Art Education

Modern Day Mona Lisa/American Gothic

Mona Lisa/American Gothic Parody

Choose either Grant Wood's American Gothic or Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and create a parody of the artwork in any medium.   Be creative.

Research the artworks in order to be able to speak about who are in the original works and the artists that created them. Medium:   What ever you choose (except digital).   Include a background and a full range of details.

Do not copy example that you found while googling.

Artist: Grant Wood

Location: Art Institute of Chicago Building

Genre: Portrait

Created: 1930¢€“1930

Periods: Modernism, Regionalism

Media: Beaverboard, Oil paint

Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Dimensions: 77 cm x 53 cm

Location: The Louvre (since 1797)

Subject: Lisa del Giocondo

Created: 1503¢€“1504

Periods: High Renaissance, Renaissance

Use these coloring pages as references for simplifying the artworks if needed.