SP2019SA111.DrawingPerception&Composition

WK 5 MO FEB 25 “Sex and the Suffrage Movement: What Does Sex Have to Do with the Suffrage Movement?” Washburn Lecture delivered by Dr. Susan Goodier, MacDonald Lecture Hall, 2:45 PM TU FEB 26 Due: Project #3 Sighting practices / observational drawing / vine charcoal TH FEB 28 Sighting practices / observational drawing / vine charcoal Bring in a 8 x 10" Selfie MAR 05 WK 6 TU MAR 05 Introduce Project #4A  Ink Abstractions & Placement  Project #4A  Ink Abstractions & Placement Perspective Bring in watercolor paper #140 TH MAR 07 DUE #4A Gestalt theory / Placement Perspective Introduce Project #4B Selfie Drawings in experimental value studies. Bring in watercolor paper #140 WK 7 TU MAR 12 Introduce Project #5 Negative Shape Drawing TH MAR 14 Student MultiMedia Presentations > 4 minutes Research paper due  FR MAR 15 Midterm MO MAR 18 thru FR MAR 22 Spring Recess WK 8 TU MAR 26 Figure Model Drawing from the human form

Select one drawing from the  Contemporary Artists who Draw List.   Search to see if they have a website as it will give a great deal of information!  Check for any artist statements, published writings on their work, etc.  Research their biography; when were they born, what higher education did they attend, gallery, museum exhibitions, etc.  Use your selected drawing, analyze  four areas of the work speaking thoroughly about the ELEMENTS of DESIGN. Specifically about how: Line is operating Shape is operating Space is operating Texture / Color / Value (only one of these) is operating You need to speak about the materials that the artist is using, how they might be applied, if they are wet/dry, collage, etc. For example, check this link below: Vic Muniz's Sugar Children The exquisite portrait drawings of children made of table sugar on black paper Muniz creates, he puts the material to the forefront towards meaning. If the materials are unusual