A blog about art making and art education explorations in a humble art room for adults and kids of all ages.
Jean Dubuffet's 6.m expoxy sculture Le Réséda (1968) stands in the main courtyard of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) (Case of the Deposits and Consignments).
Jean Dubuffet (1901 – 1985) resisted authority from an early age. He didn’t see the art world in the way that society saw it at the time. He was greatly influenced by Hans Prinzhorn’s book Artistry of the Mentally Ill and found the art of the insane and of children to be far superior to […]
L'exploitation d'une oeuvre pour compléter un travail sur le tracé de traits verticaux, horizontaux ou oblique... A partir de "Autoportrait II" de Dubuffet Niveau conseillé : 1/ Matériel Papier Créatex A4 blanc ( ou type Bristol ou à défaut papier...
Vanmiddag in het Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Tot mijn grote verrassing was er een tentoonstelling van het werk van Jean Dubuffet. Geweldig werk met een vrijheid die zich van geen enkele kunststr…
Jean Dubuffet (1901 – 1985) resisted authority from an early age. He didn’t see the art world in the way that society saw it at the time. He was greatly influenced by Hans Prinzhorn’s book Artistry of the Mentally Ill and found the art of the insane and of children to be far superior to […]
“O normal é psicótico. Normal significa falta de imaginação, falta de criatividade”. Jean Dubuffet. Já perceberam que alguns trabalhos de Pollock, …
Have you ever tried to draw with your eyes closed? The pencil moves on the sheet guided only by a mental picture, which is that the drawing we would like to draw, but when we open our eyes, our des…
This week 4th graders started by viewing slides of some of Dubuffet's work and discussing his progress as an artist throughout his life. I read about another Dubuffet art project a ways back HERE where the teacher posted a cool site with music also written by Dubuffet. We listened to a bit of that, too. The kids had some great comments as to how his music compared with his art!!! VERY interesting and insightful!! We then started to work creating a Dubuffet inspired paper sculpture. I bought some 110# white cardstock for this so that it would be stiff enough to stand without sagging. First, students got 1 piece of 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" piece of cardstock and three pieces cut 8 1/2" X about 2 7/8". They cut the three smaller pieces into organic shapes. They cut slits where appropriate and assembled the 3 pieces to make a "base" that would balance. I had the students do these 3 pieces first for 2 reasons: 1) to make sure they used 3 pieces as a firm base and 2) in case some kids worked slower I wanted to make sure that they at least had a 3-piece sculpture. Once they had learned to assemble those 3 pieces, the larger two pieces that they would do next were pretty easy to add on. Once students figured out their construction, it was time to add lines or design motifs. We did not stick to Dubuffet's color palette, but I did as kids to limit their palette to 2 colors, plus black. The base is piece of 6" X 6" illustration board that was donated to us. Some classes were taking longer to complete the coloring process, so I had them assemble the white pieces so they would understand the process. They then took them apart and took the pieces with them so they could finish them back in their classrooms. Thank you to the great 4th grade teachers who were willing to have the kids complete the work with them. This was my last day with 4th graders for this 4-week cycle, so there was not the option of finishing next week in art class!! With winter break coming up soon, I also showed students how to take apart a cereal box and recycle the cardboard to make a sculpture like this. Here is the one I made during the last vacation at home: I hope some of the kids try it at home!!
Art Lesson 7: Jean Dubuffet
Jean Dubuffet (1901 – 1985) resisted authority from an early age. He didn’t see the art world in the way that society saw it at the time. He was greatly influenced by Hans Prinzhorn’s book Artistry of the Mentally Ill and found the art of the insane and of children to be far superior to […]
You need: drawing sheet A4 size pencil thick markers in red, blue and black fine markers in red, blue and black Jean Dubuffet (France,...
A leading French artist of the twentieth century, Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) eschewed traditional notions of beauty in art in favor of what he perceived as more authentic forms of expression, inspired by graffiti, children’s drawings, and the creations of psychiatric patients.
Jean Dubuffet (1901 – 1985) was a French painter and sculptor. His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so called "low art" and eschewed traditional standards of beauty in favour of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach to image-making. For biographical notes on Dubuffet, and for earlier works, see part 1. This is part 2 of a 4-part post on the works of Jean Dubuffet: 1946 Jean Paulhan acrylic and oil on masonite 108.9 x 87.9 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1946 Large Black Landscape oil on board 155.1 x 118.6 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1946 Miss Cholera oil, sand, grit and straw on canvas 54.6 x 45.7 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1946 Venus Pavement oil on plaster board 102 x 82 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1947 Monsieur Plume with Creases in his Trousers ( Portrait of Henri Michaux ) oil and grit on canvas 130.2 x 103.5 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1947 Pierre Matisse, dark portrait oil on canvas 130 x 97 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1947 The Hotel Shade of Apricot oil on canvas 116 x 89 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1947-48 Arab Between Palm Trees 44 x 55 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1948 Bedouin on a Donkey 130 x 97 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1948 Bedouins and Palm gouache on paper 44.1 x 55.2 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1948 Camel, Arab, Gazelle, Palm gouache on paper 45.7 x 56.5 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1948 Morabito, Arab and Stuck Camel 37.5 x 54 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1948 The Desert Theatre gouache on paper 31 x 40.5 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1950 Corpse of a Woman ink on paper 26.4 x 20 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1950 Miss Araña oil on canvas 116 x 89 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1950 Muddy Ground Music ( Landscape with Violinist ) hardboard 65 x 81 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1950 The Beautiful Heavy Breasts oil on canvas 116 x 89 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1950 The Tree of Fluids oil on canvas 116.1 x 89 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1951 Brown Hair and Fleshy Face mixed media on canvas 64.9 x 54 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1952 Furniture and Objects oil on canvas 92 x 122 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1952 Wild Places gouache and oil on putty and hardboard 50.5 x 61 cm © ProLitteris, Zürich © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1953 Fern in the Hat lithograph 52.7 x 40 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1953 Landscape ink on cut paper, collaged 9.9 x 14.8 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1953 Leaves with Bird lithograph 47.2 x 48.7 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1953 Peopling the Lands lithograph 64.5 x 50 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1953 Small Characters and Dogs butterfly wings 24 x 17.5 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1953 Sylvain Hair collage with butterfly wings 26.5 x 17.5 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1953 The Busy Life oil on canvas 130.2 x 195.6 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 1954 The Cow with the Subtile Nose oil and enamel on canvas 88.9 X 116.1 cm © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
A collection of 17 paintings by Jean Dubuffet will feature in a single-owner sale series at Sotheby's spanning London and Paris this spring.
