WEEK 3 9/20/13
Feb 25, 2016
WEEK 39/20/13
ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES Line Shape Time & Motion Light Color Texture
Unity & Variety Balance Emphasis &
Subordination Directional Forces Contrast Repetition & Rhythm Scale & Proportion
2-D DESIGN AND MEDIUM Drawing
Types of Hatching Real Cartoon
Painting Watercolor Tempera Encaustic Oil Acrylic Fresco
Printmaking Relief Intaglio Engraving Drypoint Etching Screen Printing
WHAT ARE WE DOING? Review previous material Sculpture Digital Media Continue work on drawings
FREE STANDING SCULPTURE Seen from all sides Known as sculpture “in-the-round”
“Obus” by Alexander Calder; 1972; painted sheet metal
RELIEF SCULPTURE What was relief in
printmaking?
Not freestanding, but projects from a background surface.
Low-Relief Bas relief Slight prjection Shadows are minimal Ex: coins
High Relief More than half of the
natural circumference of molded form is projected
“Army on the March” by Angkor Wat; 1100-1150
“Corporate Wars: Wall of Influence” by Robert Longo; 1982
MODELING Additive process
Pliable material: clay, wax, plaster
Armature – rigid inner support Some sculptures do not need armature if built in
smaller pieces and put together
“California Artist” by Robert Arneson; 1982
I like art that has humor, with irony and playfulness, I want to make “high” art that is outrageous while revealing the human condition which is not always high.
- Robert Arneson
CASTING Substitution of 1 material for another
Lost – wax process
“Public Art Fund Water Tower Project” by Rachel Whiteread; 1977
CARVING Subtractive process – taking away materials
Michelangelo preferred this process
Most challenging because it is a one-way technique with little room for error
Marble is being replaced by graphite
“Awakening Slave” by Michaelangelo; 1530-1534
Mother & Child #2” by Elizabeth Catlett
KINETIC SCULPTURE Sculpture that moves
Alexander Calder Well known for his kinetic sculptures Focuses on shape, space, and movement
(mobiles) Suspended parts move in response to small air
currents
CALDER IN PHILADELPHIA http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7daTukUjx3E
MIXED MEDIA Using a variety of media in a single work
Choice of media expresses some cultural or symbolic meaning
“Inopportune, Stage 1” by Cai Guo-Qiang; 2004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG3H0pk4RCk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui7B7_etxUs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxE6v1jMBh0
INSTILLATIONS AND SITE-SPECIFIC ART 3-D medium of instillation to tell story usually
Similar to constructed sculpture, but entire space as an artwork and transforms
“This Piece Doesn’t Have a Title Yet” by Cady Noland; 1989
“Tilted Arc” by Richard Serra; 1981
BREAK FOR 10
PHOTOGRAPHY Evolution of photography began from the
desire of Renaissance artists to make accurate depictions of nature
Camera obscura – “Dark room” Reflected sunlight passing through hole in wall
projects onto the opposite wall an inverted imag
Daguerreotypes – first satisfactory photographs
“Le Boulevard du Temple” by Jouis Jacques Mande Daguerre
PHOTOGRAPHY Some painters believed that the new medium
was unfair
Why do you think so?
“Julia Jackson” by Julia Margaret Cameron; 1886
GRAPHIC DESIGN – CH. 9 Of all art forms, we encounter graphic
designs most frequently in our daily life
Graphic design – refers to process of working with words and pictures to enhance visual communication
Employs art and technology
Saks Fifth Avenue Logo by Michael Bierut
GD - TYPOGRAPHY Art and technique of composing printed
material from letterforms (typefaces or fonts)
“Newyorkistan” by Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz