The grand finale is upon us.

"Art is a journey into the most unknown thing of all - oneself." _ Louis Kahan

"There's a state of slumber that is not sleep and one sort of truth that comes out of us, and which is not a dream, nor a reverie. The mouth's guard is asleep and words emerge that one would
otherwise not allow to emerge if that guard were not asleep " _ Jean Cocteau

Materials:6 x 6 ft or larger (You can only break the rules if you go larger), any, a combination of or all of the supplies on the list (but it must be in black + white).

Drawing:
You are to make a drawing:

1. Where meaning, linear thought, logic and reason are NOT welcome. Things might make sense but don't rely on logic to think of imagery. Let your imagination and intuition drive your eyes.
2. Think as if you were composing a dream filled with abstractions and surreal imagery (although 80% of the subject matter must be done from observation, especially the figure).
3. There must be at least one whole figure (head to toe) and two objects drawn from observation. Besides these you may put other things wherein you may not draw from observation.
4. Bring imagery that you might not comprehend its significance to you but that you might have certain affinities and/or attraction toward.
5. Use Neo Rauch as a guide to think of your composition:

• The figure and its relationship to its surrounding
• Architecture
• Text
• Objects
• Activities
• Foreground/Background
• Appropriation and juxtaposition of disparate imagery and context

Artists:
Neo Rauch
Giorgio de Chirico
Maya Deren
Rene Magritte
Max Ernst
Yves Tanguy
Remedios Varo
Francis Picabia
Man Ray
Kay Sage
Francesco Clemente
Jean Cocteau
Enzo Cucchi
Dorothea Tanning

Research:
André Breton
Carl Jung
Sigmund Freud
Surrealists
Transvanguardia
Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 "The Holy Mountain"
Jean Cocteau's "Orpheus"
Your own dreams

"There's a state of slumber that is not sleep and one sort of truth that comes out of us, and which is not a dream, nor a reverie. The mouth's guard is asleep and words emerge that one would
otherwise not allow to emerge if that guard were not asleep " _ Jean Cocteau

Although the aforementioned artists are a plethora of influences to aid you in your project I would like to emphasize Neo Rauch's work as a a formal basis. Here are some examples:

Below is the schedule until the end of the semester:

March 18 _ Lecture on Final Project

March 20 _ Vine charcoal drawing (Light and Shadow Paper drawing)

March 25 _ First crit on Final Project (bring what you have done thus far for your final)

March 27 _ Still Life Drawing

April 1      _ Second crit on Final Project

April 3      _ Still Life Drawing 2

April 8      _ Third crit on Final Project

April 10    _ Still Life Drawing 3

April 15    _ Fourth crit on Final Project

April 17    _ Collab drawing (Figure + Still Life) 

April 22    _ Collab drawing (Figure + Still Life) 2

April 24    _ OPTIONAL CRIT

April 29    _  FIRST FINAL CRIT

May 1       _  SECOND FINAL CRIT