THEME IN LINE / THREE-STEPS
OBJECTIVES
- Discover how to use line and marks in the development of original composition.
- Display balance in composition.
- Demonstrate an ability to work non-objectively.
- Develop methodologies for experimentation and process that will produce complex and original art forms.
- Display a high level of craftsmanship.
Dennis Oppenheim Annual Rings (shoveled snow across US / Canadian Border)
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Student Work: 2 x 2 inch line drawings.
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THE ASSIGNMENT
Step 1 – Bring three objects into the class that relates to the semester’s theme. For instance, if the theme is The Environment, you can bring in elements you found on a walk in the woods, or something that adversely affects that ecosystem. These have to be physical objects – no images. Bring these objects into class. As a class, pool all the theme related objects together in the room in a still-life arrangement that can be accessed in the round.
Step 2 – Responding to the objects through a series of 20, 2 x 2-inch drawings. You should use only black felt-tipped markers as you layer lines, contours, and marks discovered through observing objects you find compelling. Importantly, each small composition should look completely abstract (non-representational), with the original object rendered unrecognizable. You may choose to fill in areas with solid black marker, adding to the composition. Make sure to use exceptional craft. Your squares should be neatly cut, and your marks carefully considered. Create a 250-word visual analysis using related vocabulary as you consider the 20 small drawings. Do this for homework.
Step 3 – Pick the most compelling 2 x 2-inch drawing. Using exceptional craft and care replicate (scale-up) that drawing on the 8 x 8-inch wood panel supplied to you. To do so, follow these steps: gesso your panel, draw your design with light graphite marks, paint the design with black and white acrylic paint.
Step 1 – Bring three objects into the class that relates to the semester’s theme. For instance, if the theme is The Environment, you can bring in elements you found on a walk in the woods, or something that adversely affects that ecosystem. These have to be physical objects – no images. Bring these objects into class. As a class, pool all the theme related objects together in the room in a still-life arrangement that can be accessed in the round.
Step 2 – Responding to the objects through a series of 20, 2 x 2-inch drawings. You should use only black felt-tipped markers as you layer lines, contours, and marks discovered through observing objects you find compelling. Importantly, each small composition should look completely abstract (non-representational), with the original object rendered unrecognizable. You may choose to fill in areas with solid black marker, adding to the composition. Make sure to use exceptional craft. Your squares should be neatly cut, and your marks carefully considered. Create a 250-word visual analysis using related vocabulary as you consider the 20 small drawings. Do this for homework.
Step 3 – Pick the most compelling 2 x 2-inch drawing. Using exceptional craft and care replicate (scale-up) that drawing on the 8 x 8-inch wood panel supplied to you. To do so, follow these steps: gesso your panel, draw your design with light graphite marks, paint the design with black and white acrylic paint.
VOCABULARY
- Line
- Shape
- Negative
- Space
- Balance
- Unity
MATERIALS
Bristol Paper, felt-tipped markers, Scissors, 8 x 8-inch wood panel, Graphite Pencil (2h or 4h), Gesso, Black and White Acrylic Paint
Bristol Paper, felt-tipped markers, Scissors, 8 x 8-inch wood panel, Graphite Pencil (2h or 4h), Gesso, Black and White Acrylic Paint
