ABOUT TO ROCK SOME 

CIRCULAR WEAVINGS!

STAY TUNED........

Every year I look forward to teaching new clay techniques through the creation of African masks.  As a class, we discuss the features the masks have in common, such as long angular noses, small mouths, eyes.  We also discuss how the materials are found, such as wood, grass, metals.  

This lesson is also a jumping point to another lesson on Modigliani.  He was heavily influenced by these features.  Another major artist, Picasso, was also impressed by African masks.  His friend Matisse gave him a mask as a gift.

PAUL CEZANNE

Here are some facts about Paul Cezanne, the famous French Post-Impressionist painter.

        Paul Cezanne was born on 19th January 1839 in Aix-en-Provence, France.

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       He is often credited with forming the bridge between the dominant style of painting in that late 19th century (Impressionism) and the trend towards Cubism in the early 20th century.

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    Cezanne wanted to represent real life in simple forms. He explored using ‘geometric simplification’ and his work inspired Picasso and Matisse. They referred to Cezanne as ‘the father of us all’.

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·   An exhibition of his work in Paris in 1907, the year after Cezanne’s death, exposed a new generation of artists to his work and techniques.

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·  Cezanne painted a range of different subjects during his career, including: landscapes, still life and portraits.

·  Cezanne painted slowly believing that he needed to truly observe and understand his subject matter before he could capture the moment with a brushstroke. He portrait might take him over 100 working sessions to complete.