Showing Movement
The word movement in art can be shown a lot of different ways. For example Starry Night By VanGogh. He used parish strokes to create visual movement.
What do your eyes do as you look at this painting?
What do you notice about how it was painted?
What do your eyes do as you look at this painting?
What do you notice about how it was painted?
Then there are the more literal movement images in art. Iris Scott paints her dog as she is shaking off water.
How is this image different then Van Gogh?
How is this image different then Van Gogh?
We can even go more realistic with these horses.
What shows us they are moving?
What shows us they are moving?
For this project we are going to SHOW a more literal movement. See the examples below. Ask yourself
How does this show movement?
What is happing? In other words, finish the story.
How does this show movement?
What is happing? In other words, finish the story.
The Project: Moving Figures
The video below shows a good start to what we are going to do. But instead of newspaper to build our armature we are going to use tinfoil. Instead of paper mache, we are going to use sculpey clay!
You will be given a platform for your piece. Your piece must fit on this proportionally.
We will be baking this. it MUST be done by this day, there will not be another.
Sketch out 5 ideas.
You will be given a platform for your piece. Your piece must fit on this proportionally.
We will be baking this. it MUST be done by this day, there will not be another.
Sketch out 5 ideas.
Put down your ideas in your sketchbook.
What in your life shows movement?
How can you depict that movement?
What is the best way to do it?
For example, what if the umbrella was the turned inside out? Would that change the idea?
What in your life shows movement?
How can you depict that movement?
What is the best way to do it?
For example, what if the umbrella was the turned inside out? Would that change the idea?