FA 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Contrapposto, Yolk, Beeswax
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Earth, vegetable, synthetic: solvent - liquefying agent. Water, wax, oil: binder - to attach to surface. Some materials are fragile, friable, single copy only: molded, wax, bronze, other metal, plastic. Fragile until fired: wax, vulnerable to heat, built up - can be altered, wrought metal, cast metal, environmental. Line / shape: curved / flowing, straight / angular, thick / thin, fuzzy / sharp, color, primary - red, yellow, blue, secondary - everything else, hue - the color itself, infinite amount of variation around the color wheel. Inanimate - rocks, vegetation, structure: decorative features - frames, columns, moldings, arabesques. Shape: layout, planning, space / mass, focus - single or multiple, balance, symmetry, asymmetry, unity, repetition, variety, contrast, depth - overlap, linear, aerial, expressive content, diamond pattern, compare visual masses, glazes of figures, focus. Listing a work of art: creater (dates, name of work and it"s date, medium, dimensions.
