Friday, March 19, 2010

Happy Birthday Josef Albers!

Josef Albers was the grand pooh-bah of color.  He taught at Bauhaus, Black Mountain College, and Yale.


















Part of what Albers taught was regarding the perception of color.  For example, look at the picture below.  Most people would say that the green grid in the center of each rectangle are two different colors.  However, they would be wrong.  The green grids are only one color, but because of the background colors, they look like different colors.














If you like doing this kind of stuff, you'll love your color theory class in college-and if you want to continue to test yourself, visit here.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Happy Birthday William Henry Johnson!



















Johnson is mostly known for his work in this style, but did you know he also created more realistic work?


















To learn more about Johnson, visit here.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Sites for Breadth 10

In your sketchbook, you need to draw 20 patterns, motifs, symbols and lettering from the cultures you identify with.

Here are some sites to check out:


Information on Filipino Embroidery, read about Draped in Silk: The Journey of the Manton de Manila


Indonesian Batik

Japanese Shibori

Mexican Textiles

Information on traditional Vietnamese clothing-with examples of patterns
More info on Vietnamese clothing
Hmong/Vietnamese Quilts

Yemeni textiles
Another example of Yemeni textiles

Of course, you may want to go to google images and search there, as well as creativecommons.org and search using words like textiles, ceramics, patterns, motifs and embroidery.

You may also want to check out the Victoria and Albert Museum as well!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Breadth 10


















For 2D/Drawing:
You will be creating a self portrait that explores your cultures, utilizing patterns, symbols, lettering and motifs from the cultures that you identify with as a textured background.

Materials: printmaking, color pencils, collage and gouache

Requirements:
-Must include 5 patterns/symbols/motifs/lettering in the background.
-Self portrait must not be in the center of the page and must take up at least 3/5ths of the paper.

For 3D:
Using your culture's traditional ceramic forms or clothing, you will add modern elements that are autobiographical.

Materials: clay or fabric

Requirements:
-Must include 5 patterns/symbols/motifs/lettering on the piece
-Avoid cliches for your modern adaptation

In your sketchbook:
1.  Sketch 2 piece of each artist:  Hung Liu, Enrique Chagoya, Faith Ringgold and Brendan Tang.
2.  Critical reflection of these works of art-analysis of elements and principles of design, investigation of the sociopolitical and culture issues of the work and artist.
3.  Ask your guardian what province/state/region your family comes from-get as many specifics as possible.
4.  If you have any textiles (scarf, robes, scraps of fabric) from your family's culture, draw these in your sketchbook-include detail!

To review the powerpoint, visit my other site.  Also, if you want to watch the film on Hung Liu again, go back to my post on February 17th.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Happy Birthday Diane Arbus!



















To learn more about Diane Arbus, visit here.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Happy Birthday John Rhoden and Georges de la Tour!



















John Rhoden above, sadly there are no websites dedicated to his work, only his obituary.  Below, Georges de la Tour.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Happy Birthday Elaine de Kooning!
























To learn more about Elaine de Kooning, visit this site

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Happy Birthday David Smith!




















To learn more about David Smith, visit his site.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Happy Birthday Piet Mondrian!



















In the beginning of his career, Mondrian's work was realistic, but as time went on, his work became more abstract.  To learn more about Mondrian, visit here.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Happy Birthday Ito Jakuchu!
























To learn more about Jakuchu, visit here.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Happy Birthday Oskar Kokoschka!















To learn more about Kokoschka, visit this site.