Week Eight

VOLUME

The top left image I used a couple different medias, but the think black 'paint' was helpful to give it a chunky, heavy feel.

The top right I went with a different approach and used the squiggly lines on the front of the frames to show volume.

Volume III on the bottom left seems to have all it's weight in the bottom half, and gives and airly feel.

The bottom right I used a heavier medium and then filled in shadows and detrains to add weight.

CONTOUR

The top left is the contour drawing. I just followed the deges of the form to create the outline that I saw.

The top right is a Blind Contour drawing of the same object (glasses).

The bottom two are gesture drawings. Although there is no movement to this image, I'm hoping that the gesture drawings give a slight feel of movement with this effect.

EMOTIONS

The top left is the emotion of feeling Focused. The percise lines and attention to detail gives a studious feel.

The top right is nervous. I used bolder, darker lines to show more intensity, and then the wavy nature I hope conveys an uneasy, nervous feel.

Distracted, with medium lines, and 'forgetting' some other parts of the drawing- gives the feel that something is missing...

Angry is the last one. The lines are jagged and frustrated! Some of the lines are controled while others are not.

VERBS

The top left image is 'to skate'. The sqirly and loose lines show the sort of movement of an ice skater.

To Sleep is the top right hand side image. The lines here are white on a black background with simple form. The color and simplicity were to create the feeling of sleep.

The Bottom left verb is 'to scream'. The lines here are jagged and filled with black.

The last one is 'to study'. I hope that the lines, overlapping and yet still somewhat percise, convey the scattered yet hardworking feel of a student hard at work.

Week Seven

This is a self portrait, I'm the one in the hat. I chose this image because it's recent and I liked the asymmetrical balance of the image. I chose it to be in black and white because then the large dark space to the left pulls down that side with the lighter image to the right. Although not centered, it has a balance with the black and white. In color, the color made it extremely heavy to the right and felt awkward. I would hope that this image portrays my somewhat artsy side, along with love for my dog and the Red Sox.

It feels like a quick clip of information, such as an abstract or introduction. Principles that I incorporate in this image begin with the balance discussed earlier. The tilt of our heads creates a focal point of the "v".
This "v" also gives a rhythm, it seems to squeeze together at the bottom of the image, this could cause a psychological feeling of hugging. The dark background forces the rest of the image into unity, just through the fact that there is detail and light.
The unity is also expressed in continuation with a line that seems to go from the left eye of Oliver (the dog), gently up between my eyes to the 'x' in my baseball hat. This is the main principle that draws me to this image.

Week Six

RHYTHM - Touch

Select four words related to the sense: Sticky, Prickly, Slime, Abrasive and one "smooth" with progressive rhythm.

Week Five

Positive Image (my digital camera isn't the best-please forgive the fuzziness!) and Negative Image!

Week Four

Scale Assignment- Three elements are the background with fish, the peole and land on bottom and the moon.

Week Three

Contrast: Differing elements draw focus to one piece of the art work. I chose these two, the photograph by Chloe Aftel, found in Communication Art Website. The bright sunlight hitting her hair arms and face, draw the viewers eyes right to it. The second piece by James Wignall was found at the design site: http://www.mutanthands.com/. There are more than one contrasting element in this one. The color was the first one that jumped out at me. A cool blue monster, in a completely red background. After a closer look, the monster has rounded edges and the rest of the elements are sharp.

Isolation: An element can be isolated by location, placement, or other variables. In this photo, the isolation of the plane away from all other darker objects in the image creates the focus. The photo is by David Smith.









This next piece by Justin Fox (http://www.justinfox.com.au/), uses isolation in a different way. The focus of the is drawn to the element that is closest in position. The background falls away to create the focal point. This is quite a variation from the previous photo.
Placement: Another piece from Justin fox, this time a photograph, is an example of placement to create a focal point. Here the woman's legs are in the center of the piece, the top of them cuts the center of the bed horizontal line, also they fall between her arms.
The photograph on the right, is by Rebecca Bedrossian, has an interesting take on 'placement'. The black circle is directly over the woman's face, causing the viewer to try to decipher the woman's features, drawing their eyes to the empty hole.


Element: The artist Antony Micallef made the piece below, it can be found at his site: http://www.antonymicallef.com/
The focal point is created with different media in the piece. The face of the boy is created out of some colorful paint or pastels. This contrast with the black and white 'drawings' in the background give a clear focus.






Absence of focal point: was the most difficult for me. I found that I really don't enjoy the piece at all. It feels chaotic and empty. This piece above right, Michael Kopietz is an example of this. If you enjoy this work, more can be found at: http://www.kopietzart.com/kopietzart.com/home.html

Week Two

PROXIMITY: Putting design elements close together can create unity. Here there is a sheep and a wolf touching feet, to give the impression of a shadow. This creates unity- without looking closely you might even think that the wolf is a sheep shadow. Also, the unity is created through color here, monochromatic in blue.

This was created as an add for Joe G's by Philip Yeary.

REPETITION (emphasis on similarity):

This print by Daniel Stolle is an example of repetition by using the male figure, five times, with the same red clothing. Another pattern is that each figure is in a unique position.

REPETITION: (emphasis on variety)

This ad for Tropen Museum by Chris Buzelli is a example of repetition with variety. The statue is the main focus and then the background forms unity with similar lines, similar thematic content. So although there is variety in the piece, it's held together nicely.

CONTINUATION: Direction from one form to another creates the unity in this piece. Also, there is the common theme that each image is being spit from the previous one. The arch that is created from this creates a feeling of unity.

GRID: This is an amazing add for Search Dog Foundation. This piece of destruction and chaos is help together in firm unity with the grid pattern that is overlaid. Together these two component give a powerful 'rescue' map feel.

CHAOTIC, UNREADABLE:

The image used in the text is great- of all the neon signs. I could clearly understand how, although chaotic, that created unity. I tried to branch out a little and chose this image, which through collage by Kessels Kramer's London to give an example of a chaotic unreadable image. There are other unifying factors, such as continuity and the recognizable 'bottle' shape, but I found it confusing enough to think it's chaotic. Hope this fits the bill!

NONOBECTIVE Unity:

This design by Tim McGrath uses the placement of the shapes and their content (a maze) to create a design similar to the nuclear hazard symbol. The concentric circles that this implies plus the image together, along with the solid, one color background.

FIGURATIVE unity:

Although I'm not completely clear that this could be considered figurative unity, here is why I believe it fits. It shows to people, and clearly they are newly married and the figures in this convey a message of happiness, future, promise. This is why I love it, because it's a brilliant add against violence that came out of UK by Charles Hall.