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Bridget Riley and Op Art

...Op Art captured the imagination of the public and became part of the swinging sixties. The fashion, design and advertising industries fell in love with its graphic, sign-like patterns and decorative value. Op Art was cool, and Bridget Riley became Great Britain’s number one art celebrity.

The basis of the Op Art movement was a form of geometric abstraction, which was in a way impersonal and not obviously related to the real world.

 “I couldn’t get near what I wanted through seeing, recognizing and recreating, so I stood the problem on its head. I started studying squares, rectangles, triangles and the sensations they give rise to… It is untrue that my work depends on any literary impulse or has any illustrative intention. The marks on the canvas are sole and essential agents in a series of relationships which form the structure of the painting.” (Bridget Riley)

Finding VALUE in Pumpkns

Of course pumpkins have value, they have a beautiful color, without them what would fall and Halloween be??? So pumpkins are valuable, but where can we see the Element of Design VALUE in them?  When you have completed all of your warm-up VALUE exercises, do a pencil sketch of a pumpkin from my desk. Make sure you show all the highlights, mid-tones, and shadows (core and cast) that you see.   Take a look below at a great example of this exercise:

Remember all that you learned when doing the value exercises, ask yourself these questions:

• Where is the darkest value?
• Where is the lightest value?
• How dark is the pumpkin compared to the stem and the paper?
• Is the stem thin, thick, curvy, short?

Take your time observing...

After you finish the drawing and you have done your best, complete the following reflectio/assessment:    Pumpkin Value Rubric

Spheres that POP!

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Andrew Graham-Dixon on Bridget Riley

2 Point Perspective

Fall Fun....pattern, repetition, color!

I cannot resist doing something with leaves for a mini-break from our drawing lessons...

Take a look at the examples of different ways to decorate leaves. 

Embellish a leave with the element of design SHAPE or LINE.   When we repeat a shape or line it creates PATTERN and MOVEMENT.  Many cultures and artists use REPETITION of shapes, line, and color to create beautiful works of art. 

Take one leaf from my collection and create a pattern using line, shape, and color!  If you would like to do more bring some leaves in from home. All you have to do is go outside and find some leaves that aren't too dry, maybe they are still on the tree and then place them in a book to flatten them. 
Bring them in to the next art class to make into stunning works of art!