Monday, April 29, 2013

More Information re: show at CC

Hi class,

You can find more information about the exhibition we visited here:

theideaspace.com

-Marina

Friday, April 26, 2013

COURSE SCHEDULE UPDATES

Hi class,

Please check the course schedule for your class- I made some updates.

-Marina


Thursday, April 4, 2013

SEE YOU AT CC

We will meet at Colorado College's Coburn Gallery at 2pm (1:40 class) and 5pm (4:45 class) on Thursday, April 4. Coburn Gallery is located in the Worner Center on the CC campus, northwest corner of Cache La Poudre and Cascade Ave.

address: 14 e Cache La Poudre

Street parking on Cache la Poudre, Monument, limited parking on Cascade Ave.

TAKE HOME TEST




Take Home Test


Please email your answers to me no later than 11:59pm on Monday April 8 if you are in my MW class or by Tuesday April 9, 11:59pm if you are in T/TH classes.

1. What is meant by subtractive color?

2. Is color different from hue? How?

3. Name three ways to create a balanced composition.

4. Name the five major types of color schemes and find an example for each (cut and paste from the internet is okay but do not use examples from the book). 

5. What is the difference between tones, tints, and shades?

6. What's the difference between invented texture, physical texture, and visual texture?

7. Please read Chapter Five, Cultivating Creativity, in text, p 110-117 and then write a few sentences describing the strengths and weaknesses of your creative process / work habits as related to our class projects. Credit given for effort and completion of this question- not evaluated for correctness.

8. Name three ways to create the illusion of space other than using linear perspective.

9. Find a piece of art on the MOMA.org website that you find compelling and challenging. Write a paragraph or two discussing this artwork's form, subject and content (refer to chapter seven for reminder of these terms). Same credit scenario for question #7.

10. Define the following- refer to text:

Value
Contrast 
Picture plane
Horizon line
Gestalt 


10 points each