Create a parody of American Gothic
Grant Wood's "American Gothic"
Interpreting the Painting
His sister & dentist
What is a Parody?
Parody: an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
Examples below:
Parody: an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
Examples below:
Criteria for the project:
- Keep the major features in the painting
(house that goes along with your parody in the back,
woman on left, man on right, pitchfork)
- Replace the sister & dentist with an interesting couple from popular culture today.
- Color the whole thing.
- Neatness/Craftsmanship
- Correct Proportions
Examples from Ms. Pierce's classes below: