Maya Hayuk’s Colorful Abstractions
Year 6
Above: Parking Garage, Cologne, Germany 2013

• Repetition is when one object or elements is repeated.
• Pattern is when there is a repeated combination of objects or elements in art with a regular occurring design.

Examples of Repetition in Art
• Left: Donald Judd, untitled (1969/1982),anodized aluminum each of 10 boxes 6 x 27 x 24 inches
• Middle: Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island. c 1250--1500 CE, Maoi statues of Gods.
• Right: Installation by Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama

Examples of Pattern in Art
• Left: Ghanaian kente cloth
• Middle: Detail of a wall from the Alhambra in Spain.
• Right: Yinka Shonibare Victorian Philanthropist’s Parlour, 1996-1997.

• Color is one of the most basic elements of art. Color is made from light being reflected or absorbed.
• The color that you see with your eyes is the color that is being reflected.
• Colors can inspire emotions, react with other colors to stand out or blend it, and sometimes have cultural meanings too.

Bright colors make people feel joyful and happy, they stimulate the brain and can trigger emotions.

• Contrast means a difference between two or more things that results in those things standing out.
• When two opposites are next to each other they make each other stand out and catch the viewers attention.

Color Contrast in Art
• Left: Squares with
Concentric Circles by Wassily
Kandinsky.
• Middle: Installation by Sandy Skoglund.
• Right: Op Art Victor
Vasarely

• Born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA in 1969.
• Studio now is in Brooklyn, NY, USA.
• In addition to being a painter Hayuk has curated art exhibitions, is a member of the Barnstormers collective, the Cinders Art Collective and she frequently creates album covers, videos, stage sets, photographs and posters.

• Left: Remain in Light, Acrylic on Canvas, 48”X60” 2013.
• Right: Face Without A Face, Acrylic on Panel, 18”X24” 2013.

• Morning Light, Acrylic on Canvas, 48”X60” each,
2013.

• Both from the Passengers Series, Acrylic on Paper,
12”X16”, 2011.

Creating Visual Patterns with Mathematical Patterns
• By creating a numerical pattern first and assigning an image for each number you can create hypnotizing artwork!

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Believe it or not, each of these number patterns will turn your artwork into beautifully, patterned, colorful and contrasting pieces of art!

Terms, Techniques & Concepts We Are Learning
• Color
• Repetition
• Pattern
• Contrast
• The artist: Maya Hayuk
• The connection between math and art.
• Painting Techniques and Control

• http://www.mayahayuk.com
• www.loveofgraphics.com
• http://visual-society.com/2012/opart-byvictor-vasarely/