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Notan is a Japanese term which literally means "light dark harmony". Artists use "notan studies" to explore different arrangements of light and dark elements in a painting, without having the distraction of other elements like color, texture and finer details.
Asymmetrical balance (or Asymmetry) means thatthe two halves of the work of art are different, however, try to create balance. In other words, although the sides may not be exactly the same, there will be elements that interact in a way that makes each side equally important.
Contrast is simply defined as difference. Difference between art elements like color, value, size, texture, and so on can intensify the elements used. As a result, the elements used in a work of art can become more powerful. Although contrast is closely related with variety, it is usually considered a principle of art.
Positive space refers to the subject or areas of interest in an artwork, such as a person's face or figure in a portrait, the objects in a still life painting, or the trees in a landscape painting. Negative space is the background or the area that surrounds the subject of the work
DIRECTIONS:
For this project you will be creating 2 digital notans.
You must use shapes that you create from the scribble, polyline, or curve tool. It must be complex and contain overlapping shapes.
Take a look at the link below to check out a Google slideshow with info and video tutorials to get you started.
Our next project is inspired by Halloween and our art room guest, Napoleon Bonaparte.
You will be using oil pastel to recreate a portion of a skeleton. You will use the oil pastel to create value and depth for your bones. After you finish your drawing, you will paint the piece with watercolor.
Positive and Negative Space
INSTRUCTIONS
DAY 1
Practice drawing positive and negative spaces by using the grid method on the provided worksheet. This is a simplified version of a skeleton. Today you are focused on getting the correct shapes. Check out the rubric for guidance on how to get full credit.
DAY 2-5
You will choose what drawing you would like to complete for your final and begin work on that today, and continue throughout the next few days.
1. Enlarge your drawing onto the 9x9 paper using the grid method.
2. Use your oils pastels to create shading and depth.
3. Paint with watercolor.
All of these steps can be found in the video below.
We will be taking a look at M.C. Escher and tessellations in art as you also look at tessellations in the math class.
A tessellation is "a repetitive interlocking pattern of shapes. The pattern fills, or clearly could fill, a surface entirely without gaps or overlaps". A tessellation looks a bit like a simple jigsaw puzzle, but all the pieces are just one or two or three shapes.
M.C. Escher was a 20th century Dutch illustrator whose innovative works explored echoing patterns, perception, space and transformation. Born on June 17, 1898, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, illustrator M.C. Escher developed a print and engraving style that distinctively played with orientation and space. Influenced by Moorish designs in Spain, works like "Day and Night" featured interlocking forms and transformation on a surreal canvas. Later embraced by both artistic and math/science communities, Escher died on March 27, 1972.
For this project, you will be creating a complex arrangement of pipes to show depth and value in an artwork. You will be using shading, value, and contour lines to help create the feeling of depth in your artwork.
DIRECTIONS:
Take a look at the worksheet above before you begin.
In your sketchbook, practice creating 4 pipe shapes with shading and contour lines added. You may use the same 4 pieces that are at the bottom of the worksheet.
After you have practiced 4 shapes and are comfortable making the pipe shapes, you may get a 12x18 piece of paper to begin your final artwork.
Your final artwork should be a complex network of pipes. There should be at least 3 layers of depth in your pipework and it should fill the page. You may add extra details, like knobs, regulator valves, leaks, and any other pipe related details you can think of. Your pipes need to be in color and have full value work to show depth.
Often mentioned alongside anime and manga, kawaii refers to a cultural style that incorporates bright, pastel colors and childlike imagery. In Japanese, the word kawaii has a meaning that sits more or less at the juncture of "cute," "tiny," or "lovable." The cute aesthetic—with its bold, nearly cartoon-like lines and rounded forms—informs a large segment of Japanese popular culture. As scholar Joshua Paul Dale writes, "[kawaii] communicates the unabashed joy found in the undemanding presence of innocent, harmless, adorable things."
The most famous example of kawaii culture is probably Hello Kitty, the ubiquitous white feline character whose image emblazons an ever-expanding range of products and accessories. The character was commissioned by a company called Sanrio, founded by Shintaro Tsuji, in 1974, with a plastic coin purse as the first product bearing the image. Now Hello Kitty is found on everything from backpacks to food trucks to duct tape to kitchen appliances to adult toys. Even though the character was originally intended for preteen girls, its limitless branding has pushed it into essentially every demographic and business sectors that have nothing to do with childhood.
We will look at and discuss parodies for our next project. A parody (also called send-up or spoof), is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation. You will create two parodies of a famous classic artwork for your project this week.
Original
Parody
You will be randomly assigned one of these four artists/artworks for your parody:
1. Leonardo da Vinci- Mona Lisa
2. Grant Wood- American Gothic
3. Edvard Munch- The Scream
4. Rene Magritte- The Son of Man
Day 1 Complete Worksheet
Complete the parody worksheet and begin sketching/writing ideas for your parody.
Day 2-6 Complete your Digital Parodies
Your will have four days in class to complete your parodies. Create TWO parodies of your artwork using PIXLR.COM using some of the techniques discussed in class to manipulate the paintings.
