Elyse Dodge

Elyse Dodge

Our artist of focus this week

Birth and influence

Elyse Dodge was born in Vancouver, but currently lives in Los Angles, California. Growing up in the Vancouver area has shaped her artwork. Her beloved Vancouver has many mountain ranges that have geometric shapes, which she uses in her artwork today.

Family

I was raised by an artist and a builder who taught me from a young age what creativity looked like. The kitchen table in the house that my father had built was always covered with fabrics, paints and jewels for all my mothers’ creative projects. Being homeschooled in a creative environment like that allowed both my brothers and I to use our imaginations and experiment with different mediums every day. In short, I would say my mother paved the way for me to become a visual artist.

Her artwork

Elyse defines her art as contemporary landscapes which use elements of deconstruction, 3D shapes and stylized details. Travelling and seeing new vistas (pleasing views) inspires me to create new work. I also find a lot of inspiration from contemporary design in all of its forms – looking at the colours and mediums used in graphic design, industrial design, architecture and modern interiors. Ironically, I don’t turn to art to find my inspiration very often, I have a deep appreciation for it, but it’s the views around me that push me to create.

We can discover a lot of majestic mountains in your artwork. Why do you like mountains so much?

Growing up in British Columbia, Canada, meant that I was always surrounded by towering mountains, rolling hills, blue lakes and ocean coastlines. Being immersed in the outdoors from the very start has helped me realize that it’s the mountains that make me feel safe and at home. There is so much natural beauty to be found across the Pacific, and it is an endless source of inspiration for me. When I look at the natural jagged form of mountains, all I can imagine now is how to transform them into polygonal diamond-like shapes.

Elyse Dodge's Artwork

Poll

What is your favourite piece of artwork from the 4 examples on the previous slide?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Where was Elyse Dodge born?

• Canada

• America

• France

• Italy

Multiple Choice

Where does Elyse currently live?

• Canada

• America

• Hong Kong

• Italy

Multiple Select

Which of the following 2 events/people were the greatest influence on Elyse's becoming such a creative artist?

• her art teacher at school

• growing up in Vancouver

• clases she attended as a child

• her parents

Fill in the Blank

Elyse defines her art as ____________ landscapes which use elements of deconstruction, 3D shapes and stylized details.

Open Ended

List one similiarity and difference you have with Elyse

Multiple Choice

Elyse last name is 'Dodge'. Dodge is also a verb. Which of the 4 defintions are best fitted to explain the verb dodge?

• climb upwards

• avoid by a sudden quick movement

• move from one place to another in slow motion

• move up and down repeatedly

Introduction to tomorrow's lesson

Different Types of art

Did you know there are many different types of art? As the previous slides says Deirdre focuses mainly on printworks and her mother (Carol) is mainly focuses on painting. However, all artists adapt and use different techniques.

There are many subheadings of art such as:

- Literacture

-Visual Arts

- Graphic Arts

- Plastic Arts

- Decorative Arts

- Performing Arts

Multiple Choice

What area of art do you think Carol and Deirdre are attached to?

• Visual Arts

• Literature

• Plastic Arts

• Architecture

Open Ended

Look at the examples of art on the previous page. What is your favourite type of art?