Pattern and Ornament, Small Work #1 Addition

Hi WARPies!

Kathleen and I forgot to mention that you need to bring in materials so one of your classmates can recreate your 3-D manifestation (Small Work #1) from the instructions/plans you are writing up. 

SO! 

Bring in your detailed instructions and all the materials you used in the creation of the work--enough to make the work again. This will be an in-class project.  Please share the word so everyone gets this info. 

So sorry about the lateness of this message!

Best,

Don & Kathleen

Assignments and Due Dates- Topic #2:Pattern and Ornament. Part 2.

Topic #2: Pattern and Ornament

Overview

In the previous topic, we considered the environment around us as a source of inspiration for art-making. We asked you to consider the legacy of received knowledge regarding skill-sets you already had. The purpose of this was to, in part, open your eyes to the categories and biases you might personally impose on your idea of art.

This topic will be a consideration of what is frequently referred to as the ‘decorative or applied arts’. The term itself is embedded with the same sorts of categories and biases that plague what can be considered ‘fine arts’, and we will address those concerns throughout the topic.

In addition to looking at numerous examples of the use of pattern and ornament throughout history, we will be focusing on the design process itself.

The design process includes, for our purposes: conceptualization, planning, preparation and execution.

In this section,  you will design and create the following:

1) A 3-D manifestation of one of the 2-D symbols in your Form-based Language.

2) A 2-D visual plan for either a repeat pattern or a low-relief ornamental form.

3) A set of drawings/plans for a chair of your design. 

4) An ambitious artwork inspired from your chair design.

Assignments and Due Dates

Small Work #1. Language: 2-D to 3-D translation. Due Thursday, Sept 28th. 

Create a physical manifestation of one of the symbols in your Form-based Language. You will construct a fully three-dimensional version (not a low-relief structure) of your form using planar materials (paper, cardboard, matboard, etc.). Your form should fit well into a volume of approximately 4” in all dimensions.

In addition to the object,  you will create a set of instructions describing the process so that one of your classmates can recreate the structure. Be sure your instructions are clear, concise and complete. They can be a combination of image and text on paper, and should physically describe all aspects of the construction of your object.

Small Work #2. Using Pattern as reference. Due Thursday, Sept 28th. 

From the furniture section of the pattern book, A handbook of Ornament, choose a chair pattern that best communicates either your personality or a personality you would like to project. Identify your choice by writing down the image plate# and reference from the book. In your sketchbook, write down the personality trait you are seeking to convey. 

Next, draw the chair pattern in your sketchbook and be sure to upload it to your blog. The height of the drawing should be no less than 5". Detail and accuracy counts. You will be working from this chair pattern for the next two assignments.

Additional blog research (observational): look for pattern and ornament in your daily world and record it via photo in a blog post. Get at least 5 examples.

Required Reading Response. Due Monday, Oct 2nd by midnight. 

Respond to this --> reading <-- from the Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh: Ornament and Pattern. 

Link to the on-line questionnaire is here. 

Small Work #3. Incorporate a Repeat/Ornament. Due Tuesday, Oct 3rd. 

With the chair pattern and personality trait in mind, create a 2-dimensional visual plan for either a pattern-repeat or a low-relief ornamental form that can be incorporated into a chair you will be designing. You will choose either a repeat pattern or an ornamental relief. Not both. The pattern/ornament must be no smaller than 7” on the shortest dimension.

Notes:
We will provide you with a demonstration of the creation of a pattern-repeat by hand, as well as examples of geometric motives to use as organizing structures for the application of repeated form.

This pattern-repeat or low-relief ornamental form must be integrated into your chair design for the next assignment so be sure it makes sense with the chair pattern and personality you selected in assignment 2.

Small Work #4.  Design your chair. Due Tuesday, Oct 3rd.

Based on the pattern selected in assignment2 and the repeat/ornament you created in assignment 3, design a chair that communicates your selected personality. Your design will be communicated in four detailed drawings each measuring 8"x10". The specific drawings are: Front View, Side View, Top View, Repeat/Ornament Detail view of the Repeating Pattern or Ornamental Relief.

In-Class Work Day. Thur Oct 5th. 

Cropped section activity and workshop access. 

In-Depth Project. Abstraction of the form. Due Tue, Oct 10th.  Final Topic#2 Critique.

For your in-depth assignment, you will take the cropped section from your chair design (SM#4) and use it as a starting point to create an ambitious artwork. There are no limitations on materials or techniques, only size. The piece should be no smaller than 24" in the smallest dimension. 

Resources: Library Resources and Facebook Link

How to access Jstor step by step:

On the MDC Library Page

1. under “Find Articles” click “More Databases”

2. Login. Notes: The Borrow ID is your MDC ID#. The Pin is the last 4 digits of your MDC ID #

3. Under the “Arts and Humanities” tab you will find Jstor

Helpful tips for searches on Academic Databases!

-if you want to narrow your search to something specific, for example you're specifically researching Edward Hopper and how his work was influenced by the Cold War, you can hit “advanced search” and search those two together with the “AND” and “add field” options. This can also be useful if you only want a very specific search and not something else (in the drop down menu select “NOT” and enter what you don’t want to come up in your search)

** you can also do your initial search this way. just type your subject with parentheses and type “AND” in between. 

     - Example: type ((Edward Hopper) AND (The Cold War))

And in general, for your other college classes in life, for Academic Databases always make sure you hit Full Text and Downloads Available so you can get access to a full article for your research. 

New World Students Facebook Link!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/315980605163211/

Assignments and Due Dates- Topic #2: Pattern and Ornament. Part 1

Our next unit topic will be a consideration of design, specifically through the lenses of both Pattern and Ornament in art, craft and architecture.

Here are your first two assignments.

1. Read, and respond to the Ornament text below.  DUE Monday, September 25th at midnight.

Ivins, William M. ""Ornament" and the Sources of Design in the Decorative Arts." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 13, no. 2 (1918): 35-41. Available on JSTOR through the MDC Library.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/3254155

Here is the link to the google form with the reading response worksheet.

2. Sketchbook Work: Form-Based Language. DUE on Tuesday, September 26th. 

In your sketchbook, develop a personal language of shapes that draw upon your own experiences and visual environment--you can also think of this as a symbolic system which visually represents thoughts, places, actions, events, conditions and sentiments which are important to you. Avoid clichéd, and commonly received versions of imagery. For example: the use of a red octagon (stop sign) to indicate the cessation or end of something would be both clichéd and commonly received, as would the graphic representation of a ring (wedding or engagement), to indicate romantic commitment.  Your Form-Based Language can draw upon and refer to commonly received symbols, but must be refreshed by being made your own through some act of transformation. 

3. REQUIRED outside museum visit. Wolfsonian. DUE MONDAY, October 2nd at midnight.  

The Wolfsonian FIU

1001 Washington Avenue

Miami Beach

305 531 1001

You will specifically respond to the permanent collection show, Art and Design in the Modern Age.
  

I advise you to also tour other exhibits in the museum, as they will all tie into to topics introduced later in the semester. You will be able to substitute one outside visit this semester, if you are unable to attend a required one, so preparing good notes that allow you to create a response to one of the museum's other shows would be wise.

These are the museum's hours (please note the free hours on Friday evenings; regular admission for students is only $5, however, with your ID):

Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat     10am–6pm 

Wed                               Closed

Fri                                  10am–9pm (free 6–9pm)

Sun                                noon–6pm

Here is the link to the google form with the reading response worksheet.

Creative Impulse Crit Moved to Thursday, Sept. 21

Hi, class.

Because of considerations surrounding life complications caused by Hurricane Irma, we have decided to move the Creative Impulse critique to Thursday, September 21.  Please tell your classmates and help us spread the word.

Resources: Sample Blog, Gmail Account and First Blog Post

Hi Class,

Please use this link as a guide to editing your first blog post. You can look at the other posts on that blog (WARP- SAMPLE BLOG) to set up your WARP blog. Please look at the sample blog carefully and follow all directions when setting up your blog. If you are using a personal website, be sure you organize everything in a similar way.

We will check each of your blogs in class on Thursday to be sure they are working. If you are not sure how to create a blogger site with your gmail account, check out this site.

You will first need a gmail account. The gmail account you were given from mdc may not have blogger set up with it. If that's the case, use your personal gmail account. If you want to set up a personal google account, help can be found here.

We briefly mentioned the use of labels for your blog. Labels work like hashtags and help us sort through your blog posts. Please copy the text below and use these keywords for your labels. Be sure to label all your first assignments with

Topic: Creative Impulse