From Observation to Abstraction due Mon. 4/22

The objective of this assignment is to concentrate on purely formal issues in the creation of a visual statement. You will be required to crop a still life drawing in such a way that the immediate identification of its subject(s) becomes impossible.

Take at least three different still life objects, and use them to produce eight brief thumbnail sketches. Do not limit yourself to traditional still life materials. From these sketches, pick the most promising composition on which to base your larger and more complete final drawing in which you have cropped the original view in the thumbnail image so that we cannot recognize your factual starting point.

Materials:

18”x24” Drawing paper

Any combination of graphite, charcoal, conté crayon, white pastel, etc.