UNIT3: FIGURE-GROUND RELATIONSHIPS. Project: Heroism/tragedy narrative.
Students´ pieces here
Students´ pieces here
The
image is a cut out from black/white paper and should demonstrate
three different approaches to figure ground.
Project
Overview: Sketch potential images. Cut out the negative space that
will become white from the black paper (or the other way around)
Focus on the use of black and white, positive and negative space to
convey ideas of heroism and/or tragedy.
References: Shadows
theater, Kara Walker, M. C. Escher, SWOON, Ronald J Cala, Man Ray,
silhouette portraits
Vocabulary: Figure,
Ground, Positive shape, negative shape, vignette, balance, weight,
Materials:Black
paper, White paper, scissors, x-acto knife, hard and soft pencils,
glue
Process:
-First:
After finding or inventing your narrative (heroism/tragedy), sketch
thumbnails focusing on positive and negative space relationships.
Your image has to establish these three figure/ground relationships:
vignette, integrated, and alternating/ambiguous relationships.
Consider
the potential of the black and white cutouts to reveal, conceal,
mask...
-Second:
Translate image to the paper. If you are drawing on black paper, draw
with a white pencil to see your lines most readily.
-Finally:
Finalize your decisions and carefully cut out your images. Make sure
to test your image against a white/black background to make sure that
it achieves the desired effect.
