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Curiosities: Rick Valicenti & 21st Century Thirst, Spring 2010 – FA !alleries

Graphic Design and Mark Making

In 2006, while visiting the Shanghai Art Museum, Rick Valicenti !und himsel interested with its calligraphy c!llecti!n" #ach $lack marking elt s! alive % s! present" &e knew then that he wanted t! make s!mething !rhimsel that w!uld capture his presence and $e surprising at the same time"

In '!vem$er 200(, Valicenti urther reali)ed his pr!*ect thr!ugh inspirati!n r!m the sp!ntane!us, gravit+in used tag markings up and d!wn '!rth Ashland Avenue in -hicag!" During the nine m!nths that !ll!wed, hecreated !ver .(. /'!tes t! Sel sp!ntane!us drawings w!rking with t!!ls he had n!t +et e1perienced a plastics+ringe and a !am $rush"

Rick Valicenti. Notes to Self , ink" 3#1perimental mark making series4

Mark Making

I +!u $reak d!wn the graphic arts d!wn t! their m!st undamental element, +!u ind the mark" Marks are like $uilding $l!cks in that the+ are individual and discrete, $ut can $e used in a repetitive manner t! create alm!stan+ visual e ect" Marks can $e highl+ gestural and e1pressive, !r c!ntr!lled and mechanical" 5he degree t!which artists can achieve certain desired e ects is determined $+ their ch!ice ! t!!l, medium, and ualit+ !gestures" Marks can $e descriptive, e1pressive, c!nceptual, and s+m$!lic in nature" A mark e1tended in time

$ec!mes a line"

5he wa+ in which we make marks in large measure determines !ur pers!nal st+le" 5hink ! +!ur !wn signature"5he wa+ in which +!u !rm the letters that c!mprise +!ur name is a uni ue set ! marks with legal and

ps+ch!l!gical signi icance" Artists can re ine their pers!nal v!ca$ular+ ! marks t! devel!p deepl+ individualmeth!ds ! w!rking and new st+les

Post-Visit Activity

Goal: 5! gain an understanding ! h!w marks and lines are undamental elements ! graphic art" 5! gain ahands !n learning e1perience $+ using vari!us t!!ls, mediums, gestures, and st+les in !rder t! e1tend !ne7s !wne1pressive v!ca$ular+ and t! create a re lecti!n ! !ne8s pers!nalit+"

Materials: Straws, ink, paper, $rush, pencil eraser, strings, and an+ !ther material that can $e used t! createmarks"

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Procedure:

9se a straw t! $l!w ink acr!ss paper !n a h!ri)!ntal sur ace" 9se a !am $rush !r dr!pper t! drip ink d!wn paper !n a vertical sur ace 9se a variet+ ! !$*ects 3pencil eraser, ingers, string, etc"4 t! da$, drip !r trail ink acr!ss the sur ace ! the

paper -reate a series ! marks !n paper, then !ld paper in hal t! create an /ink$l!t e ect

Considerations… a4 #1periment with a ull range ! mark making t!!ls, including traditi!nal and n!n traditi!nal implements"5here sh!uld $e evidence ! e1perimenting with all mark making p!ssi$ilities with each t!!l empl!+ed"

$4 5r+ di erent sur aces, papers, and te1tures"c4 5he image itsel sh!uld re lect +!ur pers!nalit+ and s!mething a$!ut +!ursel such as where +!u are r!m,

pers!nal $elie s !r c!nvicti!ns, culture and !r c!ncerns"

Image details: A graffiti artist preparing artwork for the “Ill Communication II” exhibition at Urbis urther studies…

:!!k at artw!rks $+ ;ean Michel <as uiat,

-+ 5w!m$le+, Mark 5!$e+, and Mark R!thk!"

!iscussion"#riting $uestions

&!w d! +!u identi + +!ursel = &!w d!es s!ciet+ at large identi + +!u= &!w d! !ther s!cieties !r cultures !r gr!ups identi + their mem$ers= >hat graphic elements !r marks can artists use t! e1press their !wn identit+ in a w!rk ! art= &!w can +!u use, replicate, c!m$ine, !r trans !rm these elements in +!ur !wn artw!rk=

$uestions %or Criti&ue o% Co'pleted Pro(ects

9sing at least ? v!ca$ular+ w!rds r!m this unit, can +!u descri$e this w!rk= >hat is the initial @ eeling@ !r em!ti!nal resp!nse +!u get when irst viewing this w!rk= >hat can +!u determine ! the artist8s pers!nalit+ r!m the w!rk= >hat element in this image was the m!st success ul and sh!uld $e carried t! the ne1t pr!*ect= >hat element in this image is the least success ul and needs m!re attenti!n= >hat w!uld +!u change=

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Calligraphy: *7 8eauti%ul hand9riting, %ine pen'anship. 17 a script, usually cursive, esp. Chinese,apanese, or Ara8ic 9riting o% high aesthetic value. 7 a line or a group o% lines that either are derived

%ro' or rese'8le cursive letter %or's produced 9ith a 8rush.

Contour: any dra9n outline, especially i% curved

Curvilinear: characteri;ed 8y a curving line used to %or' a8stract patterns, such as spirals, circles,s9irls, and )-shapes, as 9ell as to de%ine hu'an %acial %eatures.

!iagonal line: slanted, o8li&ue lines or 'arkings

Gesture: a 'ove'ent o% the 8ody, head, ar's, hands, or %ace that is e<pressive o% an idea, opinion,e'otion, etc.

Gra%%iti: 9ords or phrases 9ritten on pu8lic side9alks, on the 9alls o% 8uildings, pu8lic restroo's etc. orthe like.

Gra%%iti art: highly e<pressive painting that uses the voca8ulary o% street gra%%iti %or aesthetic ore<pressive e%%ect. Gra%%iti art o%ten &uotes the techni&ues o% the street artist 8y using spray paint andhighly personal signatures called =tags.=

>ori;ontal line: line that goes %ro' side to side, parallel to the hori;on

?'plied line: @he transition %ro' edge to plane, or the line along an edge 9hich isn t sharp, 'ay 8e

i'plied or suggested 8y 'aking 8reaks in a line, a dotted line, or so'e variation 8et9een the t9o.

ine: a 'oving point or 'ark.

Mark: the 'ost %unda'ental ele'ent o% visual construction.

Mediu': the 'aterial or techni&ue 9ith 9hich an artist 9orks. ?n painting, the li&uid vehicle or=8inder= in 9hich pig'ent is 'i<ed.

Rectilinear: characteri;ed 8y straight lines and sharp edges

)hape: an ele'ent o% art that is an enclosed space, the 8oundaries o% 9hich are de%ined 8y other ele'entso% art Bi.e.: lines, colors, values, te<tures, etc.7.

)tyle: a particular, distinctive, or characteristic 'ode or %or' o% construction or e<ecution in any art or9ork.

Vertical line: line that goes up and do9n