FA 1020 / Math 1020
Mathematics in Art
Art Instructor: Derek Brueckner
Office: 337 ART Lab
Email:
derek.brueckner@umanitoba.ca
Assignment 1: Preliminary
to Final Project Assignment
(Weighted 15% of course)
DUE: May 23
All assignments are due at the beginning of class, once the
instructor has left the classroom the assignment is considered late.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS:
Assignments submitted late after class has ended on the day of
assignment deadline will be deducted one letter grade.
No assignments will be accepted beyond 1:00 pm on any given
deadline date. Any assignment submitted beyond 1:00 pm of any assignment
deadline date will receive a ZERO Grade.
Summary of Assignment: Create an artwork using coloured art materials that is 15 x
20 inches on illustration board incorporating one example from each of the
three mathematical concepts listed below. All three concepts with each
concept’s iteration should be clearly indicated and neatly labeled on a 15 x 20
inch acetate overlay. This work must include one wet medium in addition
to other optional colour art materials.
Three Mathematical
Concepts/Iterations to Select:
- Euclidean Geometry
and Euclidean Construction
- Golden
Ratio Construction
- Symmetries
Assignment
Requirements:
1) A
minimum of three selected mathematical concepts/iterations in colour (no black
or white)
2) Labels
of concepts with corresponding iterations securely attached underneath to
acetate
3) Acetate
is securely attached to top edge of work with neatly printed name and course
section (A01)
Please do NOT indicate your student number.
4) Variety,
complexity and unity in the over all design including:
A) Shape,
line, colour, material characteristics and their organization in relation to:
each other (intervals/negative spaces and overlapping), the overall composition
and optical illusions of space created through overlapping of shapes and lines (sense
of depth in overall work).
B)
Different use of art materials, art styles, and considering context and relationship
between different sensibilities (controlled/analytical and
uncontrolled/intuitive).
C) Clarity
of intentions in relation to art and math concepts (art concepts being 4 and 5
on this checklist)
5) Art
Materials and Process - Integrated investigative process in physicality,
layering and optics including:
A) Variety
of Mark making
B) Thick
and thin applications of materials
C) Editing,
layering and revising - additive subtractive processes of materials, opaqueness
and transparency of materials
D) Matt and
gloss surfaces/materials
E) Range of
colour mixing
F) Colour
interaction and optics of colour with in the space (strategic use of colour to
create depth)
G) Overall
clarity of intentions of materials
