Today we discussed line and learned ways to describe intimate lines. A line is a way of getting from one point to another. They vary according to shape (straight, curvilinear, diagonal), thickness and texture. Depending on what type of line you draw, it can portray different levels of energy and mood. We also talked about ways we could learn to describe things in figurative and also poetic ways by careful observation. We must learn that everything is tied together, about parts to a whole and the importance of cohesion.
Our in-class assignment was to draw the lines of a classmate's face. I had some difficulty with this. I think I was trying too hard to get the face to look like the person but hopefully, with practice, it won't be such a challenge. In other words, I was pretty uncomfortable. When it came time to speed up the sketching, I really just tried to focus on finishing up, instead of emphasizing what I had already drawn (which, compared to some of my classmates, wasn't much). So saying, I'm confident my sketches will get better the more I practice. Since I have absolutely no drawing or sketching experience, this may take some time.
Every drawing was described with a few adjectives (such as deep, pronounced, bold, bright) and then summed up with one word (some examples that were used were true, pensive and delicate). We have to sketch faces every day for a week. We'll see how that goes.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
August 19th, 2009
We had our first class today, in a room with no windows, a concrete wall and lots of information about fire science. Most of the time was spent outlining what we have in store for the coming semester. We talked about mapping (layout, blueprint, putting something together), concepts (light, space, rhythm) and the poetics of architecture.
The poetics of architecture delve into areas of metaphor. We can see architecture as more than just building but also as beauty, nature, intimacy and experimentation and should consider building from the outside in, instead of from the inside out.
It seems we have a lot of reading to do in this class. My book has been in transit for about three weeks. Hopefully it'll get here soon.
The poetics of architecture delve into areas of metaphor. We can see architecture as more than just building but also as beauty, nature, intimacy and experimentation and should consider building from the outside in, instead of from the inside out.
It seems we have a lot of reading to do in this class. My book has been in transit for about three weeks. Hopefully it'll get here soon.
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