Perspectives and Viewpoints

Year 8, Term 1,

PPT 1

HAVE HUMANS ALWAYS SEEN THE WORLD IN

THE SAME WAY?

Perspective

• What is perspective?

• How do we show perspective in Art?

Perspective is how near or far away something is. Even though a picture is flat – some things appear closer than others

Different cultures from the past didn’t use perspective in the same way we do now.In ancient Egypt, people or objects that are larger are more important

In ancient Islamic art, things at the top of the picture appear larger. Figures grow in size as your eye follows the story of the painting.

This is the Bayeaux tapestry, from the 11th century . Does this show any perspective?How?

Look at the funny things that are going on here…You can see inside a building and its very big. Look how big some of the people are…Look how small the building is when they show the outside of it!Why do you think some of the people are bigger?

Task 1• On your table, look at the Egyptian pictures. You must discuss the

following things:• The position of the face and body.• How do the eyes look?• Hands and feet.• Use of animals – what do they represent?• Decoration.• Write notes! • Think about an event from your first week at school. You will be

illustrating this in Egyptian style!• You should plan your work with quick sketches first, and then make

one full colour drawing using coloured pencils in your sketchbook.

Can you see how the perspective in this picture is getting better? But where are the parts that still look wrong?

• Duccio di Buoninsegna Christ and the Samaritan Woman, 1310-1311

This picture is by Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337)You can see he has made attempts to draw in perspective, but he hasn’t got it quite right!

• The Renaissance was a time of great artistic and scientific progress, which

• Took place in Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries.

• During this time new rules for perspective were created, rules which we follow to this day.

Filippo Brunelleschi• 1337 -1446

• An architect, engineer, sculptor

• Widely regarded as inventing linear perspective

• Can you tell me a famous building that he designed?

MASOLINO da Panicale Baptism of Herod 1435

Leonardo Da Vinci was an artist, inventor, scientist and philosopher. Being an expert in so many different areas is called being a Renaissance man.

Can you name 3 more?

After the renaissance artists understood how to create paintings with depth

Homework• Create an illustrated summary of everything

that we discussed in class.• Remember to make sure your sketchbook is

presented creatively.• You can use the Powerpoint to help you, but

find out some extra information on your own.• Do not copy and paste – write in your own

words!• Finish your Egyptian drawing.