DRAWING

representation abstraction

depiction of a subject that is recognizable;visually connected to the real world

exaggeration or simplification to varying degrees of formal properties

PERSPECTIVE

a view or outlook; a way of seeingthe ability to perceive interrelationships

White CrossGisela Insuaste2004

WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface

OVERLAPPINGobjects that are closer to the viewer block objects that are farther away

Yellow PaintingGisela Insuaste2003

WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface

OVERLAPPING

PLACEMENTobjects that are closer to the viewer are lower on the picture plane

Drawing 1Gisela Insuaste2002

PareGisela Insuaste2002

WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface

OVERLAPPING

PLACEMENT

SCALEobjects of the same real size that are closer to the viewer are bigger on the picture plane than objects farther away

Storage PiersElise Kaufman2007

WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface

OVERLAPPING

PLACEMENT

SCALE

DETAILobjects that are closer to the viewer have more detail on the picture plane

Red Hook HarborElise Kaufman2009

ParkRobert Connell2009

WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface

OVERLAPPING

PLACEMENT

SCALE

DETAIL

COLOR & VALUE

objects that are closer to the viewer show more contrast and appear warmer in color on the picture plane

VALUE – how light or dark something isCONTRAST – the change in valueCOLOR – warm colors: red, orange, yellow; cool colors: green, blue, violet

Drawing 2Gisela Insuaste2002

WAYS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF SPACEthree dimensions on a two-dimensional surface

OVERLAPPING

PLACEMENT

SCALE

DETAIL

COLOR & VALUE

LINEAR PERSPECTIVE

a set of consistent geometric rules, primarily used in Western culture, that render objects as they appear to the human eye

determined in the early 1400’s by Filippo Brunelleschi & Leon Batista Alberti, both architects

Highly effective for direct visual representation

Viejo San JuanGisela Insuaste2004

Ladder for Booker T. WashingtonMartin Puryear1996

Art 21 Video Clip

Ladder for Booker T. WashingtonMartin Puryear1996

Near ChinatownRobert Connell2007

First AvenueRobert Connell2009

from Building StoriesChris Ware2005

Superman SuicideChris Ware2000