Artist Repetition

Minimalism

 Richard Serra "Right Angle Prop" 1969

Richard Serra "Strike: To Roberta and Ruby" 1969-1971

a.  The of squares and rectangles are repetitive throughout his work.

b. Both pieces are very harmonious with the use of shapes and colors.  They work good together. 

c. In these pieces the repetition is somewhat interesting.  I feel like they need something else to make them stand out to me even more

Frank Stella "Hiraqla Variation lll" 1969

Frank Stella "Damascus Gate l" 1969

a.  The element of repetition are the bright colors he uses and some repetition in the choice of shapes.

b.  The first piece would be in the middle of harmony and contrast because there are several shapes but the alignment of colors work good together.  The second piece is also in the middle because the shapes work good but the colors distinguish between the shapes. 

c.  In the first piece the repetition of bright colors is what draws me to it, but then the arrangement of the center colors is kind of detracting.  The repetition of shapes draw me to the second piece because of the way the colors form them.  

Post Minimalism

Mona Hatoum "Incommunicado" 1993

Mona Hatoum "Untitled (Wheelchair)" 1998

a. The amount of curved and straight lines in each pice make them both repetitive. 

b.  Both pieces are harmonious because you would expect both thing to be made out of that material and you automatically recognize them because of there shape.

c. The repetition of all the lines is interesting in both work because the way they interact with each other to form each piece is unique.

Keith Milow "Twentieth Century X" 1994-1998

Keith Milow "NASH CROME" 1994

a. Color, texture and text are repetitive throughout each piece.

b.  The first piece is harmonious because it is clean and draws you in with the text, but the second piece is not as harmonious because it is an odd shape and is more stylized. 

c.  The repetition of circles and text in the first piece really draws me to it because I want to see what it says.  The second piece just seems boring to me because of the the large text and the piece doesn't have much on it.  

Abstract Expressionism

Robert Motherwell "Africa 1" 1970

Robert Motherwell "Africa 6" 1970

a.  The use of the media and the technique of making these marks are repetitive

b. Both of these pieces are contrasting because they are very abstract and you really have to look at them to understand them.  

c.  The repetition of media and the forms it makes in both pieces is very interesting.  I think it is interesting how you can manipulate the media like this.   

Mark Tobey "Composition" 1961

Mark Tobey "Lake" 1959

a. The use of strokes and colors are repetitive in both pieces.

b.  Both of these pieces are also contrasting because of the abstraction but the colors harmonize a little bit.

c.  The repetition and use of colors is very interesting in both pieces because once you look at the piece and then the title you can understand how he used the media and got the title.  

Today

Greg Bell "Drip" 2005

Greg Bell "Frigate" 2005

a. Color and alignment are the main repetitive elements in these works.

b. These pieces have harmonious colors but have contrasting placement so they are both in the middle of the scale.

c.  The repetition of color is the only interesting in this piece for me because it is simple and clean.

Ryan Coover "Zippy Zappy" 2006

Ryan Coover "Rain Drop & Puddle" 2010

a.  Use of shapes and lines are repetitive in both pieces of work.

b.  Again, both pieces have harmonizing colors and the placement is contrasting.  so they are both in the middle of the scale.

c.  The repetition of shapes and lines in both pieces is interesting.  I like both pieces very much because of the direction of lines and the placement of each circle.  

Other Favorite Marking Making Sketches

Blowing Ink on page through straw.

Blowing Ink on page through straw.

Blowing Ink on page through straw  and using a tissue to draw a textured circle

Blowing Ink on page through straw.

Using the dropper from the ink bottle to drawing lines.

Dropping ink on page from the ink dropper.

Using the dropper from the ink bottle to drawing lines.

Dragging a piece of paper with ink on it across the page several times.

Using the dropper from the ink bottle to draw overlapping circles.

Dragging a piece of paper with ink on it across the page several times.

16 Mark Making Sketches

100 Parallel Line

I used several Q-Tips to make a long continuous line across the page.  I added perpendicular lines to make the piece more interesting.   

I used a Q-Tip to make many parallel lines across the page using weight and length.

I used the dropped in the ink bottle to create lines.  The dark lines are when the dropper had a lot of ink on it.  It gives the piece more character.

I drew 100 slightly curved lines going up on the page using Q-Tips.

100 Lines With One Tool

I used a tissue to create overlapped textured lines.

I used I Q-Tip to make 100 overlapped curved lines.

I used a Q-Tip to make lines varying from dark and very curved to light a slightly curved.

I used the dropper from the ink bottle to creak several curved lines in varied directions going up the page.

Twirled Marks

I used a rose and made many circles across the page.  I created a good variety of shades and texture.

I used a rose and moved it in several directions as it went across the page.

I used a slightly scrunched rose and moved it across the page in three directions while making tight circles.

I used a scrunched up rose and dabbed it many times on the paper to create two triangles.

 Taped White Areas

I used a rose to create the circle texture around the white space.

I used a tissue to create textured lines around the white space.

I used a tissue to go around the white space with a single line.

I used a tissue to go around the white space with a single line and create my initials.

10 pencil drawings

I used a bundle of 20 pencils to make this wavy pattern.

I used 6 pencils to make these tight circles.

I used 3 pencils to make these circles overlapped across the page.

I used the 20 pencils to a circle and line in a single stoke over and over.

I pushed and pulled 5 pencils to get the squiggled line

I made a slightly wavy line with several pencils overlapped.

I used 3 pencils to make the chaotic lines while using pressure to make the lightness and darkness of the lines.

I used a single pencil to create several wavy squiggled lines across the page.

I used a pencil to make a single curved stoke over and over.

I pushed 3 pencils to make squiggled lines going up the page.