Objectives: (students will be able to)
Demonstrate understanding of the term "gesture drawing" through sketches
Experiment with their own bodies to create interesting poses
Develop a complete piece of art using the gesture technique
Materials:
pencils
12x18 newsprint
12x18 white paper
markers
Discussion:
1. Introduces the concept of gesture. If possible look at art work. How can you tell that the figure in this photo is moving? A gesture is a pose. Active gestures—with arms or legs splayed, or torsos bent or twisted—suggest movement in a work of art. What do the gestures of the people in these other works of art suggest that they are doing? I want you to think of a gesture that shows something you like to do. Iʼm going to call on people, then show us your gesture, and weʼll see if we can guess what you are doing.
2. Introduces concept of how diagonal, curved and zigzag lines can create a sense of visual dynamism or movement. Which directions of lines do you see in these pictures? When an artist puts diagonal, curved and zigzag lines together in a picture, it can make it look visually dynamic, which means exciting. Using quickly-drawn, repeated lines around the parts of a figure (gesture drawing) can create a sense of movement. Diagonal, curved and zigzag lines can add to a sense of movement. Gesture lines are quickly drawn to capture the movement of a person, animal or object in a painting or drawing. A gesture sketch is a quick sketch. When trying to capture the gesture of an object, quick sketches or action drawings are used. The idea is to capture the movement or action of the object as quickly as possible. Repeated shapes like hands or legs also give the feeling of motion. Because gestures are used to capture movement, minimal detail is used. Often detail is just suggested, like a line for a mouth or an eye.
What action words (verbs) would you use to describe how the lines are moving in these works of art?
3. Demonstrates gesture drawing. Look again at the Dueling Men drawing by Jacques Callot. What kinds of lines does he use to describe the figures? (Quickly drawn, repeated). The kind of drawing in which an artist uses quickly drawn, repeated lines around the figure to suggest movement is called gesture drawing. Weʼre going to do gesture drawings today. First, Iʼm going to pose my figure mannequin in an active gesture. Then, Iʼm going to quickly draw, circling repeated lines around the parts of the figure, just to show where the arms and legs and torso are and suggest movement.Procedures:
Explain that they will be using gesture drawing to complete 30 second sketches of their classmates in various poses. Have everyone fold their paper so that it is divided into eight sections. Unfold. Teacher goes first. Pose for the class and start the timer (this gives them an idea of what kind of poses you are looking for, and how long 30 seconds is.) Students are to draw the pose in the first square, thinking about gesture and ignoring details.
Ask for volunteers to come pose next. (I had them stand on a table so that they were visible and felt important.) After completing 8 sketches, ask students to choose which sketch they like best (offer advice). Hand out 12x18 white paper. Have students redraw their favorite pose in this larger size. Tell them not to change or correct anything about the pose...the spontaneity is what makes it good.
Here you have two options: 1. Finish drawing by adding details
2. Look at paintings by Keith Haring. Use black markers to go over the lines. Color in the figure with a color of choice, and create a background in Keith Haring style. Encourage the use of patterns and texture to create the background.
Closure:
Hang up everyone's artwork. View as a class. "Which do you like the best, besides your own? Why? What meaning does it convey to you? Do you think the absence of detail makes it
easier or more difficult to express an idea in art? Why?"
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