October 1st Lecture

The lecture was mostly about repetition. There was also discussion about harmony and contrast in repetition. Repetition in art can either be monotamy or chaotic.

10 Drawings

Slammed the pencil down and then flicked across.

Slid erasers across newsprint paper which gives the fuzzy texture.

(Pencil on newsprint does not photograph well. I'm sorry.) Place rubber bands under the paper and tape on top. After that I twisted ten pencils held by a rubber band together.

10 pencils in the stirring pot motion.

5 pencils in a twisted motion sliding across the page.

Hit the page with rubber bands with tape placed on the paper.

Pencil eraser hitting the paper.

Placed masking tape roll on top of the page and drew in the middle with pencil. I would twist the pencil hard until it slid across.

Put rubber bands under the page and just kept drawing lines from left to right.

I twisted four pencils. Left half going down and the right pushing up.

16 Ink Drawings

Tape on the paper:

Used a used up tape roller and rolled it across the page.

I used a tassel on all four corners with different hits to give it value.

An ink pen sliding across the page.

I used tape wad instead of just laying it flat and hit the page with rubber bands.

200 lines with both hands:

My left index finger vs my right index finger. I noticed my right makes longer lines.

I rolled up a leaf and cut the tip so that it can be flat for both hands.

A tassel and an ink pen.

Ink pen on the left and a berry stem for the right.

100 lines:

Berry stem going back and forth on the page.

Pen dipped in ink.

Mega sharpie pack slammed on the paper and then slid across the page.

Rolled up leaf in a curved line motion.

Fold then unfold method:

I folded the paper into a paper boat. Then I dragged the tassel across the page.

I folded the paper into a paper airplane and then slammed my finger on the page and slide it in different directions. I was listening to Mexican rock music.

I folded the paper into the smallest square that I could get. I then grabbed the tassel and swung in a circular motion on the page.

I folded the paper in half then rolled it up and pressed it down. I used rubber bands to make the ink lines.

10 Quotes

1. Don't take pictures of buildings, but of moments.
2. He who laughs last didn't get it.
3.When in doubt, tell the truth.
4. If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.
5. Love all, trust a few.
6. Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
7. Last night, Good night.
8. It is much more disheartening to have to steal than to be stolen from.
9. Will you bite the hand that feeds you?
10. Love is a battlefield.

I have narrowed it down to these two:

If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.

Don't take pictures of buildings, but of moments.

Texture Critique

They pointed out that the spray painted cotton balls looked like charcoals or rocks. They also liked how it oozes out of the box. Gives a good illusion. The background has its own illusion because of the way it is put together it seems like it has its own depth of space. The clean cut of the of the newspaper contrasts with the roughness of the squares. They liked how there was texture in the positive space.

They felt that there was too much black so they wanted the border to be gone or smaller. They also wanted to see the cotton to be more shaped into a square.

They saw a lot of variety in my accordion book and liked the neat and clean edges. They also like the fact that it is not falling apart and sticks very well together. They think my choice of background was the best one out of the book because it balances out with the foreground of the piece.

Update on relief project

These are my wall and accordion book. There are changes that I need to make to them such as making the cotton balls give it a more solid square form. Also the texture in the background only merges with the textures that the black squares have so I need to change it to make it pop more. The accordion book needs some covers and paint the back part black so that any smudges cannot be seen.

Human Dots

These were the human dots we created for our group. We used the sky with clouds as a  background and dots in various perspectives to get the sizes we wanted.

Here are the original composites.