Project 5 asks us to look carefully at different artists and art movements at different periods of time throughout history with particular attention being paid to the elements of shape and texture (pattern). Whether stylized (more subjective) or naturalistic (more perceived through the sense of sight), specific shapes, filled with specific patterns fill the works of art history.
Egyptian hieroglyphs, Northern European painting, Ukiyo-e prints of Japan, African masks, etc. are just some examples of the way pattern and shape work together in different cultures and periods of time.
"Chine-collé is a special technique in printmaking in which the image is transferred to a surface that is bonded to a heavier support in the printing process. One purpose is to allow the printmaker to print on a much more delicate surface, such as Japanese paper or linen, which pulls finer details off the plate. Another purpose is to provide a background color behind the image that is different from the surrounding backing sheet." (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chine-coll%C3%A9)
À la poupée (literally, "with the doll") describes a method of inking intaglio prints in which two or more inks of different colors are selectively applied to different parts of a single copperplate. The inked plate is then printed in a single pass through the press. The method takes its name from the poupée (doll), the small ball-shaped wad of fabric that is used to ink the plate.(source: http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/clrflimpr-tech.shtm)
Additional:
Don't miss William Kentridge at MOMA.
Get a copy of John Dewey's, "Art As Experience"
