The Plane - PLAN LECTOR IES MURIEDAS

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Theo van Doesburg. Simultaneous Counter Composition.
1929-30. Oil on canvas, 50.1 x 49.8 cm. The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection.
1. Define what ‘plane’ means.
2. Which of the following images are geometric planes? Which are organic? Write down the
answer below each figure.
Triangle
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Square
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--------------------------------Rectangle
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Circle
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3. Match each definition and corresponding rule in English with their translation in Spanish.
regla de la compensación
The rule of ____________ dictates that the most
important elements should be in the centre and the least
important ones should go evenly to the left or right of the
composition.
The rule of ____________ tell us that, in order to balance
a composition, the bigger an element is, the closer it
should be to the centre of an artwork.
La ______________________ nos dice que, para
equilibrar una composición, cuanto más grande sea
un elemento, más cerca debe estar del centro de la
obra.
regla del equilibrio
La ____________________ dicta que los elementos más
importantes deberían estar en el centro del soporte y el
menos importante se situaría uniformemente a la izquierda
o la derecha de la composición.
balance
compensation
4. Match each rule with the corresponding image and title.
"Big Family" by Zhang Xiaogang (1993)
The rule of compensation
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
The rule of balance
5. Is it true or false? Write the answer in the violet rectangle following the example below.
The plane is an element of visual
language that we use to draw
shapes.
A plane’s colour helps us identify the
objects and forms we create.
True
Size can’t make a plane
important or less important.
more
We can define the plane as the area
of a surface within a closed line.
A plane becomes an element when we
use it to build an image.
Some works of art use only planes.
There are
geometric
planes.
two types of planes:
planes and organic
We can’t separate areas of light and
darkness by placing lighter planes
next to darker ones.
Planes are defined by the shape of
the closed line.
6. What do you think all these works have in common? Explain why.
Victor Vasarely
Piet
Mondrian
Alexander Calder
Sol
Lewitt
Kasimir Malevich,
Suprematist
Painting: Aeroplane
Flying (1915)
Henri Matisse
Paul Klee
Joan Miró
Vasili Kandinsky
Robert Delaunay
Jean Dubuffet
7- Debate with your classmate sitting next to you the three main reasons why you like or dislike
the Agustín Ibarrola’s artworks shown below. Write down your three main arguments at the end of
the sheet.
Agustín Ibarrola, Cubos de la Memoria, Llanes, Asturias.
Agustín Ibarrola, Bosque de Oma, Vizcaya.
1. First argument:
2. Second argument:
3. Third argument:
8. Try making your own composition using planes.