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Artikel-Nr:
9780486142302
Veröffentl:
2012
Einband:
EPUB
Seiten:
288
Autor:
Nathan Cabot Hale
Serie:
Dover Art Instruction
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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.
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 sciencesAbstraction 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.
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 sciencesAbstraction 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.
Introduction to the Dover Edition
Acknowledgments
1. The Meaning of Abstraction
The Evolution of Abstraction
Learning the Abstract Language
Words vs. Images
A Study Program and Materials You Will Need
2. 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 Decline
3. "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 Forms
5. "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 Perspective
6. "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 Space
7. 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 Harmony
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
1. The Meaning of Abstraction
The Evolution of Abstraction
Learning the Abstract Language
Words vs. Images
A Study Program and Materials You Will Need
2. 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 Decline
3. "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 Forms
5. "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 Perspective
6. "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 Space
7. 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 Harmony
Bibliography
Index