surface is illusion but so is depth
linear perspective :: 1 pt. = parallel perspective 2 pt. = oblique perspective
+ 3pt. = aerial perspective
spatial graffiti ::
Create a linear perspective drawing in 2pt perspective
methods
> Select a 4 or 5 letter word
> Create illusionistic cubes first - activate composition creatively with figure + ground
> Then cut out voids to create solid letter masses
> Make use of TEXT @ image
concerns
> Concept of word needs to be incongruent (disharmonious) to 2pt drawings
> Activate negative space + positive form compositionally
> Make use of a variety of scales > visual weights + visual textures
> You may rotate your text in any direction = W = M = 3 etc.
> Experiment with stacking forms, above, on and below horizon line
> Make use of a full range of values
> Make use of invented patterns and illusionistic textures from earlier India ink experiments
> Develop full range of values that define depth of field
> Consider value relationships
> Invent value patterning on planar analysis
media
18" x 24" (H orientation) 100% rag cotton watercolor paper> Strathmore, Rieves BFK, Arches, 140#
India ink + H20 + salt
Pencils + erasers
straight edged ruler
linear perspective is a human-made spatial system
Linear perspective is only one 2D spatial system that artists and designers use to define illusionary space.
other spatial systems introduced earlier include ::
Placement perspective, color temperature, visual weights of objects, scale of objects.
A reminder that these are only tools that are human made that define illusionistic space.
Different cultural systems of defining space have numerous ways of portraying them.
3D animation, architectural applications, illustrative designs and concept product design, installation plans, drawing, painting, and yes even, the playing of good game of pool!
ONE POINT LINEAR PERSPECTIVE = Parallel
All edges are parallel V + H
applications ...
TWO POINT LINEAR PERSPECTIVE = OBLIQUE
ONLY VERTICAL LINES REMAIN PARALLEL
applications
THREE POINT LINEAR PERSPECTIVE = AERIAL perspective
nothing is parallel
applications
"A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emepror of China,
or, Surface is Illusion, but so is Depth" DVD
Director Philip Haas (Angels and Insects and Up at the Villa), and visual artist David Hockney take their audience on a magical journey through China via a marvelous 72-foot long 17th-century Chinese scroll entitled The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour (1691-1698), while comparing it to a Renaissance street scene painting painted by Canaletto's "Piazzo Saint Marco" of 1723.
The comparison shows us two very different spatial systems to create illusionistic depth.
STUDENT WORK
Memory
Laugh
Mercy
Mermaid
Holga
Horse
VIDEO :: David Hockney: “One Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China, or, Surface is illusion but so is depth” depicting Western + Eastern cultures
