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R H Y T H M S I N FA B R I C

A R T 2 P R O J E C T - M R . T R E A C Y

R H Y T H M I N A R T W O R K :

• The principle of design that refers to a regular repetition of elements of art to produce the look and feel of movement

Artwork by Patrick Raymond

W H AT I S T H E R E G U L A R LY R E P E AT I N G E L E M E N T I N T H I S PA I N T I N G B Y PAT R I C K R AY M O N D ?

H O W D O Y O U K N O W ?

M O V E M E N T I N A R T W O R K

• Visual movement is used by artists to direct viewers through their work, often to a focal point (the area of most importance).

• Such movements can be directed along lines, edges, shapes, and colors within the works, but moves the eye most easily on paths of equal value.

Diego Rivera - "Liberation of the Peon", 1931

U S I N G A B R I G H T C O L O R , D R AW O V E R D I E G O R I V E R A’ S PA I N T I N G T O

H I G H L I G H T T H E “ V I S U A L PAT H ” Y O U R E Y E M A K E S . W H E R E D O E S I T L E A D ? ( W H AT ’ S T H E F O C A L P O I N T

I N T H E PA I N T I N G ? )

FA B R I C A N D D R A P E RY A S A T O O L F O R G U I D I N G

T H E E Y E

• Ancient Greek sculptors used drapery in their sculptures to help show volume

Ancient Greek statue

H O W D O T H E FA B R I C F O L D S H E L P T O S H O W T H E S H A P E O F T H E P E R S O N U N D E R N E AT H ?

• Artists in Renaissance Italy like Albrecht Durer used fabric folds to reveal movement in the human form

Artwork by Albrecht Durer

W H AT PA R T O F T H E B O D Y D O E S T H E A R T I S T B R I N G S P E C I A L AT T E N T I O N B Y U S I N G T H E FA B R I C F O L D S ?

FA B R I C A N D D R A P E RY A S A T O O L F O R G U I D I N G

T H E E Y E

• Artists like Gustav Klimt in the early 20th Century Art Nouveau Movement used fabric to express personality by accentuating patterns

GUSTAV KLIMT - ADELE BLOCH BAUER II

FA B R I C A N D D R A P E RY A S A T O O L F O R G U I D I N G

T H E E Y E

I N Y O U R O P I N I O N , W H AT D O T H E PAT T E R N S O N T H E D R E S S A N D B A C K G R O U N D S AY A B O U T T H I S P E R S O N ?

C H A R C O A L O R PA S T E L R H Y T H M I C FA B R I C D R AW I N G

O U R A S S I G N M E N T O B J E C T I V E S :

1 . E N V I S I O N : U S E O N E O F T H E FA B R I C S E T U P S I N T H E C L A S S R O O M T O C R E AT E A D Y N A M I C C O M P O S I T I O N T H AT S H O W S M O V E M E N T T O WA R D S A F O C A L P O I N T !2 . O B S E R V E : O B S E R V E T H E S H A P E S , PAT T E R N S H I G H L I G H T S A N D S H A D O W S I N Y O U R D R AW I N G !3 . D E V E L O P C R A F T: D E M O N S T R AT E A S E N S E O F L I G H T O N F O R M I N Y O U R FA B R I C F O L D S !4 . S T R E T C H A N D E X P L O R E : E X P E R I M E N T W I T H Y O U R C H O S E N M E D I U M T O E X P R E S S Y O U R P E R S O N A L I T Y T H R O U G H Y O U R D R AW I N G S T Y L E

• W I T H A PA R T N E R AT Y O U R TA B L E , W R I T E D O W N O N E

Q U E S T I O N Y O U H AV E A B O U T T H E A S S I G N M E N T

FA B R I C G E S T U R E D R A W I N G

N O W Y O U T R Y !

O N T H E B A C K O F Y O U R N O T E TA K I N G H A N D O U T, C R E AT E A G E S T U R E D R AW I N G ( A Q U I C K D R AW I N G T H AT J U S T F O C U S E S O N M O V E M E N T N O T D E TA I L ) O F T H E FA B R I C F O L D S AT Y O U R TA B L E . !W H E N F I N I S H E D , S I G N A N D D AT E Y O U R D R AW I N G A N D F I L E Y O U R N O T E S I N Y O U R B I N D E R .

H O W T O G E T S TA R T E D

1.Begin your drawing with contour lines, just looking for the large shapes the folds create

2.Use your charcoal or pastels to look for large shapes of value (highlight areas, mid tone areas and shadows)

3.Look at the edges of each fabric fold and explore how they change in value and color

4.Decide on a focal point, and explore how you can use your fabric folds to lead the viewer towards the focal point