Abstraction in Art and Nature (eBook)

Nathan Cabot Hale (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-14230-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Stimulating, thought-provoking guide to finding rich sources of creative abstraction in lines of growth and structure, water and liquid forms, weather patterns, earth colors, many other natural elements. Over 370 photographs and other illustrations.

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In this stimulating, thought-provoking guide, a noted sculptor and teacher demonstrates how to discover a rich new design source in the abstractions inherent in natural forms. Through systematic study of such properties as line, form, shape, mass, pattern, light and dark, space, proportion, scale, perspective, and color as they appear in nature, students can learn to utilize the infinite variety and diversity of those elements as a wellspring of creative abstraction. The author invites students to learn the necessary techniques through a series of projects devoted to exploring and drawing plants, animals, birds, landscapes, seascapes, skies, and more. Lines of growth and structure, water and liquid forms, weather and atmospheric patterns, luminosity in plants and animals, earth colors and lightning are among the sources of abstraction available to the artist who is aware of them. This book will train you to see and use these elements and many more. An intriguing blend of art, psychology, and the natural sciences, Abstraction in Art and Nature is profusely illustrated with over 370 photographs, scientific illustrations, diagrams, and reproductions of works by the great masters. It not only offers a mind-stretching new way of learning and teaching basic design, but deepens our awareness of the natural environment. In short, Mr. Hale's book is an indispensable guide that artists, teachers, and students will want to have close at hand for instruction, inspiration, and practical guidance.

Inhalt

Introduction to the Dover EditionAcknowledgments1. The Meaning of Abstraction The Evolution of Abstraction Learning the Abstract Language Words vs. Images A Study Program and Materials You Will Need2. Line Does Line Exist? Lines Are Not Lines Stick Figures Expressive Use of Lines Four Orders of Line Lines of Gravity and Levitation Sun and Earth: Light Lines and Dark Lines Lines as Movement and Time Linear Forms Line Forms Based on the Curve Line Forms Based on the Straight Line Cosmic Lines Streaming Lines Lines of Growth and Structure Formation "Lines of Break, Fracture and Shear" Lines of Erosion and Decline3. "Form, Shape, and Mass" Our Instinctive Sense of Geometry Going Beyond Geometry Categories of form in Nature Forms of Energy Fields Aerial and Atmospheric forms Cloud Forms Water and Liquid Forms Solids and Earth Forms How We See the Earth Crystals: A Close View Rocks and Boulders Larger and Farther Earth Forms Plant Forms Forms of Organisms "Forms of Disintegration, Decay, and Death"4. Pattern Cosmic Patterns Weather and Atmospheric Patterns Water Patterns Patterns of Earth Forms Patterns in Plants Patterns in Branching Patterns of Leaves Patterns of Plant Growth Effects of Plants on One Another Patterns of Living Creatures Patterns of Fish Forms Patterns of Birds Patterns of Vertebrate Animals Patterns of Human Forms5. "Space, Proportion, Scale, and Perspective" Inner Depth Inner Proportion Proportion Scale and Space Planes into Space Visual Organization Natural Perspective-the Visual Cone Natural Perspective-the Viewpoint Natural Perspective-Parallel Lines Natural Perspective-Vanishing Points Foreshortening Some Final Remarks on Perspective6. "Light and Darkness, Black and White" Daylight Seasonal Alterations of Daylight How Weather Alters Daylight Nightlight Candlelight Electric Light vs. Natural Light Darkness Luminosity in Plants and Animals Atmospheric Luminosity Lightning Measurable Characteristics of Light and Shadow Brilliance Intensity of Light Direction of Light Rays Reflected Light Cast Shadows Light Effects on Objects with Plane Sides Light Effects on Curved Surfaces Compositional Uses of Blacks and Whites Silhouettes Light and Dark Lines Engravers' Lines Reverses and Shifts of Light and Darkness Planes and Gradations of Atmospheric Light and Dark Light and Darkness in Planes of Space7. The Color Expressions of Nature Our Inner Sense of Color After-Image Color Progression Personal Color Sense Logic of Paint Pigments Blends and Gradations Tinting and Shading Colors Complementary Color vs. After-Image Color Progression Opacity and Transparency Two Opposing Groups of Color Interaction Between Colors Momentary States of Color "Prismatic Colors, Coronas, and the Rainbow" Cosmic Color Atmospheric Color Color of Water and Liquids Earth Colors Rock and Mineral Colors Plant World Colors "Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables" Color in Animals Color in Fish Color in Insects Color in Reptiles Color in Birds Color in Mammals Colors of Human Beings Afro-Indian People Oriental People West Eropeans Color Resonance and HarmonyBibliographyIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.6.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Art Instruction
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 794 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• ISBN-10: 0-486-14230-2 / 0486142302
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-14230-2 / 9780486142302