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is value.”
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Gui Bonsiepe
“Design is not added value; design
ART DESIGN
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design foundations drawing MALTILDA
MATILDA IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED FOUR-YEAR-OLD WHOSE PARENTSA CRASS, DISHONEST USED-CAR DEALER AND A SELF-CENTERED, BLOWSY BINGO ADDICTREGARD
ORE THAN A SCAB.” IFE WITH HER BEASTLY PARENTS IS
BEARABLE ONLY BECAUSE MATILDA TEACH-ES HERSELF TO READ, FINDS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND DISCOVERS LITERATURE.
LSO, MATILDA LOVES USING HER LIVELY INTELLIGENCE TO PERPETRATE DARING ACTS
ON HER FATHER.
MA
LTILDA
THE WITCHESTHE TWITSTHE BFG
JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
FANTASTIC MR. FOX&
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE
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is value.”
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Gui Bonsiepe
“Design is not added value; design
ART DESIGN
DRAWING DESIGN FOUNDATIONS
ILLUSTRATION
DIGITAL MEDIA
GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMMUNICATIONDESIGN
TYPOGRAPHYART
APPRECIATION
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design foundations drawing MALTILDA
MATILDA IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED FOUR-YEAR-OLD WHOSE PARENTSA CRASS, DISHONEST USED-CAR DEALER AND A SELF-CENTERED, BLOWSY BINGO ADDICTREGARD
ORE THAN A SCAB.” IFE WITH HER BEASTLY PARENTS IS
BEARABLE ONLY BECAUSE MATILDA TEACH-ES HERSELF TO READ, FINDS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND DISCOVERS LITERATURE.
LSO, MATILDA LOVES USING HER LIVELY INTELLIGENCE TO PERPETRATE DARING ACTS
ON HER FATHER.
MA
LTILDA
THE WITCHESTHE TWITSTHE BFG
JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
FANTASTIC MR. FOX&
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY
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BY ROALD DAHL
BY ROALD DAHL
illustration graphic design communication design typography professional work
Art and Design are a constant interaction in my work. The aesthetic in both my work as well as in my student’s work is the result of a commitment to research in each project. Students are aware that with-out a substantial and cohesive foundation of a concept, any work of art or design may result in a “visu-ally useless thing” without content and formality.
One of the primary criteria in work is the insertion of theoretical support for projects elaborated in class and in my personal work. Bibliography related to color theory such as: Art and Visual Perception by Rudolph Arnheim, or Color Theory by Johannes Itten are resources I utilize in my everyday practice.
My background includes a strong art foundation due to my education in Cuba where I studied at the art academy and the Univesity of Design. A very rigoruous selection process is conducted to be ac-cepted in school; this, plus broad areas of study in fine art and design created in myself and my work, something very wide in terms of thought and media. My experience as an artist and designer since 1994, when I graduated from the University of Design in La Habana, Cuba, allowd me to interact with students from the most diverse backgournds and disciplines.What influences and informs my work and teaching philosophy found its basis in professors, contemporary readings, and films, but also in my background as a student and a professional in a foreigner country as Cuba is.
Art and Design are integral parts of my passion as a designer and as an artist.
mirla g martinez
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is value.”
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Gui Bonsiepe
“Design is not added value; design
ART DESIGN
DRAWING DESIGN FOUNDATIONS
ILLUSTRATION
DIGITAL MEDIA
GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMMUNICATIONDESIGN
TYPOGRAPHYART
APPRECIATION
ASSIGNMENTS
design foundations drawing MALTILDA
MATILDA IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED FOUR-YEAR-OLD WHOSE PARENTSA CRASS, DISHONEST USED-CAR DEALER AND A SELF-CENTERED, BLOWSY BINGO ADDICTREGARD
ORE THAN A SCAB.” IFE WITH HER BEASTLY PARENTS IS
BEARABLE ONLY BECAUSE MATILDA TEACH-ES HERSELF TO READ, FINDS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND DISCOVERS LITERATURE.
LSO, MATILDA LOVES USING HER LIVELY INTELLIGENCE TO PERPETRATE DARING ACTS
ON HER FATHER.
MA
LTILDA
THE WITCHESTHE TWITSTHE BFG
JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
FANTASTIC MR. FOX&
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY
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is value.”
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Gui Bonsiepe
“Design is not added value; design
ART DESIGN
DRAWING DESIGN FOUNDATIONS
ILLUSTRATION
DIGITAL MEDIA
GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMMUNICATIONDESIGN
TYPOGRAPHYART
APPRECIATION
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design foundations drawing MALTILDA
MATILDA IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED FOUR-YEAR-OLD WHOSE PARENTSA CRASS, DISHONEST USED-CAR DEALER AND A SELF-CENTERED, BLOWSY BINGO ADDICTREGARD
ORE THAN A SCAB.” IFE WITH HER BEASTLY PARENTS IS
BEARABLE ONLY BECAUSE MATILDA TEACH-ES HERSELF TO READ, FINDS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND DISCOVERS LITERATURE.
LSO, MATILDA LOVES USING HER LIVELY INTELLIGENCE TO PERPETRATE DARING ACTS
ON HER FATHER.
MA
LTILDA
THE WITCHESTHE TWITSTHE BFG
JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
FANTASTIC MR. FOX&
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY
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DESIGN FOUNDATIONS art-1334
principles of design. axial symmetry, hidding symme-try and radial symmetry. design should include ba-sic geometrical forms and non-chrom color as black, white, and an intermediate grey.
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is value.”
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Gui Bonsiepe
“Design is not added value; design
ART DESIGN
DRAWING DESIGN FOUNDATIONS
ILLUSTRATION
DIGITAL MEDIA
GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMMUNICATIONDESIGN
TYPOGRAPHYART
APPRECIATION
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design foundations drawing MALTILDA
MATILDA IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED FOUR-YEAR-OLD WHOSE PARENTSA CRASS, DISHONEST USED-CAR DEALER AND A SELF-CENTERED, BLOWSY BINGO ADDICTREGARD
ORE THAN A SCAB.” IFE WITH HER BEASTLY PARENTS IS
BEARABLE ONLY BECAUSE MATILDA TEACH-ES HERSELF TO READ, FINDS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND DISCOVERS LITERATURE.
LSO, MATILDA LOVES USING HER LIVELY INTELLIGENCE TO PERPETRATE DARING ACTS
ON HER FATHER.
MA
LTILDA
THE WITCHESTHE TWITSTHE BFG
JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
FANTASTIC MR. FOX&
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY
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principles of design; spatial organization. includes using a grid as a basic form of organization. it explor-ers figure -ground and closure.
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is value.”
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Gui Bonsiepe
“Design is not added value; design
ART DESIGN
DRAWING DESIGN FOUNDATIONS
ILLUSTRATION
DIGITAL MEDIA
GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMMUNICATIONDESIGN
TYPOGRAPHYART
APPRECIATION
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design foundations drawing MALTILDA
MATILDA IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED FOUR-YEAR-OLD WHOSE PARENTSA CRASS, DISHONEST USED-CAR DEALER AND A SELF-CENTERED, BLOWSY BINGO ADDICTREGARD
ORE THAN A SCAB.” IFE WITH HER BEASTLY PARENTS IS
BEARABLE ONLY BECAUSE MATILDA TEACH-ES HERSELF TO READ, FINDS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND DISCOVERS LITERATURE.
LSO, MATILDA LOVES USING HER LIVELY INTELLIGENCE TO PERPETRATE DARING ACTS
ON HER FATHER.
MA
LTILDA
THE WITCHESTHE TWITSTHE BFG
JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
FANTASTIC MR. FOX&
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY
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color wheel; grey scale; monochromatic triangleto explore the relation between color; the relation of an individual color with white, black, and grey. stu-dents work with pigments in tempera or acrylic.
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is value.”
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Gui Bonsiepe
“Design is not added value; design
ART DESIGN
DRAWING DESIGN FOUNDATIONS
ILLUSTRATION
DIGITAL MEDIA
GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMMUNICATIONDESIGN
TYPOGRAPHYART
APPRECIATION
ASSIGNMENTS
design foundations drawing MALTILDA
MATILDA IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED FOUR-YEAR-OLD WHOSE PARENTSA CRASS, DISHONEST USED-CAR DEALER AND A SELF-CENTERED, BLOWSY BINGO ADDICTREGARD
ORE THAN A SCAB.” IFE WITH HER BEASTLY PARENTS IS
BEARABLE ONLY BECAUSE MATILDA TEACH-ES HERSELF TO READ, FINDS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND DISCOVERS LITERATURE.
LSO, MATILDA LOVES USING HER LIVELY INTELLIGENCE TO PERPETRATE DARING ACTS
ON HER FATHER.
MA
LTILDA
THE WITCHESTHE TWITSTHE BFG
JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
FANTASTIC MR. FOX&
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY
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DRAWING art-1311
drawing I explores the relation between forms utilizing object as mod-el. countour line drawings to explore the relation between positive and negative spaces in the composition; contrast utilizing ink on paper.
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is value.”
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Gui Bonsiepe
“Design is not added value; design
ART DESIGN
DRAWING DESIGN FOUNDATIONS
ILLUSTRATION
DIGITAL MEDIA
GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMMUNICATIONDESIGN
TYPOGRAPHYART
APPRECIATION
ASSIGNMENTS
design foundations drawing MALTILDA
MATILDA IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED FOUR-YEAR-OLD WHOSE PARENTSA CRASS, DISHONEST USED-CAR DEALER AND A SELF-CENTERED, BLOWSY BINGO ADDICTREGARD
ORE THAN A SCAB.” IFE WITH HER BEASTLY PARENTS IS
BEARABLE ONLY BECAUSE MATILDA TEACH-ES HERSELF TO READ, FINDS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND DISCOVERS LITERATURE.
LSO, MATILDA LOVES USING HER LIVELY INTELLIGENCE TO PERPETRATE DARING ACTS
ON HER FATHER.
MA
LTILDA
THE WITCHESTHE TWITSTHE BFG
JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
FANTASTIC MR. FOX&
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY
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chiaroscuro as a technique to explore 3D objects and surrounding space.
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