Project 1: Bauhaus

1/3 : shape composition, line and texture

Based on the German art school of Bauhaus, which focused heavily on simple geometric shapes, this exercise was to think about forms and their relation to each other and space. Graphite and colored pencil on 18x24 Bristol paper.

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Shape Cutout Composition Material Render, Colored Pencil

Material Render, Colored Pencil Material Render, Graphite Figure-Ground Flip

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Project 1: Bauhaus

2/3 : Picnic and Sections

On the colored rendering, a path and picnic blanket were added, as well as scale figures, to start a conversation about scale. The shapes were then given materials and heights and drawn as section elevations. The triangle is a 5’ deep reflecting pool, the circle is a 10’ tall grass mound, the square is a 30’ tall concrete monolith, and the background is a 5’ tall field of flowers. Rendered in graphite and colored pencil on trace paper.

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Project 1: Bauhaus

3/3: Modeling

To visualize the space in 3D, a real site on campus was selected to place the forms upon. Scale models were created in SketchUp and with plasticine clay.

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