Get ready to explore a new concept, engage with artistic materials, and tell a visual story! In this session, students will examine what surrealism was and is today. They will randomly choose cutouts of objects and words to serve as the basis for their own surrealist mixed-media collage. Using acrylic markers and the cutouts they chose, they will be challenged to interconnect these objects to creatively express their own narrative. As they work, the students will apply and internalize the principles of surrealism, and discover how they have allowed artists to express themselves in unique ways.
TEACHING ARTIST SESSION
The Art of Surrealism: A Mixed Media Journey (1-5)
Tiffany Luong
Tiffany Luong is a Vietnamese American multi-disciplinary artist from Lafayette, Louisiana, who explores her cultural identity through her artistic expression. While she has been building her career as an artist for most of her life, it is only recently that Tiffany has been exploring her identity outside of conformity in her work. Her art aims to express all aspects of herself and what it means to unapologetically be yourself in a world lacking authenticity. The themes of the inner child, perspective, spirituality, and whimsy are prevalent in all of Tiffany’s artistic output.
