Wednesday, November 11, 2009

5. Diptych

Theme: Diptych format with subject matter of choice
Due date: this one's a little weirder, plus there's thanksgiving.. so I'm going to say Dec 2nd, 11:59pm.

A diptych is traditionally a work of art that is displayed/created on two panels (can be wood or other substrate) and connected with a hinge. You guys can construct one, take photos, or draw/paint something, but basically I'd like just two separate pieces of art that would presumably be displayed/viewed side by side, matching in size/shape/proportion, and connected by a sort of theme. The subject matter is up to you guys; you can depict a scene, something with a dual nature, a sequence, whatever. You can even get away with taking one image and split it down the center (as you'll see in example #5 below). It's up to you guys. If you don't have time to make a finished piece by the due date, a concept drawing or plan is fine too. :)

examples:
the first three are pretty traditional but the rest are different, so take your time looking through them :)
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3 comments:

  1. Oooh this is such a neat idea. I love it and I really like the examples you put up there; it gives me a lot of motivation! :D

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  2. WOW.
    When I first saw the title i was like "what the heck is diptych?!?!"

    but after I've seen all the examples and read your description, I absolutly LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea.

    I'm excited

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  3. yaaay!!! i was a little worried you guys would be like "...emily. what the fuck. ..." but i'm glad you like it and i'm excited too!!

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