Homework, Notes 10/12/10

Hello there peoples- thanks for rolling with the punches yesterday! We got shifted around a bit, but it turned out to be a good time.

A few of you showed up late to the AIGA gallery and subsequently missed class. This type of thing is partially why I asked you all to exchange numbers on the first day of class, so if you haven't yet done that... no time like the present.

Your assignment this week is a little different: you are going to do visit one of two places (coincidentally both Japanese) and make 10 composition drawings based on the art you experience. Your two options:

1. The Noguchi Museum, in Long Island City, collects a life time of work from this incredible modernist sculptor. Go through the museum (formerly the sculptor's studio) and look at details of the sculptures for your drawing reference.
   32-37 Vernon Boulevard
   Long Island City, NY 11106
   N/Q to Broadway (in Queens)
   $5 admission with student ID
   http://www.noguchi.org/ for hours and exact directions.
2. Sankai Juku at the Joyce Theater, in Chelsea, is performing a new piece called Tobari. Watch the performance and create drawings based on the movements and shapes of the dancers' bodies in relation to the stage.
   175 Eighth Avenue (at the corner of 19th Street)
   New York, NY 10011
   $10 and up per performance
   http://www.joyce.org/performancestickets/calendar_detail.php?event=335&theater=1

I want these to be simple, abstract line drawings. Think of the way you cropped your composition photos to emphasize just the strong lines, sense of direction, scale and interesting forms. For example, if I were to make a detail drawing from this Nogushi sculpture...

...my drawing might look like this:

Along with each drawing (BUT NOT ON IT) I want a concise, simple description of it. E.g. for the drawing above, I might write:

"Swirling organic lines that form ripples and swirls like the shapes found on a human ear, with most of the lines converging near the top left of the page".

Good luck!