Greyscale using Texture

Texture

Week9-3

Week9-2

Week 9-1

Week 9-Shape and Form

This week create 3 images which investigates a still-life in different manners.  The 3 images should be Black and White images of the negative and positive space.

Page 4- Wet and Dry Media:

Draw your object that uses different types of line to express volume.

Page3- Dry Media:

One Contour Drawing, One Blind Contour Drawing, and Two Gestural drawing using different types of line.

Page 2- Wet Media:

Fill each square with a different type of mark or line that relates to the verb.

Page 1- Dry Media:

Four different emotions and the lines that relate

Biography and Self Portrait

Here I am.  Zev O'Brien-Gould.  In this picture I am engaged in a conversation on my Cell Phone.  Interestingly enough, I care naught for my cell phone.  I rather enjoy not having one on me.  I guess I enjoy the freedom.  I like this photo because it remindes me that, I too, get sucked into the need for connection.  We often forget that it is ok to be on our own. 
Here I am standing centralized in the photo.  Very clear, and in focus, I am very much the subject of the picture.  The line of my right arm and the line of my left shoulder angle upward towrds my head, bringing the viewers attention to my face.  Over my left shoulder are a series of figures.  They are out of focus, and blend into the background.  Their jackets and hair color are darker, and meld together creating an overall mass to my left.  Balanced on the other side of me is a series of out-of-focus multi-colored blobs.  Although there are several of them, and they create a busier feel than the rest of the image, they equate the opposing side of the background.  As you view this photo, notice how your eyes first recognize me, as a person, with a face, then travel to the right, and see the figures. They then travel to the opposite side to investigate the colors and shapes, and finally, return back to my face.
I wonder what I was talking about as I give what I recognize as, a slight grin!

Sound- Alternating Rhythm of Sound

Alternating Rhythm of Sound

Sound

Soothing Sound

Sound

Culminating Sound

Sound

Harsh Sound

Sound

Mesmerizing Sound

Rhythm Assignment

Choose one of the five senses besides visual: sound, touch, taste, or smell.  Select four words related to the sense.  Some examples are: Jumpy, crackling, sliding, harsh, rough, sweet.  Create four different designs, one to express the emotional content through visual rhythm of each word.  then create a final, fifth design, inspired by your sense, which emphasizes one type of rhythm, either alternating or progressive.

Balance Composite Composition

Balance Negative Image

Balance Positive Image

Balance Assignment

1. Create two black and white compositions from found objects.  Begin by looking through your kitchen for interesting objects.  Consider the line and volume of spoons, teapots, basters.  Gather up anything that appears interesting

2. Use the negative shapes on your next page to make a dynamic composition that is balanced and moves the eye through the page.

Scale

Manipulate a scene using the change of Scale.

Absence of Focal Point

Single Element

Psychological and Optical Emphasis and Focal point

Placement

Isolation

Contrast

Emphasis and Focal Point

With respects to Focal Point and Emphasis, 
You must find and post at least one image that represents each of these ideals:

• Contrast
• Isolation
• Placement
• One element
• Absence of focal point

Non-Objective Unity

Figurative Unity