FA 1020 / Math 1020 Mathematics in Art Art Assignment 1
Art Instructor: Derek Brueckner
Office: 395 Tache Hall - talk to instructor immediately after class in lecture room to book an office appointment
Email: derek.brueckner@umanitoba.ca
Assignment 1: Preliminary to Final Project Assignment
(Weighted 15% of course)
DUE: Friday May 20
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 2:00 pm on any given deadline date. Any assignment submitted beyond 2:00 pm on any assignment deadline date will receive a ZERO Grade.
Summary of Assignment:
Create an artwork using coloured art materials on illustration board incorporating one example from each of the four mathematical concepts listed below. All four 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 two other optional colour art materials.
Four Mathematical Concepts/Iterations to Select:
- Euclidean Construction (see textbook & math lecture notes)
- Golden Ratio Construction (see textbook & math lecture notes)
- Symmetries (includes patterns and or symmetrical objects - also see textbook & math lecture notes)
Required Art Materials, Amounts and Sizes:
15 x 20 inches on illustration board
15 x 20 inches acetate overlay with labels attached to the top of illustration board
3 coloured art materials (minimum) which must include 1 coloured wet medium (such as gouache, acrylic or watercolour)
Assignment Requirements (Check List of Points 1-5):
1) A minimum of four selected mathematical concepts/iterations (listed above) in colour. Pure black, or white or grays, silver or gold are not permitted. Instead mixing tints and shades of colour are permitted. You may also use coloured glazes/washes over white or gray, silver or gold to transform them with hues. **
2) Labels of concepts with corresponding iterations securely attached to acetate underneath. *
3) Acetate is securely attached to top edge of illustration board with neatly printed: name, section (A01 or A02) and term (such as Summer 2016) on front of illustration board. *
Please do NOT indicate your student number.
4) Main Requirements
4 A) Using: shape, line, colour, art material characteristics (elements)
the ultimate goal is to have: variety, complexity and unity in the overall Composition of the project**
4 B) Organization and placement of elements ** should be applied in relation to:
- Movement/flow (major and minor visual movements) in overall composition
- Optical illusions of space (progressions of space created through overlapping of shapes and lines to give sense of depth in overall work)
- Visual weights (dominant elements) and secondary elements
- 2D spaces between elements (activating intervals/negative spaces)
(To begin assignment initially focus on Shapes and Line by first experimenting and investigating composition options with B & W photocopy cut outs of math concepts at different scales and OR do preliminary drawings incorporating math concepts OR a combination of both drawing and photocopies)
(Instructor will present various in progress examples and completed examples of assignment requirements through out the course during all scheduled art lectures)
4 C) Colour interaction and optics of colour with in the space (strategic use in the progressive range of high and low colour contrast to create the illusion of depth and space) (sense of depth in overall work again)**
(Go to Colour Theory for more information) (very important requirement but physically happens later in process of making assignment)
4 D) Editing, layering and revising - additive subtractive processes of materials, opaqueness and transparency of materials **
(Video of Art Assignment Demonstrations using Art Materials by Instructor will be presented each class for all scheduled art lectures) (process is by-product for reaching assignment requirements 4A to 4C and all requirements in general)
5) Secondary Requirements - By-Products of Main Requirements
5 A) Art Materials and Process - Integrate investigative process in physicality, layering and optics created by colour and use of art materials*
5 B) Range of colour mixing (byproduct of point 4C & 4D)*
5 C) Thick and thin applications of materials Consider integrating the range of thick to thin applications of art materials (by-product of point 4D)
5 D) Variety and intention of Mark making - Do application of art materials appear smooth and or uniform or do the application of art materials leave a mark or texture from the brush or drawing tool? Consider integrating both approaches in the work (by-product of point 4D & 5C)
5 E) Matt and gloss surfaces/materials should be addressed (by-product of from art material choices)
5 F) Integrating different use of art materials, art styles, and considering context and relationship between different sensibilities (controlled/analytical and uncontrolled/intuitive sensibilities and styles).
5 G) Overall clear demonstration of intentions in relation to integrating art materials, design (composition, colour and space) and math concepts*
(by-product in the clear integration of all assignment requirements)
** = very important requirements
* = important requirements
All the above assignment requirements from 1 to 5G are important but special emphasis should be placed on the requirements with the highlighted asterisks
