Perspective and Drawing Buildings

Building Perspective

LRC/Studio Project

"It would be a mistake to ascribe this creative power to an inborn talent. In art, the genius creator is not just a gifted being, but a person who has succeeded in arranging for their appointed end, a complex of activities, of which the work is the outcome. The artist begins with a vision — a creative operation requiring an effort. Creativity takes courage."

— Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French modernist artist.

Your assignment:

1. Research: Research and present an architect or an architectural style. Your job is to creatively incorporate this style or technique in a cityscape drawing, while using linear perspective (first come, first serve…any doubles must be arranged with me in advance).
2. Sources: You must use at least two sources. At least one must be in print (we will have an LRC day to use #700 REF) and no more than one can be electronic. Some architects can also be found in your textbook, as well a great number of books available in the LRC!
3. Where will you site your sources? In the artist statement, of course! Use your artist statement guidelines as you have in the past, with the addition of a works cited page, using MLA format. (see handouts: Artist Statement Rubric and Artist Statement Organizer for more details)
4. Because you will present these to your classmates, an electronic image example in a PowerPoint for the presentation may be used as a visual aid during your presentation along with your artwork.
5. Due dates:

Ø Monday: 2/18

· Sign up for research project topic/architect

· We will start research in the LRC. Cite your sources while you’re there to save yourself some time.

· You may begin researching for internet sources if you have extra time in the LRC. See list for suitable websites (handout) for research.

Ø Tuesday, 2/19:

· Develop 5 preliminary sketches for your cityscape.

(Experiment with different perspectives/compositions)

Ø Wed. 2/20 – Thurs., 2/21 (no classes Friday 2/22)

· Studio workdays provided in class.

· Please manage your time accordingly. Improvise and experiment!

Space Surrounds Us Every Day!

Read through pages 118-119 in your text, noting the vocabulary words:
positive and negative spaces
picture plane
overlapping
high and low placement
linear perspective
one-point perspective
vanishing point
two-point perspective
eye level
aerial perspective
framing
How is the space in a classroom different from that of the gym or the auditorium?
Hint: think about sound, lighting, the height of the ceiling... architects must take much into consideration when planning spaces!
How do the above vocabulary words create an illusion of depth on a 2-D picture plane?

*HW due Tuesday: Write a description of the photograph of the interior of the National Gallery using the terms given above.

Due Monday!

The Metamorphosis project, along with the self-evaluation rubric and Chapter 4 questions #1-6 from your text is due Monday. Have a great weekend!

Strawberry Shortcake

1.Describe 3 things you see in this drawing

2.What elements and principles are dominant?

3.How are they used to get a certain effect?

4.What do you think the artist was trying to communicate?

5.Do you think this artist was successful given the intentions we think she had? Why or why not?

Metamorphosis II

What is the difference between positive and negative space?
How did M.C. Escher manipulate both in Metamorphosis II?
Why might people see M.C. Escher as a mathematician, as well as an artist?
Your assignment: Draw a 3-dimensional object on a 3"x3" paper.
Rotate, mirror, and transform this image so that the lines that define
the figure will also define the ground.