Pattern

Floor tiles and fabric prints tend to be similar in style. They vary in degree of intricacy and design but they it seems if you can have a pattern in a fabric print you can with a floor tile and vice versa. For fabric prints it seems to depend on the material for the detail of the pattern. While with tiles it seems to depend on size, the bigger the tile the more detailed they can be. Islamic architecture seems to be very detailed and intricate, but done in extremely large portions, encompassing streets, walkways, and buildings. Tiles are more self contained if only because of their size, while fabrics are able to be more open and unrestrained because of their size. I like the fabric patterns a lot because they are free flowing and seem to be more interesting. Islamic architecture is also very interesting because it is so detailed and also so vast.

Gestalt

http://people.csail.mit.edu/fredo/ArtAndScienceOfDepiction/links.html

Value

Creating the value scale is a lot harder than it would seem. I tend to write with intensity and usually press fairly hard, so getting the high values were kind of tough. It was also hard making sure the entire region was evenly shaded and there was no internal variations. Keeping each section as its own separate identity was tough, all i wanted to do was shade them together. I've done value scales before but I've always separated sections so that made it easier. Doing the drawing was a lot easier because we were able to do it in parts. There was a required number of values but they didn't have to be in any certain order or arrangement, which made the creation of the drawing a lot easier.

The string activity was definitely an interesting project and also an enjoyable one. Unraveling and wrapping the string was a mindless activity while the re wrapping and untangling was a thinking process. I hastily unraveled my string through out the room; not thinking about composition, placement, or having to clean it up at all. I think this is true of me i tend to do things rashly and not completely thought out. Then the cleaning up process was arduous and time consuming. At one point i was even cleaning up the wrong string and helped someone else early. I feel this is very true of who I am. I tend to pay for my rash actions and i end of put others peoples feeling over my own.

I also liked the line and shape project that we drew. It was interesting to see how each person did different designs and different compositions. I really liked this project because it made you think differently and out of box; I had to figure out a way to arrange the subjects so as to fit the page but also meet all the criteria.

Which of the images a, b, c, or d are lines?
a, b, & d
Which of the images a, b, c, or d are shapes?
a, b, c, & d
What makes a line?
It doesnt necessarily have end end point, it can go on forever.
What makes a shape?
A confined area or piece.

In this piece there are many boxes of varying sizes and colors spread through out the body of work. There is a concentration in the bottom right corner of larger sized squares. In the far bottom right is a strip of boxes with varying colors, from there black boxes radiate out, decreasing in size. They are in somewhat of a pattern but vary and differ a little, breaking the trend.

The artist of this piece was trying to convey a sense of nonconformity. The boxes in the the top half are of relatively the same size and shape and are all of the same color. The lower half of this piece is made up of boxes of varying sizes and colors, with the largest and most colorful boxev being exiled to corner away from the similar boxes.

The composition and values of this piece are overall very compelling and convey the message very well. The artist was able to easily convey his thoughts and emotions without making the piece to hard to understand and comprehend. This artist seems like he knows what he wants to accomplish and knows how to, yet his work is not tired or overused.