november 2 mme panter’s français café bellwork: take out your bellwork notebooks. write down...
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November 2Mme Panter’s Français CaféBellwork:
Take out your bellwork notebooks. Write down THREE SENTENCES about what you think of when you hear the word “shape.”
L’horaire du Jour:1. Bellwork, attendance2. Go through powerpoint.3. Fill in notes.4. 10 minute quiz on this information on Wednesday.
Objectives:
Distinguish between kinds of shapes.
The Elements of Art we have learned so far:
1. line
2. value
3. color
Let’s Review:
: a point moving through space
: the range of light and dark.
: reflected light.
A line is…
When the ends of a continuous line meet, you make….
A shape is…
A line can make a… SHAPE
one-dimensional
: a shape.
(width)
two-dimensional
(width)
(height)
•Geometric shapes are usually angular and appear frequently in man-made objects.
•Geometric shapes such as circles, triangles or squares have perfect, uniform measurements and don't often appear in nature.
Geometric VS Organic
Geometric shapes are precise shapes.
The basic geometric shapes are the circle, square, triangle.
Other geometric shapes are either variations or combinations of these basic shapes. These are the oval, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, pentagon, pentagram, hexagon, and octagon.
They are used for decoration, uniformity, and organization.
Geometric VS Organic
•Organic shapes are usually more rounded and appear most often in nature.
•Organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.
Geometric VS Organic
Free-form or organic shapes are irregular and uneven shapes.
Their outlines may be curved, angular, or a combination of both.
They often occur in nature
These shapes may be silhouettes of living things, such as animals, people, or trees
Geometric VS Organic
Open VS Closed
Open shapes…
Closed shapes…
allow space to go through them with openings, tend to look light.
have few or no openings, tend to look heavy.
What are the figures in this drawing?
What are the positive shapes in this drawing?
What is the ground in this drawing?
What are the negative shapes in this drawing?
The chairs.
The chairs.The white space behind and between the chairs.
The white space behind and between the chairs.
Project 1:Create a project studying positive and negative organic shapes through tessellations, integrating knowledge of a monochromatic color scheme.
M.C. Escher (1898-1972)-First gained world-wide popularity in the 50’s.-He frequently used tessellations.
-Tessellations are shapes that fit together perfectly and evenly to cover a plane.
M.C. Escher
M.C. Escher
M.C. Escher
“Optical Art” is an art movement in which artists try to create an impression of movement by using optical illusions.
- 1960’s.
Bridget RileyBridget Riley(1931-present)
-Popular during the 1960’s-Also experimented with complementary colors next to each other
Fragment 3/11 1965Bridget Riley
Fragment 5/8 1965Bridget Riley
Bridget Riley
Project 2:Create a project studying positive and negative geometric shapes through optical art, integrating knowledge of complementary colors.
Bridget Riley(1931-present)-Popular during the 1960’s-Also experimented with complementary colors next to each other
These dots are completely white.
"Rotating rays"
The outer ring of rays appears to rotate clockwise while the inner one counterclockwise
"A bulge"
The floor appears to bulge out, though this image consists of only squares.
"Primrose's field"
This checkered background consists of squares but appears to wave. In addition, this figure also shows a waving motion illusion.