Bodies that speak

Body language

Some artists make use of articulated drawing mannequins to represent the human body instead of using models. These mannequins make it easier to understand postures that the body can adopt when we move, play sports, dance, etc.

By looking at gestures and body postures, we are able to interpret what people want to convey to us. Look and match them in your notebook.

thinking relaxed happy in a hurry

Expressive bodies

Look and read. Then follow the steps in your notebook or on a piece of paper.

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) was born in Málaga. He already showed promise as a child. As an adult he became one of the most important artists of modern painting. He travelled to Paris when he was 20 and painted pictures in blue colours.

1 Draw the basic outlines of the picture.

2 Complete the silhouettes of the people.

3 Colour using only these blue tones:

Design and geometry in fashion

The artist Sonia Delaunay presents her paintings along with her textile designs. She uses many polygonal shapes. Her work is also based on colourful compositions using circumferences, circles, semicircles...

Search the Internet for more information about this artist's work.

Look at the example and use a compass to continue the curved line

Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) was a French painter, who also designed fashion. Her works are characterised as being abstract and using geometric forms such as concentric circles and semicircles.