a) Read the Bounding Space Introduction (linked to the left).
b) Complete the Photomosaic Exercise (ex.#1- linked to the left) and have it ready for presentation at the beginning of class on Tuesday, January 15th. Have aluminum straight pins and binder clips ready to pin the document up.
c) Review the Course Syllabus (linked to the left) and the course website (you're on it) before the lecture on the night of Tuesday, January 15th.
10 January 2008
07 January 2008
David Hockney & Photomosaic Photography
I may seem to be passionately concerned with the 'hows' of representation, how you actually represent rather than 'what' or 'why'. But to me this is inevitable. The 'how' has a great effect on what we see. To say that 'what we see' is more important than 'how we see it' is to think that 'how' has been settled and fixed. When you realize this is not the case, you realize that 'how' often affects 'what' we see.
Perspective is a law of optics... The Chinese did not have a system like it. Indeed, it is said they rejected the idea of the vanishing point in the eleventh century, because it meant the viewer was not there, indeed, had no movement, therefore was not alive.
People tend to forget that play is serious
It is difficult to say why I decided I wanted to be an artist. Obviously, I had some facility, more than other people, but sometimes facility comes because one is more interested in looking at things, examining them, more interested in the visual world than other people are.
Once my hand has drawn something my eye has observed, I know it by heart, and I can draw it again without a model.
But, I would always be thinking of how pictures are constructed and colour, how to use it, I mean you're using it for constructing, makes you think about it, the place did as well.
Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all the time, what else is there to do? I mean you do. Perspective is a law of optics... The Chinese did not have a system like it. Indeed, it is said they rejected the idea of the vanishing point in the eleventh century, because it meant the viewer was not there, indeed, had no movement, therefore was not alive.
People tend to forget that play is serious
It is difficult to say why I decided I wanted to be an artist. Obviously, I had some facility, more than other people, but sometimes facility comes because one is more interested in looking at things, examining them, more interested in the visual world than other people are.
Once my hand has drawn something my eye has observed, I know it by heart, and I can draw it again without a model.
But, I would always be thinking of how pictures are constructed and colour, how to use it, I mean you're using it for constructing, makes you think about it, the place did as well.
David Hockney
23 December 2007
Materials Information
To the left is a list of tools and consumables we know that we'll be using this semester. It is recommended that you buy the tools before the first day of class. We're working with a new store in town, RENDr, which is at the corner of Canton and 26th Street (in the same strip shopping center as J&B Coffee) to get you all these supplies in a timely manner. Crissy Griswold, the owner of RENDr will be watching this class website from time to time. It would be a great help to both Crissy and us if you would inform us if you think that the majority of the class already has one of these tools and we will not need to order it. You can do so in a comment on this post.
If you click on the material listings to the right you'll find we've linked a picture of the element for familiarity. Again, if you have a question about an item, make it a comment to this post, don't email us just yet.
The tools for the course, if you buy sturdy professional quality tools, will last you for your whole career in architecture. We still regularly use tools we bought in high school. There's a huge difference between student and professional quality and there's going to be a difference in the way the tool operates, just as with musical instruments or sporting goods. Many of you know what you get when you buy a guitar at ToysR'Us. The same is true here. RENDr stocks professional quality gear, will have competitive prices, and will be very convenient for you.
It is recommended that you buy the consumables only as you need them. The studios will be crowded and you will not have your own desk. You'll share desks. RENDr will have the paper materials as we need them. Home Depot and other building supplies will have things like paint, polystyrene, sandpaper, and spackling whenever we need them. Part of the course is simply sourcing all the tools and consumables you'll need as the semester progresses.
Questions made as comments to this post will be answered promptly.
If you click on the material listings to the right you'll find we've linked a picture of the element for familiarity. Again, if you have a question about an item, make it a comment to this post, don't email us just yet.
The tools for the course, if you buy sturdy professional quality tools, will last you for your whole career in architecture. We still regularly use tools we bought in high school. There's a huge difference between student and professional quality and there's going to be a difference in the way the tool operates, just as with musical instruments or sporting goods. Many of you know what you get when you buy a guitar at ToysR'Us. The same is true here. RENDr stocks professional quality gear, will have competitive prices, and will be very convenient for you.
It is recommended that you buy the consumables only as you need them. The studios will be crowded and you will not have your own desk. You'll share desks. RENDr will have the paper materials as we need them. Home Depot and other building supplies will have things like paint, polystyrene, sandpaper, and spackling whenever we need them. Part of the course is simply sourcing all the tools and consumables you'll need as the semester progresses.
Questions made as comments to this post will be answered promptly.
22 December 2007
Bios on the Instructors
Marti was born in Omaha, Nebraska and spent her childhood in Bennington, Nebraska, which is a farming town just beyond the reach of Omaha. She lettered in track and volleyball and was her high school class salutatorian. After high school she studied architecture at the University of Nebraska where she was an honors student, was the editor of In.Form, a peer-reviewed architectural journal, and was an exchange student student at the University of Hannover, Germany. After completing her her architecture studies for a B.Sc. in Architectural Design she studied printmaking and filmmaking at NU. She worked professionally for Keith Dubas Architects in Lincoln before coming to Texas Tech to teach for the last two years in second year studio, third year studio, the Montréal summer studios, and now in the first year studio. In the coming Fall Marti will be working in some advanced studies in architecture.
Brian was born in Warren, Ohio and moved at an early age to Texas. He lived as a boy in Killeen, Austin, Montréal, Quebec, and Garland. He graduated from North Garland High School. He played soccer, was a national bible quiz champion, and two time state drafting champion. Before going to university he worked as a civl engineering draftsman (he drew the parking islands at TownEast Mall in Mesquite), a high rise curtain-wall shop drawing draftsman, was a metal building designer (he designed the horrid Custom Cleaners building at Forest and Greenville in Dallas), and was self-employed as a residential designer doing houses in Dallas, Allen, McKinney, Garland, and Sachse. He attended Dallas County Community Colleges, the University of Texas at Arlington (B.Sc.Arch.), Carleton University (B.Arch.), and Columbia University (M.Sc.Design). While at Carleton University he spent a semester at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. He's worked professionally for Cooper Robertson + Partners in New York City, Humphries Poli in Denver, and Hildinger Associates in Dallas. He's taught at the Universities of Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Dublin Institute of Technology (IRL), and now TTU. He teaches foundation design, urban design, and site design courses. He designs and researches on "-grounds", as in campgrounds, fairgrounds, and other land based architectures.
Brian was born in Warren, Ohio and moved at an early age to Texas. He lived as a boy in Killeen, Austin, Montréal, Quebec, and Garland. He graduated from North Garland High School. He played soccer, was a national bible quiz champion, and two time state drafting champion. Before going to university he worked as a civl engineering draftsman (he drew the parking islands at TownEast Mall in Mesquite), a high rise curtain-wall shop drawing draftsman, was a metal building designer (he designed the horrid Custom Cleaners building at Forest and Greenville in Dallas), and was self-employed as a residential designer doing houses in Dallas, Allen, McKinney, Garland, and Sachse. He attended Dallas County Community Colleges, the University of Texas at Arlington (B.Sc.Arch.), Carleton University (B.Arch.), and Columbia University (M.Sc.Design). While at Carleton University he spent a semester at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. He's worked professionally for Cooper Robertson + Partners in New York City, Humphries Poli in Denver, and Hildinger Associates in Dallas. He's taught at the Universities of Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Dublin Institute of Technology (IRL), and now TTU. He teaches foundation design, urban design, and site design courses. He designs and researches on "-grounds", as in campgrounds, fairgrounds, and other land based architectures.
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