Drawing activity suitable for all ages.
Metropolis
Denyse Thomasos. Metropolis, 2007. Acrylic, charcoal, porous-point marker on canvas, unframed: 214 x 335.6 x 3.5 cm. Purchased with the assistance of the Toronto International Art Fair 2007 Opening Night Preview, and with the Financial Support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program, 2008. Courtesy of the Denyse Thomasos Estate and Olga Korper Gallery. 2007/241
ACTIVITY
Seeing Art in the City
Born in Trinidad in 1964, Denyse Thomasos immigrated to Canada in 1970 and grew up in Toronto. Inspired by her extensive travels, Thomasos paintings are composed of abstract lines, shapes and forms. In Metropolis, she combines architectural and figurative elements woven into a dense overlay of yellows, oranges, browns and reds. Thomasos said that Metropolis “symbolically represents my generation’s coming-of-age. We witness great cities and powerful nations all connected, interdependent and intertwined, yet their common destiny tenuous and uncertain.”
Design (or colour) your own urban city using strong shapes, forms and lines!
What colours will you use to make these shapes pop out? Will you use earthy tones, like browns and yellows, like Thomasos did? How about cool tones, like blues and purples?
Design (or colour) your own city using strong shapes, forms and lines!
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If you have access to a printer, print the activity card and colour the line drawing.
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If you do not have access to a printer, design your own composition using lines, shapes and patters. Colour it in and share.
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Make them as realistic or not as you wish!
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What does your final composition look like? What would you try if you did it again? Share it with us at #AGOmakes @AGOToronto