BO ART 120.

PART 1(old)

1^st Sketchbook Project: (scroll all the way down to be sure not to miss the creatives part of the asssignment.)

Part I:

Figure/Ground Reversal- Using black and white cut paper, black sharpie, ink or paint (all creating high contrast) create 10 different figure/ground compositions. Remember figure-ground reversal occurs when you have high contrast and about 50% white and 50% black to push the pos/neg space. Sometimes the black looks forward sometimes the white does, it moves back and forth. Create interesting shapes and Composition!

ExFigGrnd-2.pdf

Video explanation of Sketchbook I

Part II: Creative Exercises in Sketchbook: These should be on separate pages or thumbnails from the first part. Two separate images.

1. Make a mark on the page and then make a strong, balanced composition from it. It can be representational or non-representational.
2. Tear the page- either a piece off or just tear into the paper. Create a composition or drawing on the paper thats left or incorporate the tear into your drawing. It can be representational or non-representational.

Photograph all the work (in all 3 parts), and create ONEPDF file that is reduced in size. Really large files sometimes don’t load. A couple of megabytes for a maximum is a good file size.

**Be sure to label each section or image and Put a frame around ALL of them.

PART 2

SquareExpansion of a Square

Part I: Expansion of the Square

Notan is a Japanese design concept involving the play and placement of the light and dark elements as they are placed next to the other in the composition of art and imagery. Create from the square by expansion, a design of positive and negative twin shapes that reflect on another.

The mechanics of the assignment can best be understood by studying the two examples of symmetrical and asymmetrical designs. Each cutout of the design taken from the dark paper is folded outward ( or reversed) and pasted on the white paper along the base of its negative shape. The piece cut out remains in contact with its former space. You chose whether your square will be an Asymmetrical or Symmetrical design!

It will be impossible to cut a positive shape and ignore its negative twin. Do not cut into the corners of the square, but maintain the order of its shape. Consider the following steps:

• Establish a movement
• Find a pattern that you like and repeat it.
• Let one element predominate.
• Consider secondary movements, accents.
• Then watch what is left over.

Part II:

After you create one and submit to the discussion, enter a critique of at least 2 fellow students work by hitting reply to their work. Tell them what’s working in terms of balance, positive negative space and creativity. Examples: Is there too little or too much negative space or is it working well? Does it feel balanced or is it unbalanced? Which type of balance of the 4 types apply? What kind of shapes and or lines are being used?

PART 3

PlaneShape of Picture Plane

Choose a leaf.

On three different picture planes-so 3 finished designs;

1. a 6″ square,
2. a 4.5″ by 9″ rectangle,
3. and an 9″ diameter circle-

draw or cut the leaf out of paper. Your goal is to fit the image into the confines of the three different planes. Distortion, exaggeration, and cropping will help determine your compositional choices.

Example- Do not copy: