Can you see the influence of classical drawing lessons in this painting? How does the realism become unreal? Notice how light is used in this painting. What time of day is it? What kind of mood is created by the light in On the Contrary?

ART ACTIVITY

• Draw a picture of an environment where you feel safe. As Sage created "shelters" for herself, create your own shelter.
  
  
• Paint a picture of your happiest or the most frightening dream.
  
  

• Surrealist butterfly collage

  Bring three objects from your home to class. Paint or draw them in an unreal situation as an example of the Surrealist style.

LANGUAGE ARTS ACTIVITY
Filmmakers frequently make films from books. Choose a movie made from literature and discuss whether the filmmaker created the story or characters as you imagined them when you were reading the book. Is your imagination more vivid a reality? Was the film less successful than the book? Why?

ART/SCIENCE/FAMILY LIFE ACTIVITY
Research and a write a report describing the development of the butterfly. How does this development relate to human development? Find out how the butterfly is used as a symbol in different cultures. Collect pictures of butterflies. Share results in groups of five. Using construction paper and patterns from magazines, make a symmetrical, Surrealistic butterfly that symbolizes an idea from your inner world. Use images that do not belong on butterflies to create a Surrealistic design.

development of a butterfly --larva- is the worm-like stage of butterfly development; metamorphosis is a change from one form or shape to another; pupa is the inactive cocoon stage of butterfly development.

Surrealism--Art that emphasizes fantasy, and real objects in unreal situations; the look and feeling of dreams painted realistically; includes surprise, contradiction and shock.

symbol--Usually an image that stands for an idea or object.

symmetrical--Identical on both sides.

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