Thursday, December 6, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Designboom example of texture
http://www.designboom.com/design/tokujin-yoshioka-phenomenon-for-mutina/
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Homework #4
Homework
#4
Chapter 9:
1.
Describe
three ways to define a pattern in art or theory?
-surface
activation accomplished through repeated marks or shapes
-dynamic
way of capturing visual interest
-reduction
of a grid of some sort
2.
How can a
grid help to define a pattern?
It
results in a sense of balance and order within a pattern, making it unified.
3.
Describe
the similarities and differences in pattern and texture?
They
are similar in the sense that both of them provide appealing designs to the
eye, but are different in the sense that texture adds a false sense of touch to
determine what the design might feel like.
4.
How can
texture be used to create visual interest?
It
can activate our sense of touch, instead of only our sense of vision in an
image.
5.
What is
the difference between actual and implied texture?
Actual
texture can be truly felt and is actually present, while implied texture only
gives the illusion of a sense of feeling.
6.
How do
you define collage? Give an example
A
form of art using a variety of different materials, usually paper, magazine
clippings, and photographs, to create a whole composition. An example would be
scrapbooking.
7.
What is
tromp L’oile? (French term: fool to the eye)
When
a two-dimensional image creates the illusion that it is three-dimensional.
Chapter 10:
1.
Define
Value and a value scale
Value-
A measure of relative lightness to darkness.
Value
scale- A scale that shows the gradual change from light to dark colors.
2.
What is
achromatic gray?
Black,
gray, or white with no distinctive hues.
3.
What is a
Value contrast?
Value
contrast- The relationship between areas of dark and light.
4.
How do
you create balance in a composition with value?
Equal
values on opposite sides throughout a piece can create a sense of equality and balance in the piece as
a whole.
5.
How do
you create emphasis with value, give an example?
An
example would be adding more prominent darks (or lights) to an area of a piece
to show the intended emphasis in that area.
6.
What is chiaroscuro? What period in art history was the word
originally used?
The
use of light and dark values to imply depth and volume in a two-dimensional
work of art. It was a term that developed during the Renaissance.
7.
What is aerial,
or atmospheric perspective? Give an example.
The
perception of less-distinct contours and value contrasts as forms recede into
the background. Colors appear to take the color of the atmosphere. It gives the
illusion that a piece is fading into its background.
This piece of design successfully
demonstrates the use of value in art. Its value scale creates
more realistic shadows and unifies the piece better without the use of strict
black and whites. These are three-dimensional candle holders, but their designs
cause them to stand out far more than any average candle holder would. Achromatic
colors are noticeable. Blacks, whites, and grays stand out, but because the
piece looks like pointillism, there are no actual hues used.
Areas of darks and light in this piece
are made even bolder by its value contrast. There is a strong emphasis
around the facial features and hair, because these areas are much darker
compared to the skin color of the girl who is depicted on the candle holder. I
feel that chiaroscuro is also used, due to the fact that the girl has a
generally realistic appearance while the image itself is only two-dimensional.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Met Museum Homework
The two
paintings I am comparing are Study Head
of a Young Woman by Anthony van Dyck, and The Lute Player by Caravaggio. Both pieces are oil paintings of
young women. In The Lute Player,
there is an emphasis on the
instruments. The bright colors of them stand out boldly against the black
background. Gesture is used
within the folds of the woman’s clothes, guiding your eye around the fabric. Naturalism
is also noted, because while the painting is two-dimensional, it is so
realistic that it gives the impression that it is three-dimensional. All of the
shapes of the instruments are positive shapes because they are clearly
distinguished from the black background.
In Study Head of a Young Woman, the figure
is unbalanced in the center. Instead, the woman is facing towards the
right of the canvas, her head not in the center. The dark background of this
piece is somewhat blotted and distorted. The shape of the woman’s face is
defined by the color and value changes to define the edges. Both of these
pieces are oil paintings, one on wood, the other on canvas. They both depict
portraits of young women, created in bold colors that stand against a dark,
black background.
Homework 3 (part 2)
This piece is a
great example of equivocal space. This is due to the inability of being
able to distinguish a separate foreground, middle ground, and background. It
contains positive shapes because all of the balloons are distinguished
from the background, and negative shapes because the shape of all of the
balloons together is what distinguishes the background. The transparency used
in this piece makes it unclear about whether or not there is a spatial pattern.
All of the balloons are composed of curvilinear
lines, while the strings of the balloons are strictly composed of rectilinear
lines. Although it is unclear whether or not there are separate planes,
depth is still present due to the overlapping of the balloons.
Homework 3
Chapter 5/8:
Balance/ shape and Volume:
1.
Describe the
difference between balance and imbalanced work?
A sense or lack
of either balance or imbalance disturbs us in a piece of art. The use of
imbalance can create tension.
2.
What is
horizontal and vertical placement?
A horizontal
axis divides a piece from top to bottom, while a vertical axis would divide it
from left to right.
3.
What is
symmetrical balance, and give an art historical example?
Similar shapes
are repeated in the same positions on either sides of their vertical axis.
Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing, ”Vitruvian
Man” is an example of symmetrical balance.
4.
How can
asymmetrical balance be achieved with value/color/ shape and texture?
It is achieved
through objects that are not similar to each other, that have either equally
strong visual weight or equal eye attraction.
5.
What is radial
balance?
Radial balance
is the result of components that are spread around a center point or are
revealed from a central line.
6.
Give a good
example of a piece of artwork?
http://www.sikyon.com/korinth/korinth_meg01.html
The mosaic floor from a roman villa of ancient Corinth
7.
What is a shape
and how does it differ from volume and mass?
An area that is
visually perceived and created either by an enclosing line or by color and
value changes that define the outer edges.
8.
What is the difference
between naturalism and distortion in art and design?
Naturalism is
the representation of the visual image, forms and proportions as seen in nature
with an illusion of volume and 3D space. Distortion is a departure from an
accepted perception of a form or object.
Define abstraction: How is your fire
and water panel abstract? What concepts are informing your work on this
project?
A visual representation that most
likely has little resemblance to the real world. It occurs through a process of
simplification or distortion, attempting to communicate a form or aspect. The
fire and water panel is abstract because it indirectly communicates the
elements of fire and water. My concepts include powerful emotions relating to
my theme, and the formation of the thick and thin lines also add to the theme.
Chapter 8: Shape and volume:
1.
Define these
terms in art:
2.
Non-objective-
artwork with no reference to or of the natural world.
3.
Curvilinear-
rounded and curving forms that imply flowing shapes and compositions.
4.
Rectilinear-
composed of straight lines.
5.
Positive and
negative shapes- (positive) any shape or object distinguished from the
background. (negative) A clearly defined shape within the ground that is
defined by surrounding figures or boundaries.
Chapter 10:
1.
List three ways
to depict illusion of depth- Overlapping, vertical location, aerial perspective.
2.
What is one
point perspective?- A system of spatial illusion in 2d art based on the
convergence of parallel lines to a common vanishing point on the horizon.
3.
Two point perspective?-
A scene that is viewed through an angle, having no objects parallel to the
picture plane and with edges receding to two points on the horizon line.
4.
What is an
isometric projection/?- A spatial illusion that occurs when lines receding on
the diagonal remain parallel instead of converging toward a common vanishing
point.
5.
What is
equivocal space? Find an example- An ambiguous space in which it is hard to
distinguish the foreground from the background.
http://catebrown18.blogspot.com/2011/05/spatial-puzzles-equivocal-space.html
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