Surrealism Website

You are challenged with the task of creating a small website that will display some basic information and show samples of Surreal artwork. Working with a team, you will have to gather a variety of information on what Surrealism is. You will also include biographical information and sample works from a variety of (at least three) Surrealists. In addition to the research each team member will create a digital montage based on the Surrealist works you are researching.

California Visual Arts Standards

2.1 Solve a visual arts problem that involves the effective use of the elements of art and the principles of design.

2.3 Develop and refine skill in the manipulation of digital imagery (either still or video).

3.0 Understanding the Historical Contributions and Cultural Dimensions of the Visual Arts. Students analyze the role and development of the visual arts in past and present cultures throughout the world, noting human diversity as it relates to the visual arts and artists.

National Educational Technology Standards

3. Research and Information Fluency. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

 

Each team is responsible for the folowing information:

• What Surrealism (the artistic movement) is. (3 to 5 paragraphs)
  • The information you present should include a brief history of Surrealism, a definition as to what Surrealism is, the major characteristics of Surrealism, and a listing of Surrealism's major artists and writers.
• Biographical information on at least three Surrealist visual artists, providing examples of the artists’ work. (3 to 5 paragraphs per artist)
  • Bear in mind that there are MANY interesting and important Surrealist artists. Look through some of the galleries on the following sites and focus on those artists whose work you find most engaging
• Creating a portfolio (at least three pieces) of surreal art.
  • The art you create should be in keeping with the characteristics of Surrealism. For inspiration, please view the links to online galleries of Surreal art (these are located under the Resources tab). For information on the characteristics of Surrealism, see the links to info about the history of Surrealism (these are located under the Resources tab).
• Teams will use both Dreamweaver and Photoshop to:
  • Create a website of 3 pages (minimum)
  • At least three images (one per team member)
  • Display required information
  • Create a new root directory and home page for this project
  • How long should the biographical and historical information be

Links below will be useful for Surrealism background information...

• On the history of Surrealism: http://www.surrealism.co.uk/
  
• On the history of Surrealism: http://www.bway.net/~monique/history.htm
  
• The Surrealism Server (bio, art, games, etc): http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/juju/surr/surrealism.html
  
• On the history of Surrealism: http://www.surrealist.com/
  
• On the history of Surrealism http://www.josephcusimano.com/surreal/intro.htm
  
• On the history of Surrealism: http://www.arthistory.net/civilizations/surrealism.html

Links below will be useful for the artwork created by team members... the work each member creates can be open to interpretation. The only requirement is that the artist is somehow included inthe composition. Use parts of the tutorials you find in the links below or choose one to follow step by step (still including yourself in the composition).

• http://www.rnel.net/search/photoshop/surreal-tutorials-1
• http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-create-a-dark-surreal-illustration-in-photoshop/
• http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-blog/2009/05/11/40-extravagant-surreal-and-fantasy-scenes-photoshop-tutorials/

In addition to the tutorial sites listed above, you can perform a Google search to give yourself more options.