Color Constructs

In this course you will study the relationships and perception of space and form through two- and three-dimensional optical experiments using color. Lectures, discussions, and field trips will delve into artist, designer, and educator Joseph Albers definition of color theory as a hands-on experimental process of creating relationships through perception. Juxtaposing this with culturally defined use of color you will work on skills needed to craft compelling images using linear, planar and volumetric assemblies in digital and analog media. Weekly exercises will cover principles of color relativity, intensity, temperature, etc., and consider various principles of graphic perception including but not limited to vibrating and vanishing boundaries, figure ground reversals, and the illusion of transparency. Through this process you will gain an understanding of the use of color in graphic representation and its transformative role in the form and perception of space. The final assignment will be a three-dimensional color structure. There is a course fee for materials.