11 février 2008
Anglais Bac Pro : "Banksy and street art" : l'éventualité ; lecture de l'image
Cette séquence pédagogique fait suite à l’étude de Nighthawks d’Edward Hopper. OBJECTIFS : présenter un artiste anglais contemporain, exprimer une éventualité, lire l’image, donner une opinion. 1. Les élèves comparent Nighthawks d’Edward Hopper (1942) et la parodie (subverted/modified painting) réalisée par Banksy (2005). Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
NIGHTHAWKS BY Edward HOPPER NIGHTHAWKS BY BANKSY a street, a coffee bar a street, a coffee bar four : three customers and a waiter five : three customers, a waiter and an English football hooligan outside. THE CHARACTERS’ ATTITUDE None of the three customers is apparently looking or talking to the other but instead is lost in their own thoughts. Looking up from his work, the waiter appears to be peering out of the window past the customers. They are all looking at the hooligan. What does he look like ? What has he just done ? He is dressed only in his Union Jack underpants. He is shaking his fist and looks threatening; he has just thrown two chairs through the window pane. It is cracked. Hopper wants to show the loneliness of a large city, incommunicability, emptiness. Banksy’s purpose is to subvert Hopper’s painting to show that violence is everywhere, anybody can be affected by violence. Synthèse : expansion de phrases avec l’utilisation de whereas. Exemple : In Hopper’s painting there are four characters whereas in Banksy’s there are five. 2. A Banksy is a well-known graffiti artist, who prefers to stay anonymous because graffiti is illegal in the UK He is believed to be born near Bristol London London New York Steve Lazarides, who is Banksy’s agent, has a gallery in London Soho Banksy has also self-published several books that contain photos of his art in various countries as well as some of his canvas work and exhibitions. Some of his works can be seen on his official website. In February 2007, Sotheby’s auction house in London VOCABULARY : stencil : pochoir stunt : cascade, ici : évènement provocant, réalisé à des fins publicitaires canvas : toile auction : enchères Les élèves repèrent dans le texte les expressions évoquant l’éventualité, la possibilité, puis complètent la biographie supposée en réutilisant ces expressions : - be 34 years old - go to school in Bristol -not always observe the school discipline -be good at art -be very rich now 3. Look at some of his works and say what are his favourite themes, characters and animals. The message is usually anti-war, anti-capitalist, anti-establishment, or pro-freedom. Subjects include monkeys, rats, policemen, prisoners, soldiers, children … Oeuvres à présenter aux élèves : Anarchist rat; the Pulp Fiction killers; The Mild Mild West; Elephant painted pink and gold; Images on Israel’s West Bank barrier; Charles Manson in a prison suit … 4.« His artworks are often satirical pieces of art. » Give one example. 5. Controversy : classify these arguments for and against Banksy and his artwork. 1. A 2. Banksy’s parents think their son is a painter and decorator. 3. A 4.Banksy gets paid for charity work (e.g., Greenpeace) and can demand up to £25,000 for canvases. This is why he has been accused of being careerist by other artists. 5. In 2003 in 6. Brad Pitt said : « He does all this and he stays anonymous. I think that’s great. These days everyone is trying to be famous. He has anonymity. » 6. Production écrite : give your personal opinion about Banksy and his work. I find Banksy friendly/unfriendly because … I like his art because … I can’t stand his art because … original – subversive – shocking – provocative - stupid - . . .BANKSY’S STREET ART
SCENERY
NUMBER OF CHARACTERS
THE FIFTH CHARACTER
THE PAINTER’S MESSAGE
ARGUMENTS FOR BANKSY
ARGUMENTS AGAINST BANKSY
Imagine other arguments …
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