Portraiture research task, year 9 art project, portraiture

1. Match the artist with the correct piece of work.
Chuck Close uses a
grid to break down
every image that he
paints into small
incremental units so
that he can
comfortably focus on
each part to avoid
being overwhelmed
by the whole.
Rembrandt’s self-
portraits present a
visual diary of the
artist over a span of
forty years
Cindy Sherman
forces the audience
to reconsider
common stereotypes
and cultural
assumptions through
self portrait
photographs.
David Hockney This
artist creates a
portrait from several
views of the same
person.
Vincent Van Gogh
created self portraits
that expressed his
emotions

2. Did you get it right?
Chuck Close uses a
grid to break down
every image that he
paints into small
incremental units so
that he can
comfortably focus on
each part to avoid
being overwhelmed
by the whole.
Rembrandt’s self-
portraits present a
visual diary of the
artist over a span of
forty years
Cindy Sherman
forces the audience
to reconsider
common stereotypes
and cultural
assumptions through
self portrait
photographs.
David Hockney This
artist creates a
portrait from several
views of the same
person.
Vincent Van Gogh
created self portraits
that expressed his
emotions