schlein knew that she wanted to take a picture with her dog Jasper Johns (JJ). She began by thinking about famous paintings that had animals and remembered this DaVinci painting. If she hadn't remembered this image she would have done a Google image search and typed in paintings of ladies with animals and chosen one from there.
To style this image she put on a burgundy shirt and threw a blue towel over her shoulder. She put on a black beaded necklace that I borrowed from her sister. The part that took the longest was styling her hair/makeup. She took a brown eyeliner pencil and gave herself a unibrow. She put the back of her hair in a low ponytail. She couldn't get her hair to stay under her chin with hair product so she wound up taping it under her chin. The black band around her head is a stretchy elastic headband that she uses when she washes her face.
Common question(s):
1) How do I find an image? Do an image search or look at one of the suggested art museums listed in the article.
2) Is there a certain image I need to do? NO! but you can’t do the Mona Lisa by DaVinci. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer. The Scream by Munch.The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Those paintings are all too easy
3) Can I do a comic? YES! But you can’t put on some outfit that you bought for Halloween
4) How do I recreate the image that I chose? Use whatever you have, food, toys, clothes, tools…seriously whatever you have.
5) Do you have to be in the picture? No, you can be the stylist but it is fun to play dress up.
6) Do I have to upload my Image on Twitter or Instagram? NO! Just upload your image onto GoogleClassroom.
Examples made by MHS students
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