Quiz: Which Art Monster Are You? <section><h2></h2><p>Which Art Monster Are You?</p><p></p><p>Can you make the earth tremble with your yawn? Or do you terrify whole cities with your roar? As a monster, you won’t need to buy a costume for Halloween – you’re scary enough as it is!</p><p><br/></p><p>Sharpen your claws and come with us to find out how monstrous you really are!</p></section><section><h2></h2><p>You are a Great Big Rainbow Monster!</p><p></p><p>You are as tall as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world at just over 828 metres high. Yes, okay so sometimes you like to eat buildings… but huge stone palaces are your favourite!</p><p><br/></p><p>Have you heard of Grace Pailthorpe? She was a British surrealist artist who wore many hats. As well as being a painter, Grace was a researcher and a surgeon in the First World War. She tried to explore the more scientific aspects of surrealism and she shocked the public with the nightmarish visions in her pictures.</p><p><br/></p><p>What do you think the monster is doing in this painting? </p></section><section><h3></h3><p>You are a Monster with a Heart of Gold!</p><p></p><p>Have you ever heard the expression ‘their bark is worse than their bite’? This means you look much scarier than you actually are. If people could only look past your sharp teeth and claws, they would find a monster with a heart of gold! </p><p><br/></p><p>This painting is called <em>Doctor Dog</em> and it’s by British artist Paula Rego. Paula Rego is a visual artist who is well-known for her paintings and prints based on storybooks, and she was the first artist-in-residence at the National Gallery in London. Very cool. The monster in this painting might seem pretty scary with its red eyes but it’s really a kind monster, treating other monsters with its stethoscope.</p></section><section><h3></h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You are a True Monster…</span></p><p></p><p>You could give Frankenstein's monster, King Kong and Dracula a run for their money … People should be really careful when you’re around because you are a truly terrifying monster! </p><p><br/></p><p>This painting is by Japanese artist Yamashita Kikuji. The imagery is chaotic and violent. With screaming mouths, distorted animals and floating limbs, the painting tries to capture the monstrosity of war. Kikuji wanted to show the devastating impact of war on ordinary people. He used his traumatic first-hand experiences of war to make these dramatic paintings.</p></section><section><h3></h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You are a Monster in Training!</span></p><p></p><p>You’ve only been going to Monster Boot Camp for a few months and you’re still working on your roar. But don’t worry, once you get into the swing of things, you will be truly terrifying!</p><p><br/></p><p>This picture of a group of human figures wearing tree costumes is by Canadian artist Marcel Dzama. It is typical of his drawings which are often drawn on small scale pieces of paper – he first started working like this when his house burned down and he was forced to work in a hotel room! He often uses root beer syrup in his pictures, because this makes a shade of brown he can’t get from any other medium! </p></section><section><h2></h2><p>Your scariest feature is:</p></section><section><h3></h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How long have you been a monster? </span></p></section><section><h3></h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Your favourite thing to eat is:</span></p></section><section><h3></h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How often do you get your hair cut? </span></p></section><section><h3></h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You get around by … </span></p></section><section><h3></h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How many heads do you have? </span></p></section><section><h3></h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How many times do you change the sheets on your bed?</span></p></section> You might like Quiz: Which Art Animal are You? Play Who is Paula Rego? Read more Graffiti Doodle Have a go Street Art Play