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    Project #3: Figure/Ground

    Objective
    Introduction of "positive and negative space," introduction to "figure/ground" relationships such as "alternation," "figure/ground ambiguity," and "interpenetration.

    Materia1s
    Your choice of mark-making tools; biology paper (8 1/2 x 11) , an Exacto knife, four found objects, Small paint roller, acrylic paint .

    Vocabulary
    figure/ground relationship, interacting or integrated, alternation/ambiguity, interpenetration, positive/negative space, abstraction, non-objective

    Concept-
    Place - The American West, The Sonoran Desert, Phoeinx
    History - Hohokum, Mexico, Cowboys ect.
    Identity/ Culture - Religion, Hohokum, Mexico, Cowboys ect
    Ecology- Animals, Plants, Land, Temperatures



    b) Plan and execute a black and white composition (i.e., Stencils) that attempts to communicate placce. Your focus should be on effective definition of shape, use of symbols, figure/ground relationships, and impact on your intended viewers.

     

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