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Abstract textures
Throughout his life, Jean Paul Riopelle would amuse himself in the interplay between abstraction and figuration. He never wanted to be put in a box or stuck with a label. Above all, we can say that Jean Paul was free.
In order to illustrate his complex relationship to abstraction, here’s a proposal to create a photomontage at the edge of abstraction using close-up photos of different textures from nature: leaves, grass, bark, moss, water, rocks, etc.
To fully understand the game, read all the instructions.
Jean Paul Riopelle, Portrait de forêt, oil on canvas, 195 x 130 cm (1951) © Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / Copyright Visuals Arts – CARCC (2023)
Activité 1 : Instructions for playing the game online
- You have 15 minutes to complete the game;
- Using the online drawing interface, select different photos of nature that you find interesting;
- Zoom in, rotate and overlay the photos;
- Try out different spatial relationships;
- Try to make the image as abstract as possible;
- When you’re satisfied with the composition, upload your image;
- Print the image;
- Display the works in the classroom;
- If you wish, share your creations through the RIO Gallery.
Activité 2 : Instructions for playing the game on paper
- Take close-up photos of textures in nature;
- Print different photos;
- Cut the photos up and assemble them on a new sheet of paper, combining and overlapping them without gluing them down;
- Have fun playing with the orientation of each photo;
- Try out different spatial relationships;
- When you’re satisfied with the composition, glue the photos to the sheet;
- Display the works in the classroom;
- If you wish, share your creations through the RIO Gallery.
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