- Dazzle camouflage on ships was intended to break up the form and confuse the enemy. We first worked from a group of objects, decorated with black and white patterns - looking for just the black shapes rather then the forms.
- Op Art, on the other hand, creates form and generates energy by apparently simple black and white patterns, so we experimented with this on flat, 2D paper - some of which was then folded.
This was all about perception - how the eye reads what we see. work in progress... results of our 'Op Art' experimentation.... These gloves, boots, skulls etc took on a dramatic, dynamic, sculptural and larger-then-life quality by using various ways of modelling and exploring the textures... We discussed pattern as a repetition of shapes, so looked for these in this group of materials and kitchen objects. As with Matisse particularly, the objects almost disappeared amongst the patterns, perspective was almost ignored by tipping up the surface, the solidity of the objects was not emphasised and in some cases a Cubist multi-viewpoint was used... This time everyone was asked to compose their own subject, rather than having one provided - a bit like music. Inventive, experimental...... and lateral thinking, drawing with shapes, patterns and lines.
work in progress... Irregular shaped paper was the order of the day here. We picked odd shapes and aimed to somehow fit in our composition, from a complex pile of objects. Should the objects fit the shape of the paper or contradict it....? It was maybe the opposite of cropping - or doing the cropping before doing the drawing! Click thumbnails to enlarge... |
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