Color Constructs
This course studies the relationships and perception of space and form through two- and three-dimensional optical experiments using color per Joseph Albers' definition of color theory as a hands-on experimental process of creating relationships through perception.
Michael Mykola Haleta: B-Side. Digital prints on archival paper, Epilog Laser cutter, ruler, X-ACTO blade, pencil, vector editing software.
In this course, students study the relationships and perception of space and form through two- and three-dimensional optical experiments using color. Lectures, discussions and field trips delve into artist, designer and educator Joseph Albers' definition of color theory as a hands-on experimental process of creating relationships through perception. Juxtaposing this with culturally defined use of color, students work on skills needed to craft compelling images using linear, planar and volumetric assemblies in digital and analog media. Weekly exercises cover principles of color relativity, intensity, temperature, etc., and consider various principles of graphic perception including, but not limited to, vibrating and vanishing boundaries, figure ground reversals, and the illusion of transparency. Through this process, students gain an understanding of the use of color in graphic representation and its transformative role in the form and perception of space. The final assignment is a three-dimensional color structure. There is a course fee for materials.