The day you are going to do the actual activity, here is what you’ll do: 2. Be playful with the scissors!Īnd that’s pretty much it for the prepping the day before! See, not too bad right?
Pre-cut circles out of the different papers.Pre-cut the shapes of the faces in different colors and glue them onto the black 12×12 paper.I did a little pre-cutting and assembling before I presented this activity to the children, but nothing too complicated so don’t be scared! Here is what I suggest doing the night before: Any other fun paper you may have aroundġ.Picasso Collages Inspire Self Portraits for Kids Then I asked them to imagine if they were Picasso and were commissioned to do a portrait of themselves, what would it look like? And so they started creating their own Picasso collages while being both the artists and the subject matter. It was a long conversation with lots of questions, theories and comments on the piece. We talked about what they saw, the many shapes forming her face and her expression all so powerful! “The Weeping Woman” was my students’ favorite one. And exploring them–through the use of paper collage inspired by Picasso’s work–was so interesting and fun.īefore beginning our Picasso collages, I shared some pictures of Picasso’s work. Self-portraits are one of my favorite things to explore with children because they are so deeply connected with identity. Interesting right? And did you know that Cubism was used to paint portraits? In C ubism, artists began to look at subjects in new ways in an effort to depict three-dimensions on a flat canvas. Maybe it is his amazing ability to create works in so many different styles? Or maybe the colors and the “crazy shapes” (in words of my first graders) he used in his art works? There are so many answers to this question.Ĭonsidered an artist as well as an innovator, Picasso is responsible for co-founding, next to Braque, one of my favorite art movements of all times: Cubism.
What is it about Picasso’s art that makes it so attractive to children (as well as adults, of course)? Project & post by Catalina Gutierrez of Redviolet Studio. A great way for kids to explore identity through this self-portrait activity. Create Picasso collages inspired by the famous artist who co-founded Cubism.
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