Week Six
Georges Seurat
Georges Seurat was a 19th Century French painter, and a founder of the neo-imppresionism movement. This style is arguably my favorite, aside from the renaissance.
Bathers at Asnières
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
What I learned
The Principles of design
Contrast
Repetition and Rhythm
Emphasis and Subordination
Directional Forces
Scale and Proportion
Unity and Variety
Balance
Vocabulary
Asymmetrical Balance: Various elements of a work are balanced but not symmetrical
Directional Forces: Pathways that the artist embeds in a work for the viewer’s eye to follow
Focal Point: Principle area of emphasis in a work of art; place to which the artist directs the most attention through composition
Format: The shape or proportions of a picture plane
Pattern: Repetitive ordering of design elements
Scale: Size relation of one thing to another
Symmetrical Balance: Near or exact matching of left and right sides of a three-dimensional form or a two-dimensional composition
Mini Project
"What is American Culture?"
1) I believe American culture, as a whole, is currently at an extremely low point. We value "celebrities" to such an extent, that one is the GOP candidate for president. Most people could more easily name the Kardashians than can name their own Representatives, and Popular music is mostly just incoherent mumbling. I think, on a local level, true american values like innovation and expression are thriving. For my project, I'd like to focus on these local values and culture. I don't specifically mean local to our region, but localized culture and movements around the nation. I don't know how I'm going to convey this on paper or canvass as yet.
2) I've been working on this project over the weekend, but am no closer to being done. I tried painting, but the end product didn't really represent American culture. I am going to work on it some more today.
Continued week 7.
