
Surreal activity: Remix a favourite artwork
Cut up and rearrange a picture to make a new mind-bending artwork.
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Free your unconscious mind by creating an artwork without using your eyes. This activity will help you enter a surreal state of mind and drown out the noise of your conscious mind. Music can be helpful.
An example of automatic drawing by Daniel Crichton-Rouse, 2021. Te Papa
a blindfold (or the willpower to keep your eyes shut!)
a blank sheet of paper
pencils.
...before you do, read through step 2 – you’ll need to remember it!
After you’ve closed your eyes, go ahead and draw. Don’t think! Just let your hand move.
Look closely at your artwork. Can you find a hidden picture within it? If you are working in a group, you could even pass your artwork to someone else – they might see something you can’t.
Add lines or shading to emphasise parts of your artwork.
This activity has been adapted from the free-to-download surreal activities teaching resource
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