Thursday, March 5, 2020

Assignment #3: Self Contained Shape Painting


Due March 24 for morning class
        March 25 for evening class

You are to design a painting that emphasizes the overall shape of the image.  In the manner of a logo, sticker design, or family coat-of-arms, the painting must not be composed on a rectangle.  Instead, though the painting will probably be made on a rectangular canvas or similar, it must be composed within its own irregular silhouette.  The subject and scale is up to you.  The negative space around the irregular shape of the design may be the raw white color of the gessoed canvas.

Though I’m using the word “logo” as an example of the self-contained nature of the image, I do not want you to make shape or the image inside as simple as a logo.  I’m looking for something complex enough to be interesting with some density and detail inside.  A logo is designed to be instantly recognizable and readable, not necessarily very interesting.  Your painting is still a PAINTING!  Embrace the paint, complex color relationships, and as much detail (or density) as needed.  Have fun with it!  Feel free to reference branding or pop culture, but make your painting feel unique and complex, not mass produced.  Good luck!

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