Wonders of the World with Perspective

  

Using a natural or manmade wonder of the world as inspiration, create an art quilt that has perspective        due May 12th



Perspective is a 2 dimensional illusion of a 3D subject or space

Here are some Devices to get Perspective:

• Value – Light colors on a dark background will advance. Darker colors define shadows and lighter colors define area in light

• Temperature- Warm colors come forward and cool colors recede. Cool colors define shadows and warm colors define area in light

• Intensity- More saturated colors advance and define areas in light; dulled colors recede and define area areas in color

• Texture – Greater, more definite texture advances and defines areas in light; less textured recedes and defines areas in shadow

• Relative Size – Larger objects appear closer and smaller objects appear farther away

• Overlapping – if one object covers a part of a second object, then the first object appears closer

• Dimensioning Detail- Close objects appear sharp and clearly defined

• Converging Lines – Two or more lines that get closer and closer towards the end, often to a vanishing point. Also known as one point linear perspective

Wonders of the World to consider for inspiration

Natural Wonders of the World:

• Grand Canyon

• Great Barrier Reef

• Harbor of Rio de Janeiro

• Mount Everest

• Aurora Borealis

• Paricutin volcano

• Victoria Falls

The Seven Ancient Wonders

• Great Pyramid of Giza

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Statue of Zeus at Olympia

• Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

• Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus

• Colossus of Rhodes

• Lighthouse of Alexandria

The New Seven Wonders

• Great Wall of China

• Petra

• Christ the Redeemer

• Manchu Picchu

• Chichen Itza

• Coliseum

• Taj Mahal

Some useful links:

http://sevennaturalwonders.org/the-original

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_the_World

http://painting.about.com/od/composition/ss/perspective-paintings.htm   


Art Quilt Examples using devices to depict perspective:

Using relative size & diminishing detail:  http://www.britta-ankenbauer.de/index.php?id=15&language=en

Using temperature and intensity:  http://melodyquilts.com/index.php

Using value and overlapping:  http://ebarton.myweb.uga.edu/

Using converging lines and texture:  http://www.susanbrittingham.com/