ART 2A, Drawing & Composition
Instructor: Pantea Karimi pakarimi@cabrillo.edu
Office# 2039. Office Hours: Mon& Wed: 12:10 PM-12:55 PM
Assignment on Oct 31st and Nov 5th:
Assignment on Oct 31st and Nov 5th:
Updated Calendar (Oct 17-Dec 10):
Value Assignments:
Mon 10/15/2018
Texture Assignments:
Wed 10/10/2018
Monday 10/8/2018
Planar Assignments on Wed. 10/3
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Announcement:
Bring the two objects you used to draw your 3 drawing pieces on Wed 9/19, for the critique we will have on 9/24 to show along side your drawings.
Oct
Mon 1: planar analysis, volume analysis of objects, proportion
Wed 3: planar analysis, volume analysis of objects, proportion
Mon 8: texture, color,
Wed 10: texture, color, pattern
Mon 15: value, shading
Wed 17: value,
shading
Mon 22: expressive uses
of value, rubbed and erased charcoal drawing
Wed 24: critique and
discussion
Mon 29: value,
shading
Wed 31: value,
shading, and composition (personal projects)
Nov
Mon 5: balance
and composition (personal projects continue)
Wed 7: landscape
drawings
Mon 12: HOLIDAY NO Class
Wed 14: landscape
drawings
Mon 19: critique, (landscape
projects, personal value projects), all portfolios are due
Wed 21: Final
Project: Collage
Mon 26: final project
Wed 28: final project
Dec
Mon 3: final project
Wed 5: final project
Mon 10: Final Critique,
1:00-3:50 PM, present your final projects for final grades,
return of portfolios
Mon 10/15/2018
Texture Assignments:
Wed 10/10/2018
Monday 10/8/2018
Planar Assignments on Wed. 10/3
Announcement:
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Assignment on Wed. 9/19: Two objects
Classroom Assignments: 2 hours:
divide 2 hrs between 3 drawings
Create 2 drawing-compositions with your objects, you may use 2 other objects of your choice from classroom's still life collection.
Drawing 1. Draw object 1 (whichever object you choose between the two), use linear drawing (only
lines)
Drawing 2. Draw object 2. (whichever object you choose between the two), use shapes, positive/negative spaces.
Size for each drawing 6x9, or 8x10 or 8x8, or 10x10 inches
You must cut your frames and
use drawing paper.
Create 1 final
drawing-compositions with 2 objects:
Drawing 3. present the two objects together in an
elaborate composition. You may use text, or another object or more objects to
compose with your 2 objects. The aim with this exercise is to create a
cohesive, emotional drawing that presents some sort of content/intention.
Size: 15x10 or 9x14 or 11x17 inches
Use compositional techniques in your
composition, use perspective. Project your feelings on your objects and
compositions. Use thin, thick and all other sorts of lines.
You must cut your frame and use drawing paper.
Materials: pencils on paper or charcoal
pencil.
These will be critiqued on Monday
24th.
Mechanical
Line, Structural Line, Contour Line
Blurred
Line, Implied line, Calligraphic Line,
Whimsical line, Aggressive Line, Lyrical Line
Composition Techniques/Composition Approach: Close-up, isolation
of forms, cropping, symmetrical,
asymmetrical, zoom-out, crowd the picture plane with images (fear of void),
center, corner, activating the edge (dominance of the edge), use of perspective
to create depth and space, overlapping
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Assignment for
Wed. September
26th: Library Visit, Outside Classroom
Research Activity (we don’t meet in classroom)
Wed. September
26th: Library Visit, Outside Classroom
Research Activity (we don’t meet in classroom)
Final Assignment
Due Date: Mon. Oct. 8th
(you have 11 days to finish this assignment).
Library Visit: you will meet with either Michelle Morton or Laura
Dickie at Library’s classroom upstairs
inside the library at 1:40 PM. One of the Librarians will conduct a lecture
from 1:45 to 2:15 PM on how to research online and the library database. After
the lecture you will have time until 4:00 PM in the classroom to research
online or use the library and find your artists (you have access to computers inside
the classroom). Librarians have Art 2A roster and will take roll. Please be on
time!
- The classroom is Library 1051 upstaris
- free black & white printing in the classroom is OK, but for color printing students would have to come downstairs to print. The cost is 50¢ a page.
Assignment:
·
Research 2 artists (one from the past and one from contemporary/recent
time). See the list below. You may choose only 1
artist of your choice as long as they are well-known.
·
Choose 1 work from each artist (it is preferred that you choose a drawing
or a painting that has drawing quality)
· Write 1-page report for each artist,
font size: 11. Write your full name, and date on top of the page (total 2
pages)
· Include thumbnails of the original artworks,
thumbnail size around 3x3 in. in your 1-page report for each artist
· Visually re-interpret the artworks, 5 of each,
and create 10 drawings based on the 2 originals, you may re-interpret the drawings
in any way you want (use composition techniques, line, shapes,
negative-positive space, mass drawing, gestural lines, perspective, etc.)
· Final presentation size: each frame must not
be smaller than 8x11 in. (rectangular) or 8x8 in. (square). You will create 10
frames total for both artists/selected artworks, you create 5 various re-interpretations
for each artwork
· Materials: charcoal, pencil, pen or ink on
paper
Criteria for 2-page typed reports of your research about
artists, their works and information:
Answer the following questions: Who made the artworks, where they are from and what are interesting about the artists? (specify 1-3 characteristics about the artists or their process that are attractive to you). What are the medium (media), dimensions, and date the arts were created? What are the artworks about? Explain the inspiration/s behind each work? How are the artworks relevant to you as an artist?
Answer the following questions: Who made the artworks, where they are from and what are interesting about the artists? (specify 1-3 characteristics about the artists or their process that are attractive to you). What are the medium (media), dimensions, and date the arts were created? What are the artworks about? Explain the inspiration/s behind each work? How are the artworks relevant to you as an artist?
Grade: 20% attendance, 30% 2 page-written reports (must be typed and
printed with thumbnails), 50% artworks total of %100
Artists:
Giacometti Van Gogh Henry Matisse Peter Paul Rubens Honoré Daumier Donald Sultan Eugene Delacroix Claus Oldenberg Saul Steinberg William Kentridge Willem De Kooning Susan Rothenberg Kathe Kollwitz Tim Pitsiulak Richard Diebenkorn Jacob Lawrence
Giacometti Van Gogh Henry Matisse Peter Paul Rubens Honoré Daumier Donald Sultan Eugene Delacroix Claus Oldenberg Saul Steinberg William Kentridge Willem De Kooning Susan Rothenberg Kathe Kollwitz Tim Pitsiulak Richard Diebenkorn Jacob Lawrence
Where to type,
print or scan: The Computer Technology Center (CTC) is a computer lab offering computers,
printers, scanners & copiers for any currently-enrolled Cabrillo student. Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM—8:45 PM
Friday 8:30 AM—3:45 PM Saturday 9:00 AM—4:45 PM Sunday Closed
Friday 8:30 AM—3:45 PM Saturday 9:00 AM—4:45 PM Sunday Closed
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Announcement:
If there is a notice that their lock will be cut, please ask them to label the locker with their instructor's name and the current semester, Fall 2018. This will save work for students and the department.
The deadline for clear labeling of the lockers is Friday, 9/21.
Announcement:
From The Art Department:
"PLEASE TELL YOUR STUDENTS TO CHECK THEIR LOCKERS! I have put notices on all lockers that are not labeled with an instructor's name and the current semester. Locks will be cut from lockers without current labels on Friday, 9/21.
If there is a notice that their lock will be cut, please ask them to label the locker with their instructor's name and the current semester, Fall 2018. This will save work for students and the department.
The deadline for clear labeling of the lockers is Friday, 9/21.
Thank you!"
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