SA131.SP2016.CAZ: abstraction of a master

Franz Hals, The Laughing Cavalier, 1624 oil on canvas

methods

i. Make use of Renaissance or Baroque painting as the beginning of this next exercise

ii. Color copy your selection to a minimum dimension of 5" x 7"

>> It's always helpful to have a few black and white copies as well

iii. You may use a plastic sleeve, tracing paper, a transparent sheet to draw on with a permanent black marker creating a break down of the painting to its formal abstract shapes of the original work, as well as the formal dominant lines found within the painting. I also suggest bringing in a number of black and white copies of your choice.

iv. Break down the Master's work by making use of the formal concepts we have worked with and discussed. You will need to select four of your favorites to complete.

v. Scale up your traced sketch to a 1:2 ration, thus for every one inch you will now become 2 inches. Make use of grid to scale up, first grid is @ 1", second is at 2"

vi. Your scaled up work will illustrate 4 separate versions of the deconstructive analysis of the master work. The grouping should clearly illustrate your selected 'four' concerns you have put into place. Note - that one composition may take into consideration two (or three) different formal analysis, say, expressing warm and cool temperatures of color AND a planar analysis of how the direction of forms are moving in space AND a value study.

make your choices count

You may make use of ink, gouache, photo, acrylic paint, paper, digital, fiber, other

You may scale up larger than the 1:2 version

Your scaled up versions can be completed on Bristol, illustration board, watercolor, digitally created, stitched, #140 paper and arranged in thoughtful manner of your choosing.

You will need to complete, at minimum, 3 thumbnails per version. Total will be a minimum of 12