Year 8 Art and Design
Homework Book
Surrealism
Task 1
Research into the Surrealist artist Rene Magritte, find his painting
‘Son of Man’ and produce a copy of it. Use coloured pencils or
paint if you have your own. Fill the space belo.
Task 2
Research into the Surrealist artist Salvador Dali
Find 10 facts about him
Find 1 example of his work, print and stick in the pace provided
Write you opinion about his work – at least 50 words
Stick a Salvador Dali
image here
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Task 3
Find a image of a Salvador Dali painting you like and produce an artist copy of it.
Use the space provided, you can use coloured pencils, paint or keep it as a tonal
drawing.
Write a review of your drawing, what went well, what didn’t go well, what
could you do to improve it…? (at least 40 words)
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Task 4
Research into contemporary surrealist art. Find a
contemporary Surrealist artist (one that is still alive and
working) that you like. Find the following:
Artists name…………………………………………………………………..
Date of birth ………………………………
Place of birth………………………………
5 facts about your chosen artist
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Print out an image of your artist work and stick here
Explain why you like your artist (at least 40 words)
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Task 5
Evgeni Gordiets is a Soviet trained contemporary surrealist
painter. Produce an artist copy of the example of her work. Use
coloured pencils or shading and tone
Task 6
Develop the image below into your own
surrealist drawing. Don’t copy directly off the
original, you can draw your own face or
anything you want to make it look surreal.