Modern Classics - About the artist and his painting:
Spanish artist Juan Gris (1887 - 1927) was a book illustrator, stage and costume designer and cubist painter. He is best known for his cubist pictorial collages. His artistic development was influenced by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and Henri Matisse and he became one of the most important cubists. The division of objects into geometric forms is a typical element of his works.
Harlequin with Guitar (1928, oil on canvas, 19.7 x 23.2 in)
“Harlequin with Guitar“ is an excellent example of how Juan Gris reduces an image from reality to shapes and colors, arranging the structure into geometric forms. The wavy lines that flow into the picture create a more poetic painting style- keeping with the theme. The choice of colors suggests candlelight and gives the painting a romantic mood. Therefore, despite the disillusioning reduction of reality to geometrically calculated forms, Juan Gris still manages to convey the true mood.
What does this resource contain?
- Postcards (5.8 x 4.1 in)
- Miniature (5.7 x 4.2 in)
- Study painting (9 x 6.7 in)
- Group Work Poster (35 x 26.2 in)
How can I make the group work poster?
- Print all template pages for the poster on white printing paper.
- Color or paint the individual sheets according to the template or your own imagination. Make sure that the dotted lines around the outside remain visible.
- Once dry, cut out the colored sheets along the dotted lines and sort them- each letter in a separate pile. Then sort them by number so that 1 is on top and 4 is on the bottom.
- Glue all ‘A’ sheets together. To do so, apply glue to the long tab on the right side of sheet A1 and glue sheet A2 on top of it so that its left edge is aligned with the solid line. Glue A3 to A2, A4 to A3 and so on until the first row is complete. Repeat this process with all rows.
- Now glue row B’s upper edge to the tab on the lower edge of row A. Then glue row C to row B and so on until all rows are glued together. Your poster is finished!
