Pen and Inkand Surrealism

What design principles has Van Gogh used in this pen and ink drawing?

Wheatfield with Cypress 1889

View of Arles 1888

Rembrandt Self-Portrait

1606-1669

Rembrandt Self-portrait

1630

Which design principle

seems to be the most

important in this self-portrait?

Some famous Surrealist artists are:Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, Kay Sage, Frieda Kahlo, de Chirco and many others. Dali is the

most famous of the surreal artists.

Surrealism: a style in which fantastical visual imagery from the subconscious

mind, dreams and the imagination is used with no intention of making the work

logically comprehensible.

Balance of Love by Vitogoni

Surrealism means “beyond realism” so the

drawings represent reality as we visually experience

it.

•Surrealistic Techniques include

• Juxtapositioning of incongruent objects•Strong use of figure/ground relationships•Double imaging(this is where an image can be two things)•Distortion•Morphing of forms•Size placement/proportion•Themes and ideas do not have to be “creepy” or gory. Themes can be thought- provoking, communicating a message or idea.

This is an example of morphing- the hands and the spine turn into something else. This work also shows strong influence by Salvador Dali with the melting hands.

This work shows the use of stippling

to create value. Stippling provides

the greatest degree of control and

range of values pen working with pen

and ink.

Use of strong contrasts works well with pen

and ink drawings.

Once you complete your pen and ink drawing you may

choose to go back into the drawing and add

some graphite shading to model forms and create a 3-D effect.