Ms.

Mandile SYMBOLISM &

7th Grade Art
METAPHORS IN ART
 SYMBOLISM
An artistic style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to
express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind.
• What does the dove
symbolize?
• What does the olive branch
symbolize?
• What does the crow
symbolize?
• What might a crow with an
olive branch symbolize?
 METAPHOR
A thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else
ROY LICHTENSTEIN:
DROWNING GIRL
Roy Lichtenstein. (1963). Drowning Girl. [Oil and synthetic
polymer paint on canvas, 67 5/8 x 66 ¾”]. Museum of Modern
Art, New York City, NY.
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
“To create Drowning Girl, Roy Lichtenstein
appropriated imagery from this Tony Abruzzo panel
from “Run For Love” in Secret Hearts, a DC Comic
series.
THE METAPHOR
Lichtenstein said, “I was very
excited about, and interested in,
the highly emotional content yet
detached, impersonal handling
of love, hate, war, etc. in these
cartoon images.”
KARA
WALKER
Kara Walker. (2001). Darkytown
Rebellion. [Cut paper and projection on
wall, 14 x 37 ft. overall]. Musee d’Art
Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg
KARA WALKER
DARKYTOWN
REBELLION
Slaves rebelling
against their owners
The projector places
viewers in the work,
making them
connected to it.
 EMPHASIS
An area or object within the artwork that draws attention and
becomes a focal point.
DAN
MUMFORD
• What might the symbolism or
metaphor be of this work?
• How is the artist emphasizing
overcoming bullying?
• How does he use size to
convey his concept?
CONCEPT
A conveyed idea
AMR ELSHAMY

• What might the symbolism or

metaphor of this work be?
• How does the artist use color,
and mood to convey their
concept?
 How are they similar?
How do they convey their concept?
 THE BULLY PROJECT
The Adobe Bully Project Mural is a digital destination where people
can share art, stories, and perspectives about bullying, its impact,
and how we can help stop it.
More of The Bully Project
 NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
Groups that are "public charities" because they are formed to provide
"public benefit."
 TEACHER’S PET
Teacher's Pet is an intervention program that
pairs troubled youth with hard-to-adopt shelter
dogs for a multi-week workshop in positive,
reward-based dog training and behavior
modification in an effort to make the dogs
more adoptable
The mission of Teacher's Pet is to empower at-
risk youth to improve in the areas of empathy,
patience, impulse control, perseverance and
hope.

http://teacherspetmi.org/
 BEAD FOR LIFE
The beading program provides smart and savvy women living in poverty with an entrepreneurial training that
gives them the skills and confidence to transform their lives through the creation of a self-sustaining business.
Unlike a typical fair trade model, these women graduate from the program as independent business owners.

https://www.beadforlife.org/
PAINTING FOR NON-PROFIT
AWARENESS
• Choose your top 3 non-profit
choices
• Create a sketch for each
• Get approved by Ms. Mandile
• Sketch onto canvas
• Paint canvas
• Background
• “Chunks” of color
• Detail
• Fine detail
• Critique
REFERENCES
• Amr Elshamy. (2012). The Bully
Project Mural: The Eyes. [Digital art,
illustration, retouching]. Digital Art.
• Dan Mumford. (2012). Untitled.
[Digital art]. Digital Art.
• Kara Walker. (2001). Darkytown
Rebellion. [Cut paper and projection
on wall, 14 x 37 ft. overall]. Musee
d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean,
Luxembourg
• Roy Lichtenstein. (1963). Drowning
Girl. [Oil and synthetic polymer paint
on canvas, 67 5/8 x 66 ¾”].
Museum of Modern Art, New York
City, NY.