• Prepare a slideshow or printouts of Surrealist artwork, including Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall, and René Magritte, as well as collaborative Exquisite Corpse examples.

OBJECTIVES: You will learn: • the history of the Exquisite Corpse and its context in the Surrealist art movement • how to explore texture and detail in the context of character design and figure drawing

Surrealists invented many drawing games, including ‘automatic drawing’ and ‘exquisite corpse’ (instructions below). Artists all over the world have used this type of artistic exploration, and have …

Many artists have famously used the Exquisite Corpse game to make work, including Man Ray, Frida Kahlo, and more recently, the Chapman Brothers. Pass out a blank sheet of paper (or printed …

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The Exquisite Corpse is a drawing exercise that has been used by groups of artists to generate interesting images and encourage spontaneity and creativity through collaboration. This activity is a …