Unit 3: Point, Line, Plane

Point, Line, Plane – From Here to There

• Was it difficult to find and identify the elements point. line and plane in the environment, why or why not?

When taking pictures of point, line, and plane in the environment I found it a bit hard to find certain elements, point especially. It was hard for me to find a point that didn't imply a shape or something bigger. It was also hard to find a point all by itself, as they appear more often in groups of points. I also found plane a bit hard to find when looking for specifically because we tend to overthink what a plane is. I found it easiest to just walk around taking pictures, and then focus in on one picture if you see a plane coming through in the photo. Lines are easier to find because they seem to be everywhere. No matter what, the element that comes through in the photo depends on how you photograph it.

• How is your last drawing different from the original photograph? Do you think you could have anticipated the end result of this project? Why or Why not?

My last drawing is different from the original photograph almost completely. I would have never anticipated the end result because I took it in a different direction pretty quickly. I sort of added circles to my progression when picturing the stone that the steps are made out of, (circles as the shape of stones). I didn't really expect the final piece because it is very different than the original shapes and context. I really like how you could make it as abstract as you wanted, but then, looking at them together, they really seem connected.

Sculpture

I created my sculpture based off of my final drawing. I saw the circles, lines, and triangles in my final drawing and wanted to recreate those in my sculpture. I started by drawing a few ideas in my sketchbook and then decided to play around with materials. I like how the different materials add different textures to the piece, and it was interesting to see which materials work best for each technique. Some of the materials are easier to work with than others. I found that the paper and thin wire were easiest to work with, but the twine and thicker wire were more challenging.

I used wire to make the circles, winding it around a thick pen, creating as circular loops as possible. I then decided to use the brown paper and twine due to their brown color, similar to the cover of our drawing books. I cut the paper (brown and white) into triangles. I wrapped twine around a skewer because I wanted to connect the shape of the twine to the wire; they both spiral. In order to add points to the sculpture I decided to use beads, which connects nicely to the circle element of my final drawing. I chose dark color beads because they pop out more from the surrounding. I also added a thicker wire, which I attempted to shape into two integrated triangles (although it is hard to create sharp corners). I added another point to this wire sculpture to connect it to the point placed on the wire. I placed this wire sculpture in the corner, but it rests on the skewer with twine, which also looks as if it's holding up the wire. My final touch was a white paper triangle on the base, which I added in order for the wire to pop out a bit more from the grayish base. I tried to keep circles, triangles, and lines as a similarity between all aspects of the sculpture, attempting to show the relationship between the different materials and sections. The shapes were inspired by my final drawing.

Activity #3

This painting is primarily shapes. The artist uses large rectangles to form the base of his composition, giving them matte, bland colors. He then interposes the shape of the women in the gown, giving her a dark color compared to the background rectangles. The points in the piece are represented by the light colors in the piece–the women's face, her hands, and the picture on the wall. There are implied lines between these points because of the color connection, as they are the only places in the painting where this light/bright color is. The points and implied lines form a triangle in the middle of the piece. The triangle is at an angle, so not quite stable. Overall, the piece does not show a lot of movement through lines and points, however there are many strong shapes in the piece (primarily rectangles).