Nov. 9th –Luminance and shading

7.30-8.15

• Luminance and lightness -a black and white view of the world
  
• The mysterious world of isoluminance
  
• Shadows and Shading
  
• Where vs. what
  
• Black and White vs. Color -what color adds to an image
  
  

8.15-9.00

• Shadows in art:
  
• German Expressionist Cinema
  
• Film Noir
  
• Contemporary work: Raymond Pettibon, Larry Clark, Mona Hatoum, Elizabeth Peyton
  
• Luminance
  

9.00-9.15 break

9.15-10.15

• Movies! Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, Night of the Living Dead, Pleasantville, Bruce Conner’s Mongoloid.
  
  
• This week’s exercise, due at the end of class November 16th:
  Bring in an image of one of your artworks, one in color and one in black and white. (An example of how this works can be found in Vision and Art chapter 8). Write a short comment on how you feel the change affected the overall look of your piece.
  
  
• Also, please read Vision and Art chapter 8 before next class.