ARTS & CRAFTS



By: Paula Barredo Lopez

UNIT 5

a.- What angles can you draw using a 45 triangular set square? And with a 60 triangular set square?

b.- Divide a 77 mm segment into two equal parts, using your compass.

c.- Draw a straight line r and any point A on it. Starting at point A, draw a 72 angle off the line using a protractor.

d.- A straight line can create a sense of volume. On a sheet of paper, draw a compositionshowing this effect.

e.- Look for a picture painted by Josef Albers which he uses only black and red straight lines, and for the picture named "Homage To The Square: Glow" painted in 1966 by the same author. In which one does the painter create a sense of depth?

By Josef Albers1954Formulation, Articulation1966

UNIT 6

a.- What is a triangle? Write a definition.

b.- Describe the characteristics of a quadrilateral. What quadrilaterals can you name?

c.- Name and define the important lines of a triangle.

d.- What is a trapezoid? How is it different from quadrilaterals called parallelograms?

e.- Draw the following triangles and quadrilaterals giving step-by-step diagrams. Write simple instructions for each step.

f.- Find a picture by Richard Anuszkiewicz that uses just triangles.

Intrinsic Harmony

g.- Look for the picture "Grande Toile Grise Pour Kassel" painted by Antoni Tapies in 1964. What polygonal shapes can you see?

h.- Look for a Basque Sculptor who uses mostly polygonal shapes in his works.

By Eduardo Chillida

i.- Look for Pablo Picasso's "Accordionist" painted in 1911 and Georges Braque's "Violin and Palette" painted in 1909. What movement do they belong to? What similarities can you see?

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