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Tearing Shapes: Close Looking: William Kentridge

Look closely at this collage by the artist William Kentridge.

What do you think is happening in this artwork?

What shapes do you notice?

How do you think the artist made these shapes? How do you know?

William Kentridge, Portage, 2000, Accordion-folded illustrated book with torn black paper on encyclopedia pages, Museum of Modern Art, New York�(on cover)

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Tearing Shapes: Writing

Choose two shapes in your collage. �How could you describe each shape? �What does each shape remind you of?

Draw each shape. Write down three words �to describe each shape and three things �that it could be.

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Tearing Shapes: Sketchbook

Look at the shapes in your collage. �Notice how they are arranged.

Make a drawing in your sketchbook of �the entire collage. Carefully look at each shape and the space around it.

Now, think about what you would like �to add to your drawing. Continue your drawing by adding more shapes, lines �or details.

Resource:�It Looked Like Spilt Milk Charles Shaw

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Remote Arts Learning Partnership

Module Two �

Studio in a School NYC Team

Julie Applebaum, Senior Director

Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project DIrector

Writing Team Project Team

Andrea Burgay Jill Slaymaker Belinda Blum Nicola Giardina Paul Urevitch

Traci Talasco Monika Zarzeczna Andrea Burgay Katherine Huala

Graphic Design

Don Giordano

NYC Department of Education OASP Team

Karen Rosner, Director of Visual Arts

Amber Lodman, Arts Program Manager Kaitlin Trammell, Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project Coordinator

NYC Department of Education Visual Arts Teacher Team

Maria Bonilla Susan Bricker Amie Robinson Lara Tyson

These educational materials were created through a partnership with Studio in a School NYC and The New York City Department of Education Office of Arts and Special Projects (OASP) and made possible by the generosity of The New York Community Trust.

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