drawing representationabstraction depiction of a subject that is recognizable; visually connected to...
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DRAWING
representation abstraction
depiction of a subject that is recognizable;visually connected to the real world
exaggeration or simplification to varying degrees of formal properties
PERSPECTIVE
a view or outlook; a way of seeingthe ability to perceive interrelationships
White CrossGisela Insuaste2004
WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
OVERLAPPINGobjects that are closer to the viewer block objects that are farther away
Yellow PaintingGisela Insuaste2003
WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
OVERLAPPING
PLACEMENTobjects that are closer to the viewer are lower on the picture plane
Drawing 1Gisela Insuaste2002
PareGisela Insuaste2002
WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
OVERLAPPING
PLACEMENT
SCALEobjects of the same real size that are closer to the viewer are bigger on the picture plane than objects farther away
Storage PiersElise Kaufman2007
WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
OVERLAPPING
PLACEMENT
SCALE
DETAILobjects that are closer to the viewer have more detail on the picture plane
Red Hook HarborElise Kaufman2009
ParkRobert Connell2009
WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
OVERLAPPING
PLACEMENT
SCALE
DETAIL
COLOR & VALUE
objects that are closer to the viewer show more contrast and appear warmer in color on the picture plane
VALUE – how light or dark something isCONTRAST – the change in valueCOLOR – warm colors: red, orange, yellow; cool colors: green, blue, violet
Drawing 2Gisela Insuaste2002
WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
OVERLAPPING
PLACEMENT
SCALE
DETAIL
COLOR & VALUE
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
a set of consistent geometric rules, primarily used in Western culture, that render objects as they appear to the human eye
determined in the early 1400’s by Filippo Brunelleschi & Leon Batista Alberti, both architects
Highly effective for direct visual representation
Viejo San JuanGisela Insuaste2004
Ladder for Booker T. WashingtonMartin Puryear1996
Art 21 Video Clip
Ladder for Booker T. WashingtonMartin Puryear1996
Near ChinatownRobert Connell2007
First AvenueRobert Connell2009
from Building StoriesChris Ware2005
Superman SuicideChris Ware2000