Category: COMD1100 Project #1 (Page 3 of 6)

Urban Artifacts : Phase 4

September 17, 2017 / Emely Rivas / 0 Comments

Throughout this project I have learned that every single art and techniques of drawing are different from everyone else. The first day of this class I thought that we were just going to draw but that’s not all, It is also learn how to describe a design and learn how to communicate through out other people’s work . In this project I have learn that everything around you is full of ambiguous and stables shapes and also categorizing them as organic and geometric figures in every single art, learning to see the world differently.

The part that I most like about this project was seeing everyone’s work and how they are very different from each other. Also, going through different phases it was really fun. Presenting our design and getting really good critics and advises from my classmates that makes my Obvious ( stable )Figure/Ground and Ambiguous Figure/Ground design look pretty awesome. I could have done better, presenting more my work by adding more descriptions and give feedback to other people’s art.

Phase 1: Discover

Phase 2: Define

Phase 3: Develop

Urban Artifacts: Phase 4

September 17, 2017 / Garnet Garcia / 0 Comments

Obvious Figure-Ground Relationship (Final)

Total time: 25 minutes

Ambiguous Figure-Ground Relationship (Final)

Total time: 1-1 1/2 hours

Chipped Paint – Organic Shapes

I learned a lot about what makes a stable/obvious figure ground relationship and what makes an ambiguous one, but also how some times it could be argued as both. I learned about how orientation, cropping, and how much detail you want to include can make difference in either. The only thing I would have liked to do better is perhaps get a second inking pen; I was not ready for how much ink I was going to need. One of the most important critiques I got was on the orientation of the Obvious Figure-Ground Relationship piece and how in putting it vertically, I could create a more concrete relationship with that of the Ambiguous piece.

Phase 1: Discover
Phase 2: Define
Phase 3: Develop

Urban Artifacts: Phase 3

September 17, 2017 / Garnet Garcia / 1 Comment

These sketches were my way of testing out both the orientation and placing of the figure on the ground. I also wanted to test out how the “chipped area” would look in black as opposed to white. This part relates to the last phase of the project because it takes my previous idea and tries to make it better through trial and error as well as critique.

Total time: 30 minutes

This was done on a much larger scale compared to that of the previous sketch. I wanted to make sure I was creating the correct sense of an ambiguous figure while also creating a sense of unity between the two parts.

Total time: 25 minutes

Urban Artifacts: Phase 2

September 17, 2017 / Garnet Garcia / 1 Comment

Total time: 30 mins

Urban Artifacts: Phase 4

September 15, 2017 / Ebony Star / 0 Comments

This project gave me a better comprehensive hands on experience on the Design Process. There is much more to designing than I perceived. You have to have an open mind to everything around you. There is obvious and ambiguous figure ground relationships all around you. Some figures geometric like a street sign in the sky, others organic as various shapes of gum on the ground.

In the beginning of this project I misunderstood how to find bring unity between my images. It took refining my thumbnails with framing an cropping, to narrow my options down that still had no relation. During the critique I received very positive feedback. The group made a good observation, that just adding more to my obvious figure/ground image, I could establish a better image for the ambiguous figure/ground image. Which helped to bring the unity of now two organic shapes.

In the next project I will do my best not to think as literal. To open my eyes as an artist more because the answer to my problem was directly in my face. Thank you for all the critiques!

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/07/urban-artifacts-phase-1-15/

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/11/urban-artifacts-phase-2-2/

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/14/urban-artifacts-phase-3-3/

Urban Artifacts: Phase 2

September 15, 2017 / Elias / 0 Comments

Obvious figure/Ground

Obvious Figure/ Ground Relationship

Obvious Figure/ground

Urban Artifacts: Phase 4

September 14, 2017 / Sage Gray / 0 Comments

I’m pleased to say that, though taught in a brief time, completing these projects have taught me how to readily distinguish obvious figures, being figures that stand out with an uneven ratio, to the ambiguous, figures that are not easily identified due to (usually) an equal balance of figures. I look forward to going to museums, looking at art and being able to comment on any obvious and negative figure lingo. This has opened up my perspective to art and my appreciation for it continues to grow, learning the language of art is definitely an experience!!

Links to ph 1-3!

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/07/urban-artifacts-ph1/

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/14/uran/ ‎

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/14/urban-artifacts-phase-3-11/ ‎