The unique sculptor, Andy Goldsworthy (b. 1956, Cheshire, UK) works with ephemera to create visually spectacular, and structurally stunning Earth works.
Due to the inherent nature of the materials he explores -- from icicles to poppy petals, and more, Goldsworthy's works often only exist for a very brief period of time.
Following their creation, they are documented photographically and exist in this form after the materials have broken down and/or transformed into another state.
assignment
Students of Design + Color Theory will put into practice what they have learned in our first six weeks together and will create a self directed assignment that puts found materials to the forefront.
Using your notes from your sketch books, make a list of the concepts covered in class thus far.
This work is to be designed by you, complete with thumbnail studies (8 minimum) of the project's evolution in your sketchbook.
You may include a color palette.
The image size is your decision.
Reflect back to the visual information revealed in the film Waste Land by Vic Muniz, 2010
concepts covered
line
shape
space
figure / ground relationships
visual weight
visual speed + movement
scale and proportion
gestalt
balance and unity
diagonal vs horizontal / vertical speed
figure / ground reversal
pattern + rhythm
sequential works (narratives with more than one panel)
color schema > primaries, secondaries, tertiaries, complimentary, analogous, vibrating color schemas, simultaneous contrast, transparency, intensity + saturation
