KS3 GCSE Design Art Graphics, positive and negative shapes, notan, Escher, black and white designs

This is a project about design and can be used to gain a deeper understamding how positive and negative shapes work. This is about black and white designs using the Notan technique.

This is the balancing of light and dark shapes using a Japanese idea of design.

What is Notan? is the first part of poweerpoint where students develop an understanding of how to use light and dark shapes.

Activity Objective:
To make Notan compositions and learn about balancing light and dark shapes to make a composition.

Looking at Design artists who use Notan: Marimeko, Escher, William Morris

To understand what is the meaning of ‘NOTAN’ and art termsTo develop your own Notan design in your bookTo understand how various designers use the concept of Notan in their work.

Task 1
USING A SQUARE OF COLOURED PAPER or black paper to start
2.DRAW shapes in from the edges of each side of the square.
Draw in from edges
3.CUT OUT SHAPES FROM THE EDGES AND PASTE IN A MIRROR REFLECTION

Task 2
Try add a second layer of shapes in your design into the mirror reflection and reflect this back into design
Watch the video clip from 0.5 - see link in powerpoint

Terms in Art to define
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
Notan
Balance
Harmony
Positive and Negative shapes