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Monday, February 21, 2011

2D Mark Making HW part I (2/21)

Monday 2/21 Homework due Monday 2/28
  1. Mark making (use simple repetitive gesture). Each drawing should be on its own sheet of paper.
    1. draw 100 parallel lines with your eyes closed 
    2. attack the page with a mark making tool (pencil, conte, charcoal, ink, etc--choose one)
    3. draw 200 lines. 100 with each hand at the same time 
    4. crumple paper and smooth, then draw lines (4 minutes)
    5. fold paper and smooth, then draw lines (4 minutes)
    6. tape your page down, write your name 100 times with your eyes closed 
    7. tape your page down, write a thought over and over until the page is full (~10 minutes?)
  2. bring drawings to class on Wednesday
  3. photograph each carefully (no arm or camera shadow). Experiment with cropping and/or zooming. Post 5 most interesting photos before Friday.
Wednesday 2/23 HW tba (check back with blog)

2 comments:

  1. is our eyes supposed to be closed when we write down that thought?

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  2. would love you o do it that way but it is not an requirement.

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2D :: This studio course introduces the studio arts, contemporary art history, theory and technology to the incoming student. It is designed to immerse students in an intense program of researching, interpreting and creating art in the twenty-first century. ART 130 emphasizes the 2-Dimensional Arts but pushes into the 3rd and 4th as well. Its companion courses, ART 131 and ART 132W, support this studio course with lectures, readings, visiting artists and demonstrations.

3D :: This studio course introduces the studio arts, contemporary art history, theory and technology to the incoming student. It is designed to immerse students in an intense program of researching, interpreting and creating art in the twenty-first century. ART 131 emphasizes the 3-Dimensional Arts as well as pushing into the 4th Dimension.

Lecture :: This course introduces the concepts, theories and information for development in ART 130 and ART131, the studio components linked with this visual arts foundation course. It is an arena for students to experience lectures, demonstrations, seminar activities and visiting speakers, as well as the more traditional aspects of the discipline. It is geared towards contemporary visual concerns and uses experimental techniques to expose students to an array of styles and methodologies.

Think bootcamp for artists!