Kyle Anstess

Art 133-Section 7&8

Unit Paper 5
November 5, 2015
Structures & Systems
The studios on Chance Operations and Co-Curated Found Objects incorporated and
illustrated the use of structure and systems. Working in pairs or groups, the collaborative decision
making evolved into a system of outlining the composition and how to come to a final decision
through trial and error or talking it out before putting medium to paper. The structure of my
partner and Is chance operation began to show a system when we saw a rhythm appear in the
appearance of more common round shapes. We also began to use a lot of techniques that Pink
(2012) discusses in the section of his book on Symphony. For instance, Seeing Relationships
between each section of the studio we created and becoming The Boundary Crosser, who is
seeing the big picture when we finally put ink to paper or sound to our co-curated found
objects studio (p.134-140).
There are a myriad of ways that art can also incorporate the big idea of system and
structure. One in particular is the practice of the rule of thirds and proportion. One way to have
students interact and engage in system and structure with these principles is to have them bring
in a photo of either themselves or someone else. Then ask the students to collectively come up
with a system that will allow them to look at the relationships of proportions in the face and use
it to draw it to the best of their ability with proportion in mind. Another way could be to show
them how to use the gridding technique or general artistic principles about how certain portions
of the face are relative in size to other parts of the face.
Reference
Pink, D. (2006). A whole new mind: Why right-brainers will rule the future. New York, NY: The
Berkeley Group.