At just about any moment of any day in Oregon, someone is making animation. Home of Oscar-winning artists, Portland is considered one of the stop-motion capitals of the world. In this 30-minute special, we'll meet the artists who have made Oregon an animation powerhouse, including Claymation creator Will Vinton, animation makers Rose Bond, Jerold Howard, Joan Gratz, artists at LAIKA, and more! The video discusses and shows the processes for stop motion films such as Caroline and Kubo and The Two Strings. (23:00)
Click on link below to watch video.
http://www.opb.org/television/video/cove-season-18-episode-17-oregons-animation-magic-mifudv/
Rose Bond is an artist featured in the above documentary video. Bond's website below as well as two videos that demonstrate her work.
http://rosebond.com
Three students of the national taiwan university of the arts have created 100 popsicles made from polluted waters of taiwan’s lakes, rivers, beaches and ports to raise awareness on the problem of pollution. setting aside the flavor, the polluted water popsicles contain collected sewage samples that were first frozen and then preserved in polyester resin. Wrapped in packaging also designed by the team, the project highlights the contrast between what is beautiful and what is problematic for the environment.
Shape implies spatial form and is usually perceived as two-dimensional. Form has depth, length, and width and resides in space. It is perceived as three-dimensional.
Color
Colors all come from the three primaries and black and white. They have three properties – hue, value, and intensity.
Value
Value refers to relative lightness and darkness and is perceived in terms of varying levels of contrast.
Texture
Texture refers to the tactile qualities of a surface (actual) or to the visual representation of such surface qualities (implied).
Space / Perspective
Space refers to the area in which art is organized. Perspective is representing a volume of space or a 3-dimensional object on a flat surface.
Principles of art
(use or arrangement of the building blocks of visual art)
Pattern
Pattern refers to the repetition or reoccurrence of a design element, exact or varied, which establishes a visual beat.
Rhythm / Movement
Rhythm or movement refers to the suggestion of motion through the use of various elements.
Proportion / Scale
Proportion is the size relationship of parts to a whole and to one another. Scale refers to relating size to a constant, such as a human body.
Balance
Balance is the impression of equilibrium in a pictorial or sculptural composition. Balance is often referred to as symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial.
Unity
Unity is achieved when the components of a work of art are perceived as harmonious, giving the work a sense of completion.
Emphasis
Emphasis refers to the created center of interest, the place in an artwork where your eye first lands.
