Food

and self-portraits
 Review: What are symbols?
a thing that represents or stands for
something else, especially a material object
representing something abstract
 Essential questions
What is collage and what purpose can it serve
in art making?
How can we create an image, using methods
of collage, which represent the varying
aspects of our identity?
How can collage be a tool to create new
meaning with in an artwork using various
symbols?
 What is a self-portrait?
a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving
of a person, especially one depicting only the
face or head and shoulders.
 Surrealism
The Surrealist artists sought to channel the
unconscious as a means to unlock the power
of the imagination. surrealists feasted on the
unconscious. They believed that Freud's
theories on dreams, ego, superego and the id
opened doors to the authentic self and a truer
reality (the "surreal"). Like the Dadaists, they
relished the possibilities of chance and
spontaneity.
 Collage
Collage is a technique of an art production,
primarily used in the visual arts, where the
artwork is made from an assemblage of
different forms, thus creating a new whole
Collage works with food
Examples of food self-portraits
 Objectives for today
SWBAT search for food imagery that
symbolizes aspects of their identity by looking
through a variety of magazines working
independently.