2D UNIT VI: Patterning
To understand and apply various methods for creating patterns
and textures. To explore the "hidden voices" of pattern as found in contemporary,
historical, and cross-cultural experiences. Project References Vocabulary Materials Preliminary: 1. Before coming to class, review the thematic concept of Other Voices as found on the website. Also read the discussion on Patterning for Unit VI. Exercises: 1. Read the handout entitled "Crystalligraphy" by Phylis and Philip
Morrison. 2. Begin experimenting with different methods for creating multiple
shapes. Try different techniques--paper cut-outs, rubber stamps,
wood blocks, xerox machines, computers. Notice how each tool
will produce different effects. 3. Illustrate each of the actions from the article and the discussion
in class: translation, reflection, rotation. Experiment with
different types of adjacency, grouping, and gestalt. Label and
place in your notebook. Project: 1. Develop a series of alternative compositions using multiple
thumb-nail sketches, keeping in mind the overall symbolism of your tapestry. 2. Using ONE of the techniques you explored in Exercise #2, produce
a final "tapestry" reflecting either your own "cosmology" or that
of another culture. You may use a 15" x 20" illustration board
or other larger format/material of your choice. Critique Ideas When you have completed your composition, divide into small groups
and exchange artworks with another group from the class. Within
your group, work together to respond to each print in turn. Consider
the following 2. Point out any personal symbols the artist used to indicate
a particular meaning. 3. Discuss ideas the artwork seems to communicate. After some
sharing of interpretations, attempt to state the message of the
composition in one sentence. (This artwork is about. . .) 4. Explain how the shapes, symbols, or other elements of the composition
support its message.
Project VIE
Talking Patterns
Objectives
Project Overview
Your challenge is to plan and execute a paper tapestry that illustrates
a "cosmology" (a metaphysical picture of the origin and structure
of the universe...whew!) that you have either researched from
another culture or invented from scratch.
Islamic art, Navajo weaving, Mimbres pottery, African Kenta cloth,
module, pattern, texture, cell, repetition, rhythm, adjacency,
rotation, rotational symmetry, translation (also glide), reflection
(also mirror), parallel reflection, orthogonal, proportion, alignment
(unity by direction), transitional unity (unity by transformation),
icon, tapestry
15 x 20" illustration board, x-acto knife, scissors, rubber cement
or graphic arts paste, collage/montage materials (magazine images,
prints, photos), ruler, paints and brushes, pens and pencils.
Process
1. Describe the patterning techniques your fellow artists used
and explain how various effects were achieved.