The Shape of Time and Place

“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other

way—things I had no words for.”

Georgia O’Keeffe

Shape and Meaning

Cubism

Three Musicians

Pablo Picasso, 1921

Shape and Meaning

Paula Rusu

https://www.behance.net/PaulaRusu

Shape and Place

Low-Poly [Isometrics] Timothy J. Reynolds

Art Deco

Create a work of art that uses geometric shapes and color to communicate the feeling

of place and time.

Expectations

• The artwork should give the viewer indicators of a place (specific or general) and time (time of day and possibly a specific era or time period).

• The artwork will use geometric shapes and color to represent people, objects, or atmospheric effects.

• Artwork will use abstraction to accomplish objectives.

Shaping your time and Place

1. Decide on your time and place2. Sketch your idea in your sketchbook

WITH WRITTEN NOTES!3. Write a formal description of your time

and space4. Rough your concept in Illustrator using

basic shapes and colors5. Refine your image using Bezier curves

and Pathfinder operations

Time of Day

Time : Era

Time : Era

Presentation will continue using the software application for demonstrating the various Pathfinder tools and how to use the Bezier curve tools. This can include the entire group or a few students at a time.

References

• https://www.behance.net/gallery/Animals/3866699

• https://www.behance.net/gallery/Isometrics/2581967• http://www.vanseodesign.com/web-design/visual-grammar-shapes/• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64HkrYR7kkI• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onID4bCH-oU• http://fb-troublemakers.com/24-very-interesting-old-photographs-17448

• http://www.bored-todeath.com/weird/weird-old-photographs