Teacher Resources
Ryan Sluggett
Leisure Centre, 2004Video Interview
"It is better to paint from memory, for thus your work will be your own; your sensation, your intelligence, and your soul will triumph over the eye of the amateur... Do not finish your work too much."
- Paul Gauguin
Sluggett expressed in the video that Gauguin was an artist he admired a great deal and this quote confirms Sluggett's process!
Video
Essential Questions
- How can different kinds of perspective be combined in one work?
- Can spatial illusionism be achieved sculpturally?
Discussions
- What is Renaissance perspective?
- What is spatial illusionism?
- What is chiaroscuro?
- What is sfumato?
Suggested Activity
- Create a work of art using two kinds of perspective. Will it be a painting or a sculpture?
Evaluation
Resources
- Renaissance Perspective
http://www.schools.net.au - Home School Arts: Perspective
http://www.homeschoolarts.com/perspective.htm - Linear Perspective/Chiaroscuro
http://studiochalkboard.evansville.edu/draw.html
