I tried to draw Zeph in a folk art style. I drew him as a sketch in his cartoon appearance. I gave him a helmet and some armour to make him more warrior like.

In todays lesson we learnt about Folk art and Folklore.

Folk Art

We learnt that people from around the world have different cultures and sometimes display some of this in an art form. Some of the countries we looked at were, Mexico, Africa, Japan and India. Mexico have a celebration that they celebrate every year called ‘Dia de los Muertos’ (day of the dead) Mexicans celebrate and remember the people they have lost, they pray for relatives and friends that have died. The people like to dress up in bright costumes and wear face makeup to look like dead people. A white face made to look like a skull with face paint. There is a very good film that shows this to its best, a very positive representation, it’s called ‘Coco’

Here is a picture of the celebration ‘Dia de los Muertos’

You can buy these skulls that show Mexico’s Folk Art

In Japan the Folk Art is very delicate, and detailed, there are paintings done in water colour of Geisha women with very pale white skin, traditional hair styles, usually wearing a kimono and featuring cherry or wisteria blossom.

A Japanese lady a typical folk art painting

African folk art is also very traditional in that the people are mostly painted in a silhouette or linear style or the faces have no features. They like to use earthy colours of oranges, browns and yellows in their paintings, the people are dressed in traditional costumes that tend to have abstract patterns. African people are often seen dancing or carrying food and water jugs.

African Folk Art

Indian folk art can be very colourful, detailed and ornate, often with people and Gods in paintings shown in an abstract way, they are not subtle but tend to be very bright. The ladies are often seen in sari dress and are wearing lots of bangles and jewellery, their features especially the eyes are often exaggerated.

Indian Folk Art

 

Folklore

Folklore is how people express themselves how they see themselves and culture. Can include traditional folk tales, customs, traditional beliefs and mythology. Trolls are mythological creatures believed to exist by some people in Sweden and Scandinavian countries.