Constuctivism Assignment

Assignment:

Unit Exam Project

You will create one large image -- 8" x 11" to hand in as a unit test on the elements and principles of design.

Using only geometric shapes you will create a design composition.  Unlike your six designs, you may vary your geometric shapes in this way: 1. you may add one other color. and 2. you can use 50% transparency on some of the the geometric shapes.  3. you may use a color background.

Look up Constructivism-- on your blog write about this form of art, what it means, and whose works you like.  DUE: October 4.

PAINTINGS FROM THE TATE GALLERY:
John Cecil Stephenson

László Moholy-Nagy

Post-assignment Evaluation:

Before starting this project, I searched for constructivist artists and their work. I found many designs that included basic geometric shapes that included shading, texture, and depth. A common color scheme was red, black, and cream, which are the same colors I used in my design. Shepard Fairey is one modern day constructivism artist that is known for his "Obey" designs. He uses these colors often, and I thought they were colors that worked well together. Constructivism art was a major turning point in Russian culture, and many designs included the word "Change" and a fist or an open hand. I chose to make a fist out of geometric shapes while using the same colors that were common in others artist work. I tried as much as possible to stay with the constructivism theme while making my design, and I fell that I successfully have done that. I made the fist punch through my design and added shards to add movement, and I used a repeating background to move the eye around the design. To make my design better, it may have looked more appealing to the eye if I had done more to separate the fist from the background pattern, but I think that the first can still be seen. It does make it a more abstract design that you have to step back and look at, which isn't necessarily bad.