Forgery
This week we've been given a personal task, to choose a famous
artist and a favourite piece of his/her artwork to make a forgery of. I chose
Rene Magritte and his famous painting off clouds in the sky on a head sculpture.
First off, we did a little d.i.y project making our own surface or canvas to paint on. I had a little fun playing with the drop saw, but didn't end for long. I started of drawing my guidelines on my hardboard, then linking up each block with the same grid pattern i had drawn over my photo copy of my forgery picture. Then came the fun part of painting.
"René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist best known for his witty and thought-provoking images and his use of simple graphics and everyday objects, giving new meanings to familiar things. Before finding success as an artist, Magritte was designed wallpaper and advertisements. After a poorly received solo show in 1927, he moved to Paris and became firmly lodged in the surrealist movement"
Forgery Painting
Using acrylic paint, I was able to finish my forgery.
Then came the making of our canvas's, which to me personally, wasn't exciting at all,
as I am lazy when it comes to making things.
Why we made these canvas's?
Because we had the opportunity as an individual , to partner up with some one and paint them using only oil paint. This personally was a very hard task as it was my first time using oil paint. I found that it took longer for oil to settle or dry up on my canvas then using acrylic paint. But on the other hand, it was a great way to learn new skills using different kinds of paint.
original painting
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