Gertride Jeack Krista Studio Foundation Lecture March 1, 2022 Description: The purpose of this assignment is to discover the works of artists who use repetition as part of their work. Read this article, found here: https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/repetition-in-art-artists-photography Expectations: The expectations of this assignment are to read the posted article and answer the following questions and complete the assignment: Each question must be answered thoughtfully and completely in full sentences and paragraphs. Submit answers under the questions or as an attachment. Questions: 1. What is repetition in art and why do artists use repetition in their art? Repetition is the recurrence of a particular pattern, line, shape, or other elements in a single or part of the series. Artists use repetition in their art to comment on what is going on in the world and to challenge the public to slow down the race for the achievement of consumerism gods and idols. Repetition is used by. Artists to build a sense of tension if no variations are implemented and it is often in the subtle detail that the key to the understanding of such pieces lies. 2. In the article they state, "Early avant-garde artists were the first ones that started repeating exactly the same motifs without emphasizing the goal of getting more proficient at painting, but instead striving for other intentions." Give two example of these artists and their work, which is NOT discussed in the article. (Discover works by the artists that were not given as examples in the article and post a thumbnail and description of the work) Artist: Jean Metzinger Artwork: La Femme au Cheval (Femme au cheval) aka Women with horse Created: 1911-1912 Medium: Oil on canvas Artist: Étienne-Jules Marey Artwork: Cheval blanc monté Created: 2 January 1886 Medium:Unknown 3. It isn't mentioned in the article, but why did Andy Warhol use repetition in his work? (research) According to Warholian repetition and the viewer’s affective response to artworks from his Death and Disaster Series, the article says that Andy Warhol used repetition in hi work to show that the more you. Look at something the emptier you feel. Like the meaning is something that is repeated or viewed in repetition fades. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/378543/1/Warhol_Revision.pdf 4. Yayoi Kusama uses dots and other patterns in her work, and has continuously over the past 60+ years. What made her start to use dots in her work? (research) 5. The article talks about several famous photographers have found success with images which show repetition and patterns. Take an interesting series of photos (6-8) to create a series of repetition/pattern and post. Post the thumbnails. Discuss why you chose your subject(s).
