NOTAN: Expansion of the Square

Bettina Schoefer Gordon

Katelynn Pizzio

Vicotria Le

Last Thursday the class continued exploring positive and negative relationships. Working with a 5 in. square the class made symmetrical compositions by cutting and flipping the pieces without destroying the square or having any waste. The real challenge was creating a composition with a strong central, dominant shape.
Bettina's design has a spider-like quality with arcing diagonals and a bold, convex central shape. The outside curvature is a good contrast to the straight lines of the square.
Katelynn has skillfully introduced a circular shape into the design. The protruding linear elements imply diagonals again in contrast to the square.
Victoria has created a very dynamic design with diagonals inside the the square. Again, the central shape is convex with elements shooting outward from the core.