ERIC Number: EJ891766
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Publication Date: 2010-Apr
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Self-Portraits with a Twist
DeMarco, Frederick
Arts & Activities, v147 n3 p38-39 Apr 2010
This article describes an art activity on self-portraiture inspired by artist Tim Hawkinson. Hawkinson created a sculpture titled "Emoter" in which his face, moved by motors, twisted and contorted based on random signals from a TV. This art activity incorporates technology into the art room, brings the work of practicing artists alive, and is a low-stress way of creating a self-portrait that didn't emphasize realism, but instead valued the fantastic and offbeat.
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Activities, Portraiture, Artists, Creativity, Elementary School Students, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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